Proverbs 31 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Proverbs 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_31, 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
31:1	ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ntavjenasaji hiten f̀nouti p̀·saji ǹp̀ouro etatefmav tsavof èrof	My words have been spoken by Godthe oracular answer of a king, whom his mother instructed.
31:2	ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡϣⲣⲡⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲩⲭⲏ	ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲣⲡⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲭⲏ	petknaàreh èrof paṡyri ǹsaji ǹf̀nouti ne tinagō nak m̀peṡrpnṡōpi paṡyri ou pe p̀ṡyri ǹhyt ou pe p̀ṡyri ǹnaevṡy	What wilt thou keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to thee: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?
31:3	ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲁⲉ̀	m̀perti ǹtekm̀ntrmmao ǹǹhiomi ouoh nekxryma evsoċni ǹxaè	Give not thy wealth to women, nor thy mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.
31:4	ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϣ ⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ	ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲱϣ ⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ	àrihōb niven xen ousoċni nem ouθōṡ seyrp xen ousoċni hanrefċōnt ne nainiṡti mpenθrevseyrp	Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
31:5	ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϭⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲙⲉϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ	je ǹnousō ǹtouerpōvṡ ǹt̀sofia ouoh ǹtoutmeṡjemgom èkrine ǹǹċōb xen ousooutn	lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
31:6	ϯⲡϯϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ	ϯⲡ̀ⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ	tip̀θixi ǹnetxen hanlipy ouoh p̀·seyrp ǹnetxen hanm̀kah ǹhyt	Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
31:7	ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ	ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ	everpōvṡ ǹtoumet·hyki ouoh ǹtouṡtemerf̀mevi ǹnouxisi	that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
31:8	ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩ ⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	jintinou àou ōn ǹrōk èp̀·saji ǹf̀nouti ǹtekkrine m̀mōou tyrou xen ouougai	Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
31:9	ⲛⲅⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϭⲱⲃ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲱⲃ	ǹkerḋiakrinin ḋe ǹp̀hyki nem p̀ċōb	Open thy mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
31:10	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ	nim petnajimi èous̀·himi ǹgōr θai ḋe ǹtaìmine taiyout èhanene ǹmyi	Who shall find a virtuous woman? for such a one is more valuable than precious stones.
31:11	ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ	ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲓⲕ	p̀hyt ǹpes·hai tyk ehrai ègōs θai naċrōh an ǹpōik	The heart of her husband trusts in her: such a one shall stand in no need of fine spoils.
31:12	ⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	sìri ġar ǹpes·hai ǹhanpetnanouou ǹte hanpet·hōou an ǹouoeiṡ ġar niven	For she employs all her living for her husband's good.
31:13	ⲉⲥϭⲛⲥⲟⲣⲧ ϩⲓⲙⲁϩⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲛϣⲁⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲥϫⲉⲙⲥⲟⲣⲧ ϩⲓⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲩ	èsjemsort himahi ṡasθamioou ǹnesjig ǹṡav	Gathering wool and flax, she makes it serviceable with her hands.
31:14	ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉ	ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ	asert·he ǹnaigoi ǹṡōt èxoun ǹnenkai nas ǹp̀ouei	She is like a ship trading from a distance: so she procures her livelihood.
31:15	ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲥϯϩⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲣϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϯϩⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱⲕ	ouoh ṡastōoun ǹċōrh ǹtestihre ǹna p̀yi ouoh hōb ǹnesvōk	And she rises by night, and gives food to her household, and appointed tasks to her maidens.
31:16	ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲟⲡⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲟⲡⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ	asṡannav èousōṡe ṡasṡop·s ṡastōċe ḋe ǹhanmaneloole èvol xen ǹkarpos ǹnesjig	She views a farm, and buys it: and with the fruit of her hands she plants and a possession.
31:17	ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϯⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲥϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣϩⲱⲃ	ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϯⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲥϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ	easmour ǹtestipi èmaṡō xen ougom astagrenesċvoi èpes·hōb asjitipe je naneperhōb	She strongly girds her loins, and strengthens her arms for work.
31:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲃⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥϧⲏⲃⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ	ouoh merepesxyvs jena ǹtevṡy tyrs	And she finds by experience that working is good; and her candle goes not out all night.
31:19	ⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ	ⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ	assoutntesjig èneteṡṡe ouoh nes·hiōme ṡastagroou epemnai ṡasouōn ǹtots èouhyki ǹtessoutnoukarpos ǹpetṡaat	She reaches forth her arms to needful works, and applies her hands to the spindle.
31:21	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲏⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲃⲥ	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲃⲥ	merep̀·s̀xai firōouṡ xa na p̀yi afṡanōsk xen ouma netxatots ġar tyrou hovs	Her husband is not anxious about those at home when he tarries anywhere abroad: for all her household are clothed.
31:22	ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲛⲥ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲏϭⲉ	ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲛⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲏϫⲓ	astamiehevsō s̀nouti ǹpes·hai ouoh hanhoite nas èvol xen p̀ṡens nem p̀ċyji	She makes for her husband clothes of double texture, and garments for herself of fine linen and scarlet.
31:23	ϣⲁⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ϣⲁ ⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	ṡa ygouṡt ḋe ǹsa p̀·s̀xai xen ǹpily afṡanhemsi xen ousoouhs nem ǹxello ouoh netouyh xen p̀kahi	And her husband becomes a distinguished person in the gates, when he sits in council with the old inhabitants of the land.
31:24	ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲍⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲝ	ⲁⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲣⲓⲍⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲝ	asθamiehansinḋōn astyiou èvol ouoh hanperizōma ǹteǹfoiniks	She makes fine linens, and sells girdles to the Chananites: she opens her mouth heedfully and with propriety, and controls her tongue.
31:26	ⲁⲥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ	asti hiōts ǹougom nem ouṑou	But she opens her mouth wisely, and according to law.
31:27	ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ϭⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ϭⲏⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϧⲁⲉ̀	m̀pesouōm ḋe nōik ǹmetrefċnav ǹmōit ǹpesyi ċyv ouoh s̀naevfrane ǹnèhoou ǹxaè	The ways of her household are careful, and she eats not the bread of idleness.
31:28	ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲥ	ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲥ	snaouōn ǹrōs xen oumetsave ouoh xen p̀nomos ǹansmme nem ǹmeθnayt hi peslas	And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, and her husband praises her.
31:29	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲡⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲣϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲡⲉⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲉⲣϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ahah ǹs·himi gpeoum̀ntrmmao ahah erhanmetgōr ǹθo ḋe arċisi èrōou tyrou	Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all.
31:30	ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	hanariske ǹnoug ouoh oupetṡouit pe p̀·sa ǹous̀·himi senas̀mou ġar èous̀·himi ǹmainoute maress̀mou ḋe ǹθos èt̀·hoti ǹp̀ċois	Charms are false, and woman's beauty is vain: for it is a wise woman that is blessed, and let her praise the fear the Lord.
31:31	ϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ	ϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲩⲗⲏ	ti nas èvol xen ǹkarpos ǹnesjig je evègō ǹp̀·soeit ǹnes·h̀vyouì xen ǹma ǹvōk èxoun ǹǹsoouhs ouoh marous̀mou èp̀·s̀xai xen ǹpily	Give her of the fruit of her lips; and let her husband be praised in the gates.

Provenance

title: Proverbs 31
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_31
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Proverbs 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_31, 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/31.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Proverbs 31 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 31.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_31)
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attribution: Proverbs 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_31, 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=3 tokens=254
file: Bible/Old Testament/Proverbs/31.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Proverbs 31 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 31.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Proverbs 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_31, 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/31.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: 29 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_31 (29 lines)

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Proverbs 31. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 20_Proverbs_31. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/proverbs/31.sahidic.scriptorium/. Proverbs 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 20_Proverbs_31, 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.