Proverbs 23 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_23, 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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23:1	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲕ	If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:
23:2	ⲛⲅϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ	and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such meats: but if thou art very insatiable,
23:3	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ	desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.
23:4	ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ	If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
23:5	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲙⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲛϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
23:6	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ	Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:
23:7	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲙⲕⲟⲩϥⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑϥⲥⲱ	so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:
23:8	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.
23:9	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲕⲙϣⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ	Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.
23:10	ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϭⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ	Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:
23:11	ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲑⲙⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ	for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.
23:12	ϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲃⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ	Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.
23:13	ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲟ ⲉⲕϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
23:14	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲉϩⲧⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ	For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.
23:15	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲕⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲓ ϩⲱ	Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;
23:16	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.
23:17	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.
23:18	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ	For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.
23:19	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲣϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ	Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.
23:20	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϣⲉⲡⲁϥ	Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:
23:21	ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ	for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.
23:22	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲡⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲣϩⲗⲗⲱ	Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.
23:24	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛϣ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ	A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.
23:25	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲡⲟⲕ ⲣⲁϣⲉ	Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.
23:26	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
23:27	ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲑⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϭⲟⲧϩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲥϭⲏⲩ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲉⲓⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ	For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.
23:28	ⲏⲇⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ	For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.
23:29	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲗⲉⲥⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲥϥ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲟ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲗⲕⲏⲙⲉ	Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?
23:30	ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ	Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them openly.
23:31	ⲙⲡⲣϯϩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲁⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲕⲕⲏⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ	For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.
23:32	ⲛⲑⲁⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲟϭⲉϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲗⲟⲕⲥϥ ⲉⲁⲧⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.
23:33	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ	Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.
23:34	ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉⲉⲃ ⲉϥϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ	And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.
23:35	ⲕⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ	And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?

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title: Proverbs 23
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_23
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attribution: Proverbs 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_23, 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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quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 20_Proverbs_23 (34 lines)

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Proverbs 23. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_23. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/23.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 23 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_23, 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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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
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