Proverbs 19 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_19, 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
19:3	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁϥϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁϥϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ṡaret̀metat·hyt ǹp̀rōmi takenefmōit ṡafċnarike ḋe èf̀nouti xen pefhyt	The folly of a man spoils his ways: and he blames God in his heart.
19:4	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϫⲡⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϫⲡⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ	ṡaret̀m̀ntrmmao gpehah ǹṡ̀fyr ṡarep̀hyki ḋe fōrg èvol m̀pefkeouai	Wealth acquires many friends; but the poor is deserted even of the friend he has.
19:5	ⲙⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲗⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ	nem meθre ǹċol narvol èpet·hoou ouoh p̀etenkalei xen ouċingons ǹnefnohem	A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that accuses unjustly shall not escape.
19:6	ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	hah netṡemṡi ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹnourōou net·hoou ḋe tyrou naṡōpi evnogneg ǹp̀rōmi	Many court the favour of kings; but every bad man becomes a reproach to another man.
19:7	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲕⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲟⲕⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ	ṡaref̀mevi etnanef hōn èxoun ènetsōoun m̀mof p̀rōmi ḋe ǹsave najimi èrof ouon niven etnamesteouson ǹhyki efnaouei on ǹoumetṡfyr peterhah ǹpet·hoou nagōk èvol ǹoukakia petθok·s ḋe ǹǹsaji naougai an	Every one who hates his poor brother shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, and a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief; and he that used provoking words shall not escape.
19:8	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	petgfo naf ǹt̀m̀ntrmnhyt efmei m̀mof ouaaf petàreh ḋe èt̀metsave najimi èp̀petnanouf	He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.
19:9	ⲙⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲙϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	m̀monoumeθre ǹċingons narvol èpet·hoou petṡtemho ḋe ǹoukakia f̀natako ǹxyts	A false witness shall not be unpunished; and whosoever shall kindle mischief shall perish by it.
19:10	ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛϫⲛⲁϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲛⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ	m̀montrify rnofre ǹpat·hyt ouoh erṡanouvōk arṡei xen ouhōb f̀naċi ǹgnah xen ousōṡ	Delight does not suit a fool, nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.
19:11	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲣϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲣϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	ṡarep̀rōmi ǹnayt rharṡhyt ère pefṡouṡou ḋe nyou èjen ǹparanomos	A merciful man is long-suffering; and his triumph overtakes transgressors.
19:12	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓⲱϯ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ	èretapeily ǹououro oi ǹf̀ryti ǹpaṡahoum ǹoumou ère pefourot ḋe oi ǹf̀ryti ǹouiōti hi ouxortos	The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; but as dew on the grass, so is his favour.
19:13	ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁ	ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁ	ouṡipe ǹouiōt pe ouṡyri ǹat·hyt ouoh nanenerate an èvol xen ǹveke ǹouhetera	A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: vows paid out of the hire of a harlot are not pure.
19:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲕⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛϥ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ṡarenioti p̀ṡyi hi ǹka èjen ǹṡyri eṡavṡenf ous̀·himi ḋe ǹp̀rōmi èvol hiten f̀nouti	Fathers divide house and substance to their children: but a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.
19:15	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ	ṡareoumetgōb amahte ǹp̀ċavhyt t̀psiṡy ḋe ǹnarġos nahko	Cowardice possesses the effeminate man; and the soul of the sluggard shall hunger.
19:16	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ	petnaàreh ètentoly efnaàreh ètefpsiṡy peterkatafronin ḋe ǹnefmōit f̀namou	He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall perish.
19:17	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ϯϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ϯϩⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ	èrepetna ǹouhyki tihat èmyse ǹf̀nouti f̀natōōve ḋe naf kata pefti ère p̀ouai ġar p̀ouai naċi kata nefh̀vyoui	He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
19:18	ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ	ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ	tisvō ǹpekṡyri efnaaiai ġar ǹpairyti m̀perċisi ḋe m̀mok xen pek·hyt evsōṡ	Chasten thy son, for so he shall be hopeful; and be not exalted in thy soul to haughtiness.
19:19	ⲡⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲱϩⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲙⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲙⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	p̀refmeeve èpet·hoou f̀natiose èmaṡō afṡanċōxem ḋe efnaouehmtefpsiky	A malicious man shall be severely punished, and if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life.
19:20	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ	ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉⲉⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ	sōtem paṡyri èt̀s̀vō ǹpekiōt je èkeersofos xen tek·hay	Hear, son, the instruction of thy father, that thou mayest be wise at thy latter end.
19:21	ⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ	ouonhah ǹmevi xen p̀hyt ǹp̀rōmi p̀·soċni ḋe ǹf̀nouti petorg	There are many thoughts in a man's heart; but the counsel of the Lord abides for ever.
19:22	ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ	oukarpos ǹatype te t̀meθnayt naneouhyki ǹḋikeos èourmmao ǹrefjiċol	Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
19:23	ⲉⲣⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ	èret·hote ǹp̀ċois erhōb èp̀ōnx ouoh t̀metmainouti evōnx ǹp̀rōmi ère peteǹferhoti ḋe an naṡōpi xen hanma eǹp̀ṡa èneh jimi an ǹpouṡine	The fear of the Lord is life to a man: and he shall lodge without fear in places where knowledge is not seen.
19:24	ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲱϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱϥ	petkōlg ǹnefjig hakounf xen ouċingons ǹnefǹtou on èrōf	He that unjustly hides his hands in his bosom, will not even bring them up to his mouth.
19:25	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ	ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ	hrai xen hanxisi ṡarepat·hyt ǹouṡt m̀mof ǹhouo akṡangpio ḋe ǹourōmi ǹsave f̀naernoin ǹouaisθysis	When a pestilent character is scourged, a simple man is made wiser: and if thou reprove a wise man, he will understand discretion.
19:26	ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ	ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ	p̀ṡyri etsōṡ ǹpefiōt ouoh èt̀kō ǹsōf ǹtefmav f̀naṡōpi xanogneg ouoh ǹtefċi ṡipe	He that dishonours his father, and drives away his mother, shall be disgraced and shall be exposed to reproach.
19:27	ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ϥⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ	ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ	ouṡyri efkō ǹsōf ǹt̀s̀vō f̀naàreh èhanpet·hōou f̀naermeletan ḋe ǹhansaji evvoone	A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father will cherish evil designs.
19:28	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲙⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲱϣ	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲱϣ	petṡptōre ǹouvōk ǹat·hyt efsōṡ ǹp̀nomos t̀tapro ḋe ǹpàsebys naouōmk ǹhansōṡ	He that becomes surety for a foolish child will despise the ordinance: and the mouth of ungodly men shall drink down judgment.
19:29	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ounasovti ǹhanmastiġks ǹte hanatamahte ouoh hanmok·hs xen nyi ǹnat·hyt	Scourges are preparing for the intemperate, and punishments likewise for fools.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 19
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_19
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_19, 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/19.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 19 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 19.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_19)
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attribution: Proverbs 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_19, 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: abbrev=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=15 tokens=275
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/19.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 19 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 19.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_19, 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/19.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_19 (27 lines)

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Proverbs 19. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_19. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/19.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_19, 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.