Proverbs 26 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_26

Attribution: Proverbs 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_26, 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
26:1	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲉⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ	As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
26:2	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲁϫ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ	As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
26:3	ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲧⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲕⲉϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.
26:4	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲧⲏϥϩⲉ	Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.
26:5	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ	Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.
26:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩϥⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
26:7	ϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	As well take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
26:8	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲉⲛⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ	He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
26:9	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲧ ϩⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
26:10	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ	All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nought.
26:11	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥϫⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ	As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace.]
26:12	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟϥ	I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
26:13	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ	A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.
26:14	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉϣϯⲃⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ	As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
26:15	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲗϫⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϩⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛϥ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲉϣⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱϥ	A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth.
26:16	ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲥⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱ	A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
26:17	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓⲏⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ	As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
26:18	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ	As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown;
26:19	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲃⲉ	so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
26:20	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲡⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
26:21	ϩⲉⲛϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥⲭⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ	A hearth for coals, and wood for fire; and railing man for the tumult of strife.
26:22	ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲣϣϥ ϭⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲏ	The words of cunning knaves are soft; but they smite even to the inmost parts of the bowels.
26:23	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲉⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲃⲥⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ	Silver dishonestly given is to be considered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover a grievous heart.
26:24	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϫⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱⲣⲙ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ	A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
26:25	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲣϣ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	Though thine enemy intreat thee with a loud voice, consent not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26:26	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ	He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being easily discerned, exposes his own sins in the public assemblies.
26:27	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ	He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
26:28	ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲙⲟⲥϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ	A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.

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title: Proverbs 26
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_26
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_26, 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/26.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_26 (28 lines)

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Proverbs 26. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_26. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/26.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_26, 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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