Proverbs 25 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_25

Attribution: Proverbs 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_25, 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
25:1	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϫⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ	These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
25:2	ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
25:3	ⲧⲡⲉ ϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲏⲕ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ	Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
25:4	ⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
25:5	ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ	Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
25:6	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ	Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
25:7	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ	for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.
25:8	ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭⲕ	Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest thou repent at last.
25:9	ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ	Whenever thy friend shall reproach thee, retreat backward, despise him not;
25:10	ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭⲕ ⲡⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙϩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ	lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
25:11	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲙⲡⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲙⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ	As a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so is it to speak a wise word.
25:12	ⲟⲩϭⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ	In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.
25:13	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϥⲱⲫⲉⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ	As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
25:14	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ	As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.
25:15	ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϣϥϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲥ	In long-suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
25:16	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ	Having found honey, eat only what is enough, lest haply thou be filled, and vomit it up.
25:17	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁϣⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ	Enter sparingly into thy friend's house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee.
25:18	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ	As a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
25:19	ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ	The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
25:20	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲙϫ ⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϣ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϥⲛⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲃⲗⲁⲡⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
25:21	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲁⲧⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲟϥ	If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
25:22	ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲣϣϩⲉⲛϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ	for so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee with good.
25:23	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ	The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
25:24	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲕⲗϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ	It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25:25	ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ	As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
25:26	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
25:27	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲙϩⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϣϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ	It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
25:28	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲥⲟⲃⲧ ϣⲣϣⲱⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.

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title: Proverbs 25
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_25
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_25, 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/25.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_25 (28 lines)

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Proverbs 25. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_25. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/25.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_25, 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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