Proverbs 5 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_05, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
5:1	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲣⲉⲕⲧⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲣⲉⲕⲧⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ	paṡyri tihtyk ètasofia rektpekmaaje ḋe ènasaji	My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;
5:2	ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϯϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϯϩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	je ekeàreh èoumevi enanef tihōn ḋe etotk ètaisθysis ǹnaspotou	that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
5:3	ⲙⲡⲣϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲗⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϯϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲓⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲗⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϯϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ	m̀pertihtyk èous̀·himi es·hoou ouèviō ġar pettltk èvol xen ǹspotou ǹous̀·himi ǹporny θai p̀ros tiounou esnatihlog ǹtekṡouōve	for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:
5:4	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛϩⲟ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϭⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲙ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	menensōs k̀naċnts essaṡe èousiṡe ouoh estym èhoteousyfi ǹho s̀nav	but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.
5:5	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲑⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲭⲣⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙ̀ⲑⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϭⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲭⲣⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁⲥϭⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ	hrai ġar xen tesm̀θntat·hyt èrenesoueryte ċi èpesyt ènetnakrō m̀mos ǹf̀mou èàmenti nasċop ḋe tagryout an	For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.
5:6	ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲏⲡ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϩⲏⲡ	ǹsmoṡi ġar an hi ǹmōit ǹp̀ōnx nesmōit ḋe ṡtrtōr ouoh sehyp	For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.
5:7	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ	tinou oun paṡyri sōtem èroi ouoh m̀persto èvol ǹnasaji	Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.
5:8	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	mare pekmōit ouei m̀mos ouoh m̀perhōn èxoun èǹro ǹpesyi	Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:
5:9	ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ	je ǹnekti ǹpekōnx ǹhankōouni ouoh ǹtekti ǹpekahi ǹhanatna	lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
5:10	ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ	je ǹnehankoue si ǹtekgom ǹte nekxisi vōk èxoun ènyi ǹhankōouni	lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
5:11	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲣϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣϩⲧⲏⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲓϯ	menensōs ǹtekrhtyk xen tekmetxello erṡanǹsarks ǹpek·sōma xiti	And thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
5:12	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲡⲓⲟ	menensōs ǹtekgos je eθve ou ġar naiouaṡou an pe evtisvō nyi ouoh a pahyt riki èvol ǹǹgpio	and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
5:13	ⲛⲅϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲕϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ	ǹkgos ḋe je ǹpaisōtem èp̀hrou ǹpettisvō nyi ouoh ǹpairiki ǹpamaaje	I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
5:14	ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲉϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ	ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲉϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ	parakeṡym aiṡōpi xen pet·hoou niven ǹθmyti ǹnaisoouhs nem naimyṡ	I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
5:15	ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲅⲏ	ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲅⲏ	semou èvol xen nekangion ouoh èvol xen ǹṡōti ǹtekpygy	Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
5:16	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	mpenθrenekmou pōn èvol p̀vol ǹtekpygy marenekmou ḋe moṡi xen nekp̀latia	Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
5:17	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ	maresṡōpi nak ouaak mpenθrelaav ǹṡemmo meteṡe èros nemak	Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
5:18	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ	maret̀pygy ǹpekmou ṡōpi nak ouaak ouoh ǹtekevfrane nem tek·s̀·himi ǹtekmetṡyri ṡym	Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
5:19	ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲏϭ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲕⲛⲁⲁϣⲁⲓ	ⲡ̀ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲧⲉ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ	p̀eioul ǹtekmetṡfyr ouoh p̀·syg ǹnek·h̀mot marefsaji nemak marete tōk te ċisi èrok ouoh ǹtesouahs ǹsōk ǹouoeiṡ niven ekmoṡi ġar xen t̀metṡfyr ǹθai k̀naàṡai	Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
5:20	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲱ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ	m̀pertaṡok èrats ǹouṡmmō ouḋe m̀perti ǹpekouoi èǹċvoi ǹtetǹtōk an te	Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
5:21	ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ǹmōit ġar ǹp̀rōmi ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹǹval ǹf̀nouti f̀gouṡt ḋe èjen noumōit tyrou	For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
5:22	ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲣⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ	ǹparanomia gōrg èp̀rōmi evhōk ḋe ǹp̀ouai ǹp̀ouai xen ǹm̀rre ǹnefnovi	Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
5:23	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	èrefai namou nem naimyṡ eθve tefmetatsvō avnogf ḋe èvol xen p̀àṡai ǹpefounof ouoh aftako eθve tefmetat·hyt	Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 5
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_05
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_05, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 5 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_05)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_05, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: th_resolved=3 tokens=228
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 5 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_05, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 23 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 20_Proverbs_05 (23 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 5. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_05. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/05.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_05, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.