Proverbs 20 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_20, 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
20:1	ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡϯϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲱⲗⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ouatamahte pe p̀yrp ouoh ousōṡ pe p̀θixi ouon ḋe niven èt̀tōlm xen nai ǹfnaṡōpi an ǹsave	Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.
20:2	ⲡⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲧⲧⲏϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲧⲧⲏϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	penouċs ǹououro ṡove an èp̀gōnt ǹoumou pettōvs ḋe m̀mof ouoh etttyh nemaf efernovi ètefpsiṡy m̀minm̀mof	The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
20:3	ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ	ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϫⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ	p̀ṑou ǹp̀rōmi pe sahōf èvol ǹhansahoui at·hyt ḋe niven ṡavmougt xen nai	It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
20:4	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲙⲏⲥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲱⲥϧ	mereǹrefgnaav ṡipi evnogneg m̀mof θai on te f̀ryti ǹpetċisouò èmyse xen p̀ōsx	A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
20:5	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲛϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ	oumou efṡyk pe p̀·soċni xen p̀hyt ǹp̀rōmi p̀rōmi ḋe ǹsofos naenf ehrai	Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
20:6	ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲑⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ	ou niṡti pe ourōmi ouoh p̀rōmi tennayt taiyout ouhōb ḋe pe èjimi èourōmi ǹpistos	A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but it is hard to find a faithful man.
20:7	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ	petmoṡi efouab xen ouḋikaiosiny f̀nakō ǹnefṡyri ǹmakarios	He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.
20:8	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	erṡanououro ǹḋikeos hemsi hi ouθ̀ronos merelaav ǹpet·hoou ti ouvyf	Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.
20:9	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲕⲉⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϫⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲁⲏ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϫⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲁⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	nim petnaṡouṡou m̀mof ère pefhyt ouab ie nim petnaparrysiaze m̀mof efgō m̀mos je tiouab ènovi f̀ouōini naōgn ǹpetjepet·hoou ǹsa pefiōt nem tefmav ǹkeke ḋe ǹnefval nanav èoukake oumeris evċepy ègfos ǹṡorp s̀nasouten an xen tes·hay m̀pergos je tinatōōve ǹpagaji alla hipomine èf̀nouti je efèerboyθin èrok	Who will boast that he has a pure heart? or who will boldly say that he is pure from sins?
20:10	ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	ⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ ⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	ou niṡti ǹṡi nem oukouji ouoh oeipe s̀nouti hanakaθarton ne ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹf̀nouti hi ousop	A large and small weight, and divers measures, are even both of them unclean before the Lord; and so is he that makes them.
20:11	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ	ouoh petìri ǹnai senasonhf xen nefmevi ouhrṡire efmoṡi nem peθouab ṡarepefmōit souten	A youth when in company with a godly man, will be restrained in his devices, and then his way will be straight.
20:12	ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	p̀maaje petsōtem ouoh p̀val petnav èvol ǹh̀vyouì ḋe ǹf̀nouti ne ǹp·s̀nav	The ear hears, and the eye sees: even both of them are the Lord's work.
20:13	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲅϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	m̀permere je pet·hoou mypote ǹtektako ouōn ḋe ǹnekval ǹtekgouṡt ènetsoutōn	Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.
20:23	ⲧⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ϣⲓ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲧ̀ⲃⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ ϣⲓ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	t̀vōti ǹp̀ċois p ṡi s̀nav ouoh naneoumaṡi an ǹk̀rof ǹpefm̀θo èvol	A double weight is an abomination to the Lord; and a deceitful balance is not good in his sight.
20:24	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ	èreǹmōit ǹp̀rōmi soutōn hiten f̀nouti ère p̀rōmi ḋe naernoin ǹnefmōit ǹaṡ ǹryti	A man's goings are directed of the Lord: how then can a mortal understand his ways?
20:25	ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϥⲣϩⲧⲏϥ	ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡ ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲧⲏϥ	ouċorċs ǹp̀rōmi p eryt èvol xen nefenkai xen ouċepy menensaθreferyt ġar ṡasṡōpi ǹteferhtyf	It is a snare to a man hastily to consecrate some of his own property: for in that case repentance comes after vowing.
20:26	ⲡⲣⲉϥϩⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	p̀refhi ǹnàsebys pe ououro ǹsofos ouoh ṡafìni ègōou ǹoukot ǹpet·hoou ǹmeθnayt nem t̀pistis pe p̀hareh ǹououro ouoh hanḋikeos netnakōti èpefθ̀ronos	A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
20:27	ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲏ	ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ	f̀ouōini ǹp̀ċois pe t̀p̀noy ǹǹrōmi petmouṡt ǹǹtamion ǹt̀·hy	The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
20:28	ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	t̀meθnayt nem θmyi pe p̀hareh ǹououro ouoh t̀ḋikaiosiny nakots èpefθ̀ronos	Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
20:29	ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ	pikosmos ǹǹṡyri ṡym pe t̀sofia p̀ṑou ḋe ǹǹxello pe p̀·sōoun	Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey hairs are the glory of old men.
20:30	ϩⲉⲛⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	ϩⲁⲛⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ	hanelelkyme nem hanouōṡf netnatōmnt eneθoou hanp̀lygy ḋe ne ǹtamion ǹxytou	Bruises and contusions befall bad men; and plagues shall come in the inward parts of their belly.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 20
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_20
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_20, 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/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 20 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_20)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_20, 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=7 tokens=257
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 20 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 20.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_20, 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/20.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: 21 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_20 (21 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 20. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_20. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/20.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_20, 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.