Proverbs 9 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_09

Attribution: Proverbs 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_09, 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	English
9:1	ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ	Wisdom has built a house for herself, and set up seven pillars.
9:2	ⲁⲥⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲥⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲩϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ	She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine in a bowl, and prepared her table.
9:3	ⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	She has sent forth her servants, calling with a loud proclamation to the feast, saying,
9:4	ϫⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲃⲱ	Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,
9:5	ϫⲉⲁⲙⲉⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	Come, eat of my bread, and drink wine which I have mingled for you.
9:6	ⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.
9:7	ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	He that reproves evil men shall get dishonour to himself; and he that rebukes an ungodly man shall disgrace himself.
9:8	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ ϫⲡⲓⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ	Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:9	ϯⲧⲁⲫⲟⲣⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲣⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ	Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.
9:10	ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲣⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding: for to know the law is the character of a sound mind.
9:11	ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲱⲛϩ	For in this way thou shalt live long, and years of thy life shall be added to thee.
9:12	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲑⲟ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲉⲕⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϣⲏϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲑⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲃⲉ	Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and a land appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.
9:13	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ	A foolish and bold woman, who knows not modesty, comes to want a morsel.
9:14	ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲑⲛⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲧⲟϭⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,
9:15	ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	calling to passers by, and to those that are going right on their ways;
9:16	ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,
9:17	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲑⲛϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϭ	Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet water of theft.
9:18	ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲡⲁϣ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲱⲥⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲧⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲱⲛϩ	But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. But hasten away, delay not in the place, neither fix thine eye upon her: for thus shalt thou go through strange water; but do thou abstain from strange water, and drink not of a strange fountain, that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.

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title: Proverbs 9
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_09
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_09, 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/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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: 18 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_09 (18 lines)

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Proverbs 9. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/09.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_09, 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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