Proverbs 21 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_21, 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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21:1	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲙ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲧ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲣⲁⲕⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ouoi ǹoumou θai te f̀ryti ète p̀hyt ǹp̀ouro xen t̀jig m̀noute ouoh p̀ma etfoueṡt̀refċōṡt èrof ṡafraktf èrof	As a rush of water, so is the king's heart in God's hand: he turns it whithersoever he may desire to point out.
21:2	ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ	ère rōmi niven ṡtemaiyv naf ouaaf f̀nouti ḋe petsouten ǹǹhyt	Every man seems to himself righteous; but the Lord directs the hearts.
21:3	ⲉⲣⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	ⲉⲉⲣⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	eerθmyi ouoh èje θmyi sesotp xaten f̀nouti ǹje ǹmeθmyi èhoteous̀nof ǹθisia	To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.
21:4	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲑⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧ̀ⲛϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ	ou rōmi t̀nċasihyt èjen ousōṡ ounaṡt·hyt pe ǹouōini ḋe ǹnàsebys ne ǹnovi	A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.
21:6	ⲛⲉⲧϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲡⲁϣ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧϯϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	ǹettiċom ǹhansoouhs xen oulas ǹṡol effyt ǹsa hanpetṡouit ouoh f̀nyou èjen ǹpaṡ ǹf̀mou	He that gathers treasures with a lying tongue pursues vanity on to the snares of death.
21:7	ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲧⲙⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲣⲑⲙⲏⲓ	p̀tako naċoile ènàsebys ǹseouōṡ ġar an eerθmyi	Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.
21:8	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	p̀ċois nagoou ǹǹmōit evċoome ǹnetċoome nefh̀vyoui ḋe touvyout ouoh sesoutōn	To the froward God sends froward ways; for his works are pure and right.
21:9	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲏϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲃⲑⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲛⲧ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲏϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲑⲣⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲛⲧ	naneouōh xen ouklje ǹte oujenefōr xen ouḋikaion èhoteouōh xen hanma evjyh nem ouyi ǹbθrre xen ouṡont	It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.
21:10	ⲙⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	m̀monlaav nana ǹt̀psiṡy ǹpàsebys ie netnanav èros	The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.
21:11	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲃⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲥⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ	ère petamahte tiose p̀valhyt nasvō ǹhouo p̀·sofos ḋe ètaìmyi naṡōp èrof ǹp̀·sōoun	When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.
21:12	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	f̀nouti natako ǹǹhyt ǹnàsebys ouoh ṡafsōṡf ǹnàsebys xen hanpet·hōou	A righteous man understands the hearts of the ungodly: and despises the ungodly for their wickedness.
21:13	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	petṡθam ǹnefmaaje èṡtemsōtem èouhyki fai naōṡ ehrai èf̀nouti ǹtefṡtemsōtem èrof	He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.
21:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϯ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉϯⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲡ ⲕⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϯⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ	ṡareouti xen ouhōp kto èvol ǹnorgy pettiaso ḋe ètiḋōron natounesougōnt efnaṡt	A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.
21:15	ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲁϩⲙ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲡ̀ϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	p̀ounof ǹǹḋikeos pe erp̀hap pettouvyout ḋe ċaxem ǹtetennnrefrpet·hoou p̀rōmi ǹparanomos nahei ehrai èhanpet·hōou	It is the joy of the righteous to do judgment: but a holy man is abominable with evil-doers.
21:16	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲣⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲣⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ	p̀rōmi ḋe èt̀sorm xen ǹmōit ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny f̀naṡōpi xen t̀soouhs ǹǹgōr	A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, shall rest in the congregation of giants.
21:17	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ	p̀rōmi etṡaat mei ǹouounof petmei ḋe ǹouḋōron nem oum̀ntrmmao ènogs ètomi ouàsebys pe	A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
21:18	ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ	ǹparanomos soṡf ǹṡtemp̀ḋikeos	and a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man.
21:19	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ	naneouōh hi p̀gaie èhoteouōh nem ous̀·himi ǹrefmiṡe ouoh ǹrefċōnt	It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
21:20	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲟⲙⲕϥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲣⲛⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲟⲙⲕϥ	ouonouaho efsotp naṡōpi hirnt̀tapro ǹǹsofos ǹrōmi ḋe nat·hyt naomkf	A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; but foolish men will swallow it up.
21:21	ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	ⲧⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ	temōit ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny nem t̀meθnayt natahepōnx nem p̀ṑou xen oueiryny	The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
21:22	ⲁⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ap̀·sofos alyi èjen ǹpolis etċosi ouoh afṡorṡr ǹp̀ċisi ète nàsebys kō ǹhtyou èrof	A wise man assaults strong cities, and demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
21:23	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	petàreh rōf nem peflas efàreh ètefpsiṡy	He that keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.
21:24	ⲡⲛⲁϣⲧⲉⲓⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲛⲁϣⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡ̀ⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲛⲧϥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ	p̀naṡtaìmme nem p̀vaverōme p̀loimos èrntf p̀refmespet·hoou ḋe ouparanomos pe	A bold and self-willed and insolent man is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
21:25	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲩⲧⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲩⲧⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲉⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ṡarenèpiθimia mevtp̀refgnaav ǹnefsoutntootf ġar èvol eerlaav	Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.
21:26	ⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲁϫⲛⲱϫⲛ	ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ϣⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̀ⲱϫⲛ	p̀àsebys erepiθimin èhanèpiθimia evhoou ǹpèhoou tyrf p̀ḋikeos ḋe nai ouoh f̀ṡnhtyf ǹōgn	An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
21:27	ⲧⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲁⲡ	ⲧ̀ⲃⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲁⲡ	t̀vōti ǹp̀ċois te t̀θisia ǹnàsebys kai ġar evtalo m̀mōou ehrai xen oum̀ntat·hap	The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.
21:28	ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ	ⲡ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ	p̀meθre ǹċol natako p̀rōmi ḋe ǹsmyt nasaji eftihtyf	A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.
21:29	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ	p̀rōmi ǹàsebys ṡaftahepefho èratf xen oumetatṡipi petsoutōn ḋe emi ènefmōit	An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.
21:30	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧϥⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲧϥⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	petem̀ntft̀sofia ouḋe mmonteft̀metgōr ouḋe mmontefsoċni èvol hiten f̀nouti	There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
21:31	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲃⲧⲉⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲑⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲃϯⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲑⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	èṡavsovtiouhto evhoou θmpolemos èret̀boyθia ḋe ntmf̀nouti	A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 21
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_21
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_21, 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/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 21 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_21)
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attribution: Proverbs 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_21, 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=266
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 21 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 21.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Proverbs 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_21, 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/21.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: 30 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_21 (30 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 21. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_21. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/21.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 21 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_21, 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.