Proverbs 18 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_18, 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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18:1	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉϣⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ṡarep̀rōmi ètoueṡfōrg ènefṡ̀fyri ṡini ǹsa oulōiji fai ǹtaìmine naṡōpi xanogneg ǹouoeiṡ niven	A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; but at all times he will be liable to reproach.
18:2	ⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ	ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ	p̀at·hyt rxria ǹnt̀sofia f̀oueṡtmntaθyt ġar ǹhouo	A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.
18:3	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ	erṡanpàsebys ì èoumyṡ ǹpet·hoou ṡaferkatafronin ṡareousōṡ ḋe ì ègōf nem ounogneg	When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them; but dishonour and reproach come upon him.
18:4	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲃⲉⲉⲃⲉ ⲛⲥϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲱⲡ	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲱⲡ	oumou efṡyk pe p̀·saji xen p̀hyt ǹp̀rōmi ṡaret̀pygy ḋe ǹt̀sofia vevi ǹtesfōċe ehrai nem gom m̀mos èhōp	A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth.
18:5	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲡϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉϭⲓⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ	naneċip̀ho an ǹouàsebys ouoh ǹs̀ṡe an esteoudikeos èvol xen ouhap	It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly, nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment.
18:6	ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲉⲛϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	ǹespotou ǹpat·hyt naenf èhanpet·hōou èreteftapro ḋe etnaṡt epikalei ǹf̀mou	The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.
18:7	ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	t̀tapro ǹpat·hyt ououōṡf naf te ouoh oupaṡ ǹte tefpsiṡy ne nefspotou	A fool's mouth is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
18:8	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ	ṡaret·hote rōht ǹp̀refgnav ǹpsiṡy ḋe ǹǹċavhyt nahko	Fear casts down the slothful; and the souls of the effeminate shall hunger.
18:9	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲑⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲑⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	peteǹftalċo m̀mof an xen nefh̀vyoui p̀·son pe ǹpettako m̀mof ouaaf ouat·hyt afṡanṡipi s̀naōp èrof èousofia ouoh pettalċo m̀mof xen nefh̀vyoui θmmin m̀mof	A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself.
18:10	ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ	ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ	f̀ran ǹp̀ċois ououonh èvol xen t̀metniṡti ǹtefgom ǹḋikeos ḋe naċisi ǹp̀fōt èratf	The name of the Lord is of great strength; and the righteous running to it are exalted.
18:11	ⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲫⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲣϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	pegfo ǹourōmi ǹrmmao pe oupolis estagryout pesōou ḋe rhaives èmaṡō	The wealth of a rich man is a strong city; and its glory casts a broad shadow.
18:12	ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ	p̀hyt ǹp̀rōmi ċisi xat̀·hy m̀peouōṡf ouoh ṡafθvvio xat̀·hy ǹp̀ōou	Before ruin a man's heart is exalted, and before honour it is humble.
18:13	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ	petnasaji em̀patefsōtem oumetat·hyt naf te nem ounogneg	Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.
18:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϥⲓ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ	ṡareouvōk ǹsave talċeougōnt ǹte ourōmi niven ḋe petnaṡfai xa ourōmi ǹhyt ṡym	A wise servant calms a man's anger; but who can endure a faint-hearted man?
18:15	ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ	p̀hyt ǹp̀·save nagfo naf ǹouaisθysis èreǹmaaje ḋe ǹǹsofos ṡini ǹsa oumevi	The heart of the sensible man purchases discretion; and the ears of the wise seek understanding.
18:16	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϣⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲩⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϣⲥϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛϩⲩⲥⲧⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ	ṡareǹtaio ǹp̀rōmi ouoṡsf èvol ouoh ṡavsinhista m̀mof ǹhanniṡti	A man's gift enlarges him, and seats him among princes.
18:17	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲉⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲉⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ṡarep̀ḋikeos kateġori m̀mof ouaaf xen pefṡorp ǹsaji senagpiepetouvyf ḋe xen petfnahitootf èrof	A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
18:18	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ	ṡareouk̀lyros talċehanouōhm ouoh ṡaffōṡ xen ǹniṡti	A silent man quells strifes, and determines between great powers.
18:19	ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϫⲟⲥⲉ ϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥϭⲟⲥⲓ ϥ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ	èreouson everboyθin èrof hiten ouson oi ǹf̀ryti ǹoupolis esorg ouoh esċosi f̀jemgom ḋe ǹf̀ryti ǹoumetouro esorg	A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city; and is as strong as a well-founded palace.
18:20	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉϩϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉϩϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	ère p̀rōmi namehhytf èvol xen ǹkarpos ǹrōf ouoh efnasi ǹǹkarpos ǹnefspotou	A man fills his belly with the fruits of his mouth; and he shall be satisfied with the fruits of his lips.
18:21	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ	ère f̀mou nem p̀ōnx ǹt̀jig ǹp̀las netamahte ḋe m̀mof naouōm ǹnefkarpos	Life and death are in the power of the tongue; and they that rule it shall eat the fruits thereof.
18:22	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲡ	petafjimi èous̀·himi ènanes afjimi èouh̀mot afċi ḋe ǹouourot èvol hiten f̀nouti petnanouje èvol ǹous̀·himi ènanes efnanouje èvol ǹhanàġaθon petnaċō ḋe nem ous̀·himi ǹtenōik ouat·hyt pe ouoh ou ṡate p	He that has found a good wife has found favours, and has received gladness from God. He that puts away a good wife, puts away a good thing, and he that keeps an adulteress is foolish and ungodly.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 18
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_18
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_18, 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/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 18 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_18)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_18, 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=3 th_resolved=13 tokens=235
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 18 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_18, 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/18.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: 22 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_18 (22 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 18. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_18. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/18.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_18, 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.