Proverbs 12 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_12, 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
12:1	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲡⲓⲟ	ṡarep̀ṡteme ǹt̀s̀vō meretaisθysis ouat·hyt ḋe pe petmosti ǹǹgpio	He that loves instruction loves sense, but he that hates reproofs is a fool.
12:2	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ	nane petafjimi èouh̀mot xaten f̀nouti ère ourōmi ḋe ǹrefmeeve èp̀pet·hōou erparanomin	He that has found favour with the Lord is made better; but a transgressor shall be passed over in silence.
12:3	ⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲁⲛ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲣⲕ ⲁⲛ	nem rōmi nasouten èvol xen ouanomos ǹnouni ḋe ǹǹḋikeos napōrk an	A man shall not prosper by wickedness; but the roots of the righteous shall not be taken up.
12:4	ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲛⲧ ⲉϥϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϥⲛⲧ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉⲡ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ	ouk̀lom ǹpes·hai pe ous̀·himi ǹgōr ǹf̀ryti ǹoufnt ef xen ouṡe ouoh ouholi xen ouṡθyn θai te f̀ryti ète ous̀·himi esvoone natakep̀·s̀xai	A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but as a worm in wood, so a bad woman destroys her husband.
12:5	ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ	ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ	henhap ne ǹmevi ǹǹḋikeos ṡarenàsevys ḋe rhmme ǹhank̀rof	The thoughts of the righteous are true judgments; but ungodly men devise deceits.
12:6	ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	t̀tapro ǹǹḋikeos natougoou ouk̀rof ḋe te t̀tapro ǹnàsebys	The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
12:7	ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ǹàsebys natako xen p̀ma etfnakotf èrof nyi ḋe ǹǹḋikeos ǹamoun èvol	When the ungodly is overthrown, he vanishes away; but the houses of the just remain.
12:8	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛϯⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲱⲙϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ	ṡareǹremntimi ǹp̀rmnhyt s̀mou èteftapro ṡavkōmṡ ḋe ǹsa p̀ċavhyt	The mouth of an understanding man is praised by a man; but he that is dull of heart is had in derision.
12:9	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲧϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲓⲕ	naneourōmi efoi ǹvōk naf ouaaf ef xen ousōṡ èhotepettieoou naf ouaaf efrċrōh ǹpōik	Better is a man in dishonour serving himself, than one honouring himself and wanting bread.
12:10	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ṡarep̀ḋikeos na ǹǹpsiṡy ǹneftvnooue xen atna ḋe ne ǹm̀ntṡanhtyf ǹnàsebys	A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.
12:11	ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲛⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ϥⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ	peterhōb èpefkahi nasei nōik netfyt ḋe ǹsa hanpetṡouit hanatsvō ne petounof hrai xen hanmanseyrp fnakō ǹousōṡ xen nefmanṡōpi	He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread; but they that pursue vanities are void of understanding. He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.
12:12	ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ	ǹèpiθimia ǹnàsebys hoou èreǹnouni ḋe ǹǹrmf̀nouti xen hantagro	The desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.
12:13	ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲛ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ	p̀refernovi nahei evpaṡ eθve ǹmetmeθre ǹnefspotou p̀ḋikeos ḋe narvol èrōou senanai ǹpetti ǹhtyf mmate pettōmnt ḋe hirnǹpily nasanṡ ǹhanpsiṡy	For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.
12:14	ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲩⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	tepsiṡy ǹp̀rōmi nasei ǹhanpetnanouf èvol xen ǹkarpos ǹteftapro senati ḋe naf ǹp̀touio ǹnefspotou	The soul of a man shall be filled with good from the fruits of his mouth; and the recompence of his lips shall be given to him.
12:15	ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	ǹemōit ǹnat·hyt soutōn ǹpoum̀θo èvol ṡareǹsofos ḋe sōtem ǹsa ousoċni	The ways of fools are right in their own eyes; but a wise man hearkens to counsels.
12:16	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲡ ⲑⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱϣ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲡ ⲑⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱϣ	ṡarepat·hyt je teforgy ǹmyni ṡarep̀·save ḋe hōp θmpefsōṡ	A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.
12:17	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ	ṡarep̀ḋikeos gō ǹoupistis esouonh èvol ouk̀rof ḋe pe p̀meθre ǹrefċingons	A righteous man declares the open truth; but an unjust witness is deceitful.
12:18	ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲛⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ	ouonpetsaji evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹnetkōns xen ousyfi ṡareǹlas ḋe ǹǹsofos talċo	Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
12:19	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ	ṡarehanspotou ǹmyi souten ǹoumetmeθre ourefmeθre ḋe ǹċepy ouentfoulas ǹċingons	True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
12:20	ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ	ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ	ouk̀rof petxen p̀hyt ǹpetmevi èhanpet·hōou netsoċni ḋe èoueiryny naevfrane	There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil; but they that love peace shall rejoice.
12:21	ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	nem laav ǹċingons naranaf ǹp̀ḋikeos ǹàsebys ḋe namou xen p̀pet·hōou	No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.
12:22	ϩⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲱϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ	xen vōti xaten p̀ċois ne hanspotou ǹċol petìri ḋe ǹt̀pistis ṡyp nahraf	Lying lips are a abomination to the Lord; but he that deals faithfully is accepted with him.
12:23	ⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩ ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ	ou θronos ǹaisθysis pe ourōmi ǹsave p̀hyt ḋe ǹpat·hyt natōmnt èhansahoui	An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.
12:24	ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲗ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲗ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	t̀jig ǹǹsōtp naamahte ǹoutagro ǹk̀rof ḋe naṡōpi xen ouṡōl p̀hyt ǹpat·hyt natōmnt èhanpet·hōou	The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.
12:25	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲣⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲣⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ṡareousaji ǹhoti ṡtrtrp̀hyt ǹp̀rōmi ṡareououō ḋe enanef evfrane m̀mof	A terrible word troubles the heart of a righteous man; but a good message rejoices him.
12:26	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ	ṡareouḋikeos ouonhf èvol ǹpefṡ̀fyr hanm̀nt·hak ḋe ne ǹsoċni ǹǹrmnnoute f̀mōit ḋe ǹnàsebys nasormou	A just arbitrator shall be his own friend; but mischief shall pursue sinners; and the way of ungodly men shall lead them astray.
12:27	ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ⲡⲉⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ	pek̀rof naamahte an ǹouċorċs oum̀ntrmmao ḋe estaiyout pe ourōmi efouab	A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a blameless man is a precious possession.
12:28	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	èrepōnx hi ǹmōit ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny èreǹmōit ḋe ǹrefmeeve èp̀pet·hōou ṡop èf̀mou	In the ways of righteousness is life; but the ways of those that remember injuries lead to death.

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title: Proverbs 12
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_12
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_12, 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/12.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 12 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 12.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_12)
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attribution: Proverbs 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_12, 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: lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=11 tokens=280
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/12.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 12 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 12.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Proverbs 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_12, 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/12.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: 28 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_12 (28 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 12. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_12. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/12.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 12 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_12, 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.