Proverbs 7 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_07, 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
7:1	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲡⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲁϥ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲃⲗⲗⲁϥ	paṡyri àreh ènasaji ouoh hep naentoly xatotk mataief̀nouti tarekjemgom ouoh m̀pererhoti hytf ǹkeouai nvllaf	My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:
7:2	ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ϯ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ	ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲏⲃ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ	àreh ḋe ènaentoly ntarekōnx ti ǹnasaji ènektyb ǹf̀ryti ǹhankeke ǹval	keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.
7:3	ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲡⲱϫϭ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ	ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲱϫϭ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ	s·haisou ḋe èjen p̀pōgċ ǹpek·hyt	And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.
7:4	ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ	ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ	àgos ǹt̀sofia je tek·sōni te ouoh je tekrōmi te t̀m̀ntrmnhyt gfos ḋe nak	Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;
7:5	ⲉⲥⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ	ⲉⲥⲉⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ	eseàreh èrok èous̀·himi entōk an ouoh es·hoou asṡansaji xen hansaji ǹh̀mot	that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.
7:6	ⲉⲥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲓⲣ	ⲉ̀ⲥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣ	èsgouṡt ġar èvol xen p̀ṡouṡt ǹpesyi èǹhir	For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
7:7	ⲡϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲃⲱ	ⲡ̀ϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ	p̀hrṡire etsnanav èrof ǹat·hyt efṡaat ǹs̀vō	passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
7:8	ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲓⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	efmoṡi xaten ǹklje ǹǹhir ǹpesyi	and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
7:9	ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁ ϩⲟⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ϩⲟⲣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ϩⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ	efsaji xen p̀kake ǹp̀nav ǹrouhi ère p̀ma hork èrouhi hei noukake	when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:
7:10	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲓϥⲟϭⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲥⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ϫⲓϥⲟϭⲥ	ṡaret̀s̀·himi tōmnt èrof xen ous̀mot ǹporny θai eṡasθrep̀hyt ǹǹṡyri ṡym jifoċs	and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
7:11	ⲥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲛⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	ⲥⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲛⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	sasiōou ḋe ouoh ouṡna te merenesoueryte ḋe ċō xen pesyi	And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
7:12	ϣⲁⲥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲣϭ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	ϣⲁ ⲥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲥⲕⲱϯ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲣϭ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	ṡa ssyou ġar eskōti hivol syou ḋe esċorċ xaten ǹklje niven xen ǹp̀latia	For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
7:13	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϯⲫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ	menensōs ṡasamahte m̀mof ǹtestifi èrōf xen ouho ḋe ǹatṡipe ṡasgos naf	Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
7:14	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ	je ouθisia ǹeirynyky nyi pe p̀èhoou tinati ǹnaerate	I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
7:15	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲓⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	eθve fai aii èvol ètōmnt èrok ioueṡpek·ho aijimi èrof	therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
7:16	ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϭ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲣⲉⲁ ⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲫⲓⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲏⲙⲉ	ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲣⲉⲁ ⲁⲓⲫⲟⲣϣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲭⲏⲙⲓ	aisōmnt ǹpaċlog xen hankerea aiforṡf ḋe ǹamfitapos ǹte kymi	I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
7:17	ⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϫϭ ⲙⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϭ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲁⲙⲱⲙⲟⲛ	ⲁⲓⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫϭ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲗⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲁⲙⲱⲙⲟⲛ	aiǹougċ ǹpaċlog xen oukrokos ouoh payi xen oukinamōmon	I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
7:18	ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲱⲗϭ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲱⲗϭ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ	àmou ǹtetenm̀ton m̀mon xen oumetṡfyr ṡa htooue àmou ǹtetenhōlċ xen oumyi	Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
7:19	ⲙⲡⲁϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ	ǹpahai ġar xen payi an afvōk èoumōit esouyou	For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
7:20	ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	èreoutomi xen nefjig hiten oumyṡ ǹèhoou efnakotf èpefyi	having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
7:21	ⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛϩⲁϭⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲑⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲁⲥⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛϩⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲥⲑⲓⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	asp̀lana ḋe m̀mof xen ouniṡti ǹhomilia ǹsaji asmorf ḋe ǹhannhaji ne èvol xen nesspotou asθiof èvol	So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from the right path.
7:22	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲗ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲕⲟⲛⲥϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲗⲁⲗ	ǹθof ḋe afouahf ǹsōs efṡtrtōr ǹf̀ryti ǹoumasi evnaenf èpefmankonsf ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹououhor efċepy ètyif èp̀klal	And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
7:23	ⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲟϭⲉϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ	ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲟϭⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ϥ̀ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲛ̀ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ	ie ǹf̀ryti ǹoueioul eavṡooċef ǹousote èpefhypar f̀ċepy ḋe ǹf̀ryti ǹouhalyt evpaṡ ǹfsōoun an je p̀ma ǹpefθyou pe	and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.
7:24	ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲅϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲓ	ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲓ	tinou oun paṡyri sōtem èroi ǹtektihtyk èǹsaji ǹrōi	Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
7:25	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲱⲓⲧ	m̀prtrepek·hyt riki ènesmōit	Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways :
7:26	ⲁⲥⲕⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϩⲟⲧⲃⲟⲩ	ⲁⲥⲕⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ	asknsoumyṡ ġar astavoou ehrai ouoh hanatype n etasxoθvou	for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
7:27	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲃⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	èrenesmōit vyk ènyi ǹàmenti evvyk ḋe èpesyt èǹtamion ǹf̀mou	Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 7
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_07
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_07, 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/07.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 7 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 07.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_07)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_07, 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=6 tokens=233
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/07.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 7 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 07.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_07, 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/07.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: 27 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_07 (27 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 7. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_07. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/07.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_07, 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.