Proverbs 22 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_22

Attribution: Proverbs 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_22, 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	English
22:1	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲁⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favour is above silver and gold.
22:2	ⲁⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.
22:3	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲑⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲟⲥⲉ	An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.
22:4	ⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲛϩ	The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.
22:5	ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
22:7	ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϯ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.
22:8	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.
22:9	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ	He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses them.
22:10	ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲁϥⲥⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonours all.
22:11	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲱⲥ ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	The Lord loves holy hearts, and all blameless persons are acceptable with him: a king rules with his lips.
22:12	ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ	But the eyes of the Lord preserve discretion; but the transgressor despises wise words.
22:13	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϭⲛⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲛϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.
22:14	ⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲉϥϣⲏⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϣϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲩϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.
22:15	ⲁⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲙ ϫⲓϥⲟϭⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲡϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.
22:16	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲣⲱϩ	He that oppresses the poor, increases his own substance, yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.
22:17	ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	Incline thine ear to the words of wise men: hear also my word, and apply thine heart,
22:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ	that thou mayest know that they are good: and if thou lay them to heart, they shall also gladden thee on thy lips.
22:19	ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ	That thy hope may be in the Lord, and he may make thy way known to thee.
22:20	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲕ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲙⲧⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.
22:21	ϯⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ	I therefore teach thee truth, and knowledge good to hear; that thou mayest answer words of truth to them that question thee.
22:22	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϫⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲉϣϥⲟⲩⲁⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲩⲗⲏ	Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.
22:23	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ	For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.
22:24	ⲙⲡⲣⲣϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ	Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:
22:25	ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲓ ⲟⲛⲩϩⲁϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ	lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.
22:26	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲕϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ	Become not surety from respect of a man's person.
22:27	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲣⲏϣ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩⲉ	For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.
22:28	ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲕⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ	Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.
22:29	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲃ	It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

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title: Proverbs 22
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_22
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_22, 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/22.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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: 28 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_22 (28 lines)

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Proverbs 22. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_22. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/22.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_22, 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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