Proverbs 28 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_28, 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
28:1	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ	ṡarepàsevys fōt enem petfyt ǹsōf ère p̀ḋikeos ḋe tagryout ǹf̀ryti ǹnaimou	The ungodly man flees when no one pursues: but the righteous is confident as a lion.
28:2	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲱϣⲙ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ	ṡarehanhap nehse eθve ǹnovi ǹnàsebys p̀rōmi ḋe ǹsave naōṡem ǹnorgy	By reason of the sins of ungodly men quarrels arise; but a wise man will quell them.
28:3	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲉⲛϥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲧⲏⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲉⲛ̀ϥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ	ṡarepettyk xen tefm̀ntṡafte hila èouhyki ǹte f̀ryti ǹouhōou efoṡ eǹfrnofre an	A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and profitable rain,
28:4	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧ	ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲃⲧ	θai te f̀ryti ǹnetkō ǹsōou ǹp̀nomos evtaio ǹm̀ntṡafte netmei ḋe ǹp̀nomos evkto èrōou ǹousovt	so they that forsake the law praise ungodliness; but they that love the law fortify themselves with a wall.
28:5	ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲓ ϩⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ǹrōmi et·hoou naernoin an ǹouhap netṡini ḋe ǹsa p̀ċois naernoin xen aġaθon niven	Evil men will not understand judgment: but they that seek the Lord will understand everything.
28:6	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ	naneouhyki efmoṡi xen tefmeθmyi èhoueourmmao ǹrefjiċol	A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar.
28:7	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲉϥϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲉϥϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ	ṡarep̀ṡyri ǹsave àreh èp̀nomos petṡop ḋe xen oumetṡna eftiṡipi ǹpefiōt	A wise son keeps the law: but he that keeps up debauchery dishonours his father.
28:8	ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	pettaṡo ǹtefm̀ntrmmao xen ouċimyse netna enǹhyki netnatsioou m̀mos	He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
28:9	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲃⲏⲧ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲃⲏⲧ	petnariki èvol ǹpefmaaje èṡtemsōtem èp̀nomos peṡ̀lyl ǹfai vyt	He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.
28:10	ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲫⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	petsōrem ǹnetsoutōn xen oumōit es·hoou efnahei ǹθof ehrai èhanpet·hōou neθouab ḋe nafōṡ ègōou ǹǹpetnanouou	He that causes upright men to err in an evil way, himself shall fall into destruction: transgressor also shall pass by prosperity, but shall not enter into it.
28:11	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	p̀rōmi ǹrmmao oi ǹsave naf ouaaf p̀hyki ḋe ǹsave naċnarike èrof	A rich man is wise in his own conceit; but an intelligent poor man will condemn him.
28:12	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ṡareouniṡti nōou ṡōpi eθve t̀boyθia ǹǹḋikeos ṡareǹrōmi ḋe tako xen ǹma ǹnàsebys	By reason of the help of righteous men great glory arises: but in the places of the ungodly men are caught.
28:13	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ	pet·hōvs ḋe ǹtefm̀ntṡafte nasouten an petgō ḋe m̀mos ouoh etgpio senamenritf	He that covers his own ungodliness shall not prosper: but he that blames himself shall be loved.
28:14	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	naiatf ǹp̀rōmi èt̀tiaso èouon niven eθve t̀·hoti p̀naṡt·hyt ḋe ǹθof nahei ehrai èhanpet·hōou	Blessed is the man who religiously fears always: but the hard of heart shall fall into mischiefs.
28:15	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ	ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ	oumou pe efhoker ouoh ouōnṡ efove pe ouhyki efnaerċois èoumyṡ ǹhyki	A hungry lion and a thirsty wolf is he, who, being poor, rules over a poor nation.
28:16	ⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	ououro efṡaat ǹxryma ouniṡti ǹrefċingons pe netmosti ḋe ǹċingons naōnx xen ouniṡti ǹte ouoeiṡ	A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
28:17	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲫⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	petnaṡptōre ǹourōmi ef xen oulōiji ǹxōteb f̀nafōt ouoh ǹftagryout an petmoṡi ḋikaiōs senaervoyθin èrof	He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.
28:18	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲙ	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲙ	petmoṡi ḋe hi hanmōit evċoome naċlomlm	He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.
28:19	ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲱⲥϥ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ	peterhōb èpefkahi nasei nōik petfyt ḋe ǹsaouōsf nasit̀met·hyki	He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.
28:20	ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ	p̀rōmi ǹsave naċismou èmaṡō p̀refrpet·hoou ḋe narvol an èpet·hoou	A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
28:21	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲡⲓ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϯⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ	petṡipi hytou ǹǹho ǹǹrefċingons nasouten an fai ġar ǹtaìmine natiourōmi xa ouōik	He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.
28:22	ϣⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ	ϣⲁ ϥ̀ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ	ṡa f̀ċepy errmmao ǹje ourōmi ǹeiervoone ouoh ǹfsōoun an je ounayt petnaerċois ègōf pettaṡo ǹtefm̀ntrmmao xen ouċimyse efnasoouhs èxoun ǹpetna enǹhyki	An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
28:23	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϥⲛⲁϭⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲉⲧϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧϯϩⲙⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ	petgpio ǹourōmi xen ǹmōit f̀naċnhmot èhotepettihmot xen peflas	He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.
28:24	ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲛϯⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	petċi ǹpefiōt ǹgons nem tefmav efmevi je ǹtiernovi an oukoinōnos pe fai ǹourōmi ǹàsebys	He that casts off father or mother, and thinks he sins not; the same is partaker with an ungodly man.
28:25	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ	ṡareourōmi ǹatsei krine eiky petkō ḋe ǹxytf èp̀ċois naṡōpi xen ouhareh	An unbelieving man judges rashly: but he that trusts in the Lord will act carefully.
28:26	ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	petkō ǹhtyf èoumetnaṡt·hyt fai ouat·hyt pe petmoṡi ḋe xen ousofia naougai	He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.
28:27	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲁϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	petti ǹǹhyki naċrōh an petkto ḋe ǹnefval èvol m̀mōou naṡōōt èmaṡō	He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress.
28:28	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲟϫϩϫ ϩⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	ṡareǹḋikeos hogheg xen ma ǹnàsebys ṡavàṡai ḋe xen p̀tako ǹnète m̀mav	In the places of ungodly men the righteous mourn: but in their destruction the righteous shall be multiplied.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 28
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_28
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_28, 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/28.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 28 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 28.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_28)
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attribution: Proverbs 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_28, 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: lexeme_L1-S-3=1 th_resolved=10 tokens=280
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/28.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 28 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 28.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_28, 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/28.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: 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_28 (28 lines)

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Proverbs 28. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_28. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/28.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_28, 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.