Proverbs 27 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_27, 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	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
27:1	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁϫⲡⲉⲟⲩ	m̀perṡouṡou m̀mok èpefrasti ǹk·sōoun ġar an je èrerasti nagpeou	Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
27:2	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	mareketapro taiok entōk an te ouṡemmo ouoh nek·spotou an	Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
27:3	ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲱ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛϥⲓⲧϥ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	ⲡⲱⲛⲓ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϣⲱ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲓⲧϥ ⲧ̀ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	pōni horṡ ouoh p̀ṡō mok·h ǹfitf t̀orgy ḋe ǹpat·hyt horṡ ehoueroou m̀p̀·s̀nav	A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
27:4	ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲕⲱϩ	ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲭⲟϩ	p̀gōnt ouatna pe ouoh t̀orgy naṡt alla merelaav fai xa p̀koh	Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
27:5	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡ	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡ	nanouhengpio evċolp èvol èhoteoumetṡfyr es·hyp	Open reproofs are better than secret love.
27:6	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲙⲡⲱⲗϩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲱⲗϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲓ	nanem̀pōlh ǹouṡ̀fyr èhotenpi nougaji	The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
27:7	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲥⲓⲏ ϫⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲗⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱϩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲧⲥⲓⲏ ϫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡⲉ̀ⲃⲓⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱϩ	ṡaret̀psiky ettsiy jyr ǹtestepèviō èvol ṡareǹkepetsaṡe ḋe hlog ǹt̀psiṡy etrċrōh	A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
27:8	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁϩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲣϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ	ǹf̀ryti ǹouhalyt afṡanhōl èvol xen pefmoh θai te f̀ryti eṡarep̀rōmi rhmhal afṡanrṡmmo ènefma	As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
27:9	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟϭⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ	ṡarep̀hyt ounof xen hansojen nem hanyrp nem hanṡouhyne ṡarep̀hyt ḋe hei xen ouṡōni	The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
27:10	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉϥϩⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	m̀perkō ǹsōk ǹouṡ̀fyr ǹsave ouoh ouṡ̀fyr ǹte pekiōt m̀pervōk ḋe èxoun èp̀yi ǹpek·son ekmok·h nane ouṡ̀fyr efhyn èxoun èhoteouson efouyou m̀mok	Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.
27:11	ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ	ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ	arisave paṡyri je èrepahyt ounof ouoh ǹtekkto èvol m̀mok ǹhansaji ǹnogneg	Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
27:12	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲟⲥⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϯⲟⲥⲓ	ṡarep̀·save hopf èhanpet·hōou evnyou ǹat·hyt ḋe nyou ègōf ǹtoutiosi	A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
27:13	ϥⲓⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲁ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ϥⲓⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲁⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ	fitekṡtya p̀refsōṡ ġar saatk efsōṡ ġar ǹhankōouni	Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
27:14	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛϥϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϥϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	petnas̀mou èpefṡ̀fyr xen ouniṡti ǹs̀my èhtooue isje ǹfṡove an èpetsahoui m̀mof	Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
27:15	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϫⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϫⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲱ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	ṡarep̀hōou negp̀rōmi èvol xen pefyi ǹnèhoou ǹt̀f̀rō θai te f̀ryti ǹous̀·himi ǹrefsahou èvol xen pekyi m̀minm̀mok	On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.
27:16	ⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	ⲡ̀ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ	p̀θyou ǹpemhit naṡt eṡavmouti èrof je petsoutōn	The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
27:17	ⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲃⲥⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ	ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲃⲥⲡ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ	p̀penipe ṡaftōm ǹp̀penipe p̀rōmi ḋe peṡaftvsp̀ho ǹpefṡ̀fyr	Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
27:18	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ	petnatōċe ǹouvō ǹkente f̀nasi ǹneskarpos petàreh ḋe èpefċois naċitaio	He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
27:19	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ	ǹf̀ryti ète ǹho ìni an ǹnoueryou θai te f̀ryti etenkehyt ǹǹrōmi ìni an ǹnoueryou	As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
27:20	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲥⲉⲓ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲣⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲗⲁⲥ	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲥⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲧ̀ⲃⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲣⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ	mereàmenti nem p̀tako si θai te f̀ryti èhanatsei ne ǹval ǹǹrōmi ǹrefċingons t̀vōti ǹp̀ċois pe ǹgarval ouoh ǹatsvō ète mpavamahte ǹpoulas	Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.
27:21	ⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ	ⲧ̀ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡ ⲫⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ	t̀ḋokimy ǹp̀hat nem p̀noub p fesou eṡaverḋokimazin ḋe ǹp̀rōmi èvol xen rōou ǹnetsaji èrof p̀hyt ǹpanomos ṡafṡini ǹsa hanpet·hōou ṡarep̀hyt ḋe etsoutōn ṡini ǹsa ousōoun	Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
27:22	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲕⲥⲱϣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	akṡanmastiġou ǹouat·hyt ǹte θ̀myti ǹoumyṡ ek·sōṡ m̀mof ǹnekfai ǹtefmetat·hyt	Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
27:23	ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟϩⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ	xen ou emi ekeemi èǹpsiṡy ǹpekòhi ǹtek·smnpek·hyt ènekagely	Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
27:24	ϫⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛϫⲱⲙ ϣⲁϫⲱⲙ	ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ϫⲓⲛϫⲱⲙ ϣⲁ ϫⲱⲙ	je t̀gom nem p̀amahte ṡop an ǹp̀rōmi ṡa èneh ouḋe mpavtyif jingōm ṡa gōm	For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
27:25	ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲑⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲅⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲉ	ϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲑⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲧ	faip̀rōouṡ ǹououotouet etryt xen t̀sōṡe tarekθioou ǹṡorp ǹtek·sōouh èxoun ǹouxortos ǹpeft	Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
27:26	ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉϩⲉ ⲉϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ	ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲓⲉⲓⲃ	je ekèjimi eèsōou èhoite faip̀rōouṡ ǹtesōṡe je ekèjimi èhieib	that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
27:27	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲕϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ	paṡyri aitek·hanniṡti ǹsaji èpekōnx ouoh evōnx ǹnekvōk	My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 27
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_27
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_27, 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/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 27 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_27)
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attribution: Proverbs 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_27, 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: th_resolved=12 tokens=272
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 27 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_27, 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/27.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: 27 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_27 (27 lines)

Cite as:

Proverbs 27. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_27. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/27.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_27, 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.