Sirach 4 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_04, 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
4:1	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣ[ⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕ]ⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ	paṡyri m̀perhourōou ǹpefōnx ouoh m̀perktenekval èvol ǹnetṡaat	My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.
4:2	ⲙⲡⲣⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲕⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲃⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲃⲁ	m̀perlipei ǹoupsiṡy es·hoker m̀pertinouċs ǹourōmi xen pefhva	Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress.
4:3	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲧⲣⲧⲣⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲡϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱϩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲧⲣⲧⲣⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱϩ	m̀perṡtrtrouhyt efnoċs m̀perovṡk èp̀ti ǹpetrċrōh	Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.
4:4	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϥⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ	m̀perkō ǹsōk ǹpettiho m̀mok efθlibe m̀perktepek·ho èvol ǹouhyki	Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man.
4:5	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲕ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲕ	m̀perktenekval èvol ǹpetṡaat m̀pertit·he ǹourōmi èθrefs·houōrk	Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee:
4:6	ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥϩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϯϩⲟ	afṡans·houōrk ġar xen penouċs ǹtefpsiṡy petafθamiofnasōtem èpeftiho	For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him.
4:7	ⲁⲁⲕ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲅⲧϩⲃⲃⲓⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉ	ⲁⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧϩⲃⲃⲓⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ	aik ǹṡoumerit ǹtek·sinaġōgy ǹtekt·hvvietekàfe ǹp	Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man.
4:8	ⲣⲓⲕⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ	ⲣⲓⲕⲓⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ	rikipekmaaje èouhyki ouoh ǹtekerouō naf xen hansaji ǹeiryny xen oumetremravṡ	Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
4:9	ⲛⲉϩⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ	ⲛⲉϩⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ	nehmpetjyv ǹgons èt̀jig ǹpetċi m̀mof ǹgons m̀perrkoui ǹhyt xen tekpsiṡy eknatihap	Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment.
4:10	ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲣⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ	ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ	ṡōpi ekoi ǹf̀ryti ǹiōt ǹnaiorfanos ǹtekerp̀ma ǹouhai ǹte toumav tarekṡōpi ǹṡyri ǹpetċosi ǹt̀tekmaavmeritk ǹhouo	Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.
4:11	ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ	ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ	t̀sofia asċisi ǹnesṡyri ouoh ṡasṡōp èros ǹnetṡini ǹsōs	Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
4:12	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	petmei m̀mos efmei ǹp̀ōnx ouoh netṡōrp m̀mōou èros senasei ǹouounof	He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
4:13	ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲥⲙⲁ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲥⲙⲁ	petamahte m̀mos naerklyronomin ǹouṑou ouoh p̀ma etsnavōk èxoun èrof ṡarep̀goeissma	He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless.
4:14	ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	ǹetṡemṡi nas evèṡemṡi ǹpeθouab ouoh netmei m̀mos p̀ċois mei m̀mōou	They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love.
4:15	ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ	petsōtem ǹsōs nakrine ǹǹheθnos petkō ǹxytf èros naouōh eftagryout	Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.
4:16	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	eṡōp akṡanpisteve k̀naerklyronomin m̀mos ouoh nefgeneànaṡōpi xen ouma ǹamahte	If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession.
4:17	ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥⲃⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ	ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲥⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲙⲁ	snasotpf ǹṡorp xen ouċōōme s̀natouns ǹouhoti nem oumetgōb ehrai ègōf ǹteserbasanizin m̀mof xen tess̀vō ṡatstanhouts nem tefpsiṡy ouoh s̀naerpeirazin m̀mof xen nesḋikaiōma	For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.
4:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ	ouoh s̀nakots on èrof xen ousooutn ǹtesevfrane m̀mof ǹtesċōlp naf èvol nespet·hyp	Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets.
4:19	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲉ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲭⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲉⲓ	eṡōp afṡansōrem s̀nakaf ǹsōs ǹtestyif n m̀pefhei	But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.
4:20	ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲅⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	tihtyk èp̀·syou ǹtekàreh èrok èp̀pet·hōou ouoh m̀perċiṡipi eθve tekmetatsvō	Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
4:21	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ	ouonouṡipe ġar eṡafìni ǹf̀novi ouoh ouon ouṡipe èouōou pe nem ouxaris	For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace.
4:22	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϩⲟ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲓϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏϯ	m̀perjiho èoupet·hōou ǹte tekpsiṡy ouoh m̀perṡipi xen pekryti	Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall.
4:23	ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ	m̀peramahte nousaji ǹte ououoeiṡ ǹougai	And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
4:24	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲥ	ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥ	èṡavsount̀sofia ġar xen p̀·saji ouoh t̀s̀vō xen p̀·saji ǹp̀las	For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue.
4:25	ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	m̀perti ouve θmyi ouoh ǹtekċiṡipi eθve tekmetatsvō	In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance.
4:26	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ	m̀perṡipe èhomologei ǹneknovi m̀peramahte ǹoueiero efsōk	Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.
4:27	ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲟⲣϣⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲫⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲓⲫⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲱⲣ	m̀perforṡk èvol xaten ourōmi ǹsoċ m̀perjifo ǹougōr	Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.
4:28	ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲙⲉ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ	ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ	miṡe èjen θmyi ṡahrai èf̀mou je èrep̀ċois f̀nouti miṡe ehrai ègōk	Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.
4:29	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲣⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲉⲕⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲣⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲉⲕⲃⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	m̀perrrefċepy èsaji ekouoṡf ekvyl èvol xen nek·h̀vyouì	Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss.
4:30	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲏⲉⲓ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲣⲁϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ	m̀perrt·he ǹnaimou xen pekyi ekoi ǹtarah xen nekvōk	Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy servants.
4:31	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲅⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛ̀ⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	mpenθretekċigṡōpe essoutōn èvol èċi ǹteki eknati ǹtekǹts èrok	Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.

Provenance

title: Sirach 4
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_04
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_04, 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/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 4 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 04.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_04)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_04, 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=6 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=1 th_resolved=6 tokens=245
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/04.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 4 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 04.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_04, 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/Sirach/04.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: 31 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, 71_Sirach_04 (31 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_04, 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.