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Attribution: Sirach 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_03, 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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29 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | English |
|---|---|---|
| 3:1 | ⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛⲱⲛϩ | Hear me your father, O children, and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. |
| 3:2 | ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ | For the Lord hath given the father honour over the children, and hath confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons. |
| 3:3 | ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ | Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins: |
| 3:4 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ [...] | And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up treasure. |
| 3:5 | ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ | Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children; and when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard. |
| 3:6 | ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲣ[...] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ | He that honoureth his father shall have a long life; and he that is obedient unto the Lord shall be a comfort to his mother. |
| 3:7 | ϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛ[...] | He that feareth the Lord will honour his father, and will do service unto his parents, as to his masters. |
| 3:8 | ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫ[ⲱⲕ | Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them. |
| 3:9 | ϣⲁⲣ]ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲣ[ϫ [...] | For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations. |
| 3:10 | ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉ[...] ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ [...] | Glory not in the dishonour of thy father; for thy father's dishonour is no glory unto thee. |
| 3:11 | ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱϣⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉ[] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲏϣ | For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father; and a mother in dishonour is a reproach to the children. |
| 3:12 | ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ | My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. |
| 3:13 | ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟϣϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟ[ⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ] | And if his understanding fail, have patience with him; and despise him not when thou art in thy full strength. |
| 3:14 | ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ[...] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ[...] ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ | For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up. |
| 3:15 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲙⲏ ⲃⲗⲟⲩϫⲁϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [...] | In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather. |
| 3:16 | ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲧⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ[...] ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧ | He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed: of God. |
| 3:17 | ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ[ⲱ] ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ ϩⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ [...] | My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. |
| 3:18 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲛⲟ ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲩ | The greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the Lord. |
| 3:20 | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ[ⲡ]ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲧ | For the power of the Lord is great, and he is honoured of the lowly. |
| 3:21 | ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ | Seek not out things that are too hard for thee, neither search the things that are above thy strength. |
| 3:22 | ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲅⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ | But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence, for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret. |
| 3:23 | ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ | Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand. |
| 3:24 | ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ | For many are deceived by their own vain opinion; and an evil suspicion hath overthrown their judgment. |
| 3:26 | ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲛ[ϩⲏⲧϥ] ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ϥⲛⲁϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥ | A stubborn heart shall fare evil at the last; and he that loveth danger shall perish therein. |
| 3:27 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ | An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows; and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin. |
| 3:28 | ⲙⲙⲟⲭⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ[...] ⲁⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ | In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him. |
| 3:29 | ⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟ[ⲗⲏ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ [...] | The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man. |
| 3:30 | ⲉⲣⲉϯ[...] | draft · guess[...] |
| 3:31 | ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ[...][...] ⲛⲛⲉⲧ[...] ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉ[...] ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ | And he that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter; and when he falleth, he shall find a stay. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 3
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_03
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_03, 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/Sirach/03.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 · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 71_Sirach_03 (28 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/03.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_03, 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
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
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).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.