Proverbs 17 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_17, 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
17:1	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉϩⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ	nanououoeik xen oueiryny èhotehanyi evmeh ǹṡōōt xen ouċingons	Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
17:2	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲑⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲧⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ	ṡareouhθmhal ǹsave amahte èjen hanjisooue ǹat·hyt ṡaffōṡ ḋe ǹhanto xen hans̀nyou	A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
17:3	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲁⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲣⲱ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	ǹf̀ryti eṡaverḋokimazin ǹp̀noub nem p̀hat xen ouh̀rō θai te f̀ryti ète f̀nouti sōtp ǹǹhyt ǹǹrōmi	As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
17:4	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲗ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ	ṡarep̀pet·hōou sōtem ǹsa ǹlas ǹǹparanomos merep̀ḋikeos ḋe tihtyf èspotou ǹċol	A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.
17:6	ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ	ⲡⲉⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ	pek̀lom ǹǹxello pe xen ṡyri ǹṡyri p̀ṑou ḋe ǹǹṡyri pe nouioti	Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.
17:7	ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ	ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ	nem hanspotou evenhot rṡav ǹnat·hyt ouḋe spotou ǹċol ǹǹḋikeos	Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.
17:8	ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲑⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ	ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲧⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ	ouveke tǹh̀mot te t̀s̀vō netìri m̀mos p̀ma etskots èrof f̀nasouten	Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward; and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.
17:9	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲛϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲡⲣϫϩⲉⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲏⲓ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲡ̀ⲣϫϩⲁⲛϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛⲏⲓ	èrepet·hōp ǹǹċi ǹgons ṡini ǹsa oumetṡfyr petmosti ḋe ǹhopoou ṡafp̀rghanṡ̀fyr nem hanrmnyi	He that conceals injuries seeks love; but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred.
17:10	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϣϥⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲉϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϣϥⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ	ṡareougōnt oueṡfp̀hyt ǹp̀·save evmastiġou ḋe ǹpat·hyt mpafaisθane	A threat breaks down the heart of a wise man; but a fool, though scourged, understands not.
17:11	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲛⲁ	ṡarenet·hoou tyrou tounes·hannouhm f̀nouti ḋe naouōrp nōou ǹouangelos ǹatna	Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger.
17:12	ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	p̀rōouṡ nataheourōmi ǹsave èrenat·hyt ḋe mevi èhanpet·hōou	Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
17:13	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ	petnati ǹhanpet·hōou èp̀ma ǹhanpetnanouou ǹpet·hoou nakim an xen pefyi	Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
17:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉϭⲣⲱϩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲡ̀ϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲣⲱϩ	ṡaretarky ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny ti ǹoueksousia p̀ṡ̀θorter ḋe nem p̀miṡe moṡi hytf ǹp̀ċrōh	Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.
17:15	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲱϯ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	petnakrine ǹp̀ḋikeos je ouaḋikos pe ouoh p̀aḋikos je oudikeos pe xen vōti ne m̀p̀·s̀nav xaten p̀ċois	He that pronounces the unjust just, and the just unjust, is unclean and abominable with God.
17:16	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϫⲡⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	eθve ou ouontepat·hyt xryma m̀mon gom ġar èθrepat·hyt gpet̀sofia èrepetċisi ǹpefyi ṡini ǹsa ououōṡf petċoome ḋe èċisvō nahei ehrai èhanpet·hōou	Why has the fool wealth? for a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. He that exalts his own house seeks ruin; and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.
17:17	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲫⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ	mare pekṡ̀fyr ṡōpi nak xen ma niven ouoh ǹte nek·s̀nyou ṡōpi nak ǹṡav xen nekànanky evgfo ġar m̀mōou èpaihōb	Have thou a friend for every time, and let brethren be useful in distress; for on this account are they born.
17:18	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϫⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ	p̀rōmi ǹat·hyt gak ouoh f̀raṡi ègōf ouaaf efṡptōre ǹnefṡ̀fyri ṡarep̀·save ḋe ouei èvol ǹṡptōre ǹteftaio	A foolish man applauds and rejoices over himself, as he also that becomes surety would make himself responsible for his own friends.
17:19	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ	ṡarep̀mainove raṡi xen hanmiṡe	A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
17:20	ⲡⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	p̀naṡt·hyt ḋe natōmnt an èpetnanouf ouon ourōmei ǹrefpoonef xen peflas nahei ehrai èhanpet·hōou	and the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
17:21	ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲡⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ	ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ	oum̀kah ḋe ǹhyt pe ouhyt ǹat·hyt ǹpetnagfof naf m̀mon ouiōt naevfrane èjen ouṡyri ǹatsvō ouṡyri ḋe ǹsave f̀naevfrane ǹtefmav	and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
17:22	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϯⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲣⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ	ṡarefyt ǹnetevfrane tim̀ton nōou ǹkees ḋe ǹpreflipi naṡōoui	A glad heart promotes health; but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
17:23	ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	ouàsebys pe petċiḋōron èkounf f̀nariki ġar èvol xen ǹmōit ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny	The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.
17:24	ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ ⲉⲛⲕⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ou sofos pe p̀ho ǹp̀rōmi ǹsave ǹval ḋe ǹpat·hyt eiorm èǹkoh ǹp̀kahi	The countenance of a wise man is sensible; but the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.
17:25	ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲡⲟϥ	ⲟⲩ ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲥϫⲫⲟϥ	ou orgy ǹouiōt pe ouṡyri ǹat·hyt ouoh oum̀kah ǹhyt pe ǹtetasgfof	A foolish son is a cause of anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.
17:26	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ	naneθreourōmi an ǹḋikeos tiose ouoh ǹs̀ṡe an eepibouleve èhanḋinastys ǹḋikeos	It is not right to punish a righteous man, nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes.
17:27	ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ousave pe pettiaso ènegousaji èvol efnaṡt ousave ḋe pe p̀rōmi ǹharṡhyt erṡanpat·hyt ṡini ǹsa t̀sofia	He that forbears to utter a hard word is discreet, and a patient man is wise.
17:28	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛϣ ⲛⲅϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϥⲟⲛϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ	senaopf èsofos f̀naṡōpi ḋe èfonṡ ǹtekjimi èrof isjeousave pe	Wisdom shall be imputed to a fool who asks after wisdom: and he who holds his peace shall seem to be sensible.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 17
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_17
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_17, 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/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 17 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_17)
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attribution: Proverbs 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_17, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 th_resolved=19 tokens=276
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 17 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Proverbs 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_17, 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/17.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_17 (27 lines)

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Proverbs 17. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_17. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/17.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_17, 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.