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Attribution: Sirach 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_07, 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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36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7:1 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ | Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. |
| 7:2 | ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ | Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee. |
| 7:3 | ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲗⲟⲟⲙ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟϩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ | My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. |
| 7:4 | ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲑⲉⲇⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ | Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour. |
| 7:5 | ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king. |
| 7:6 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧϥ... ......ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕ... | Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. |
| 7:7 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ | Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. |
| 7:8 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲅⲛⲁ......... | Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished. |
| 7:9 | ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟ...... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ | Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. |
| 7:10 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ | Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. |
| 7:11 | ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ[ϭⲓ.....................] | Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. |
| 7:12 | ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲕⲁⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ | Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. |
| 7:13 | ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ϩⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛ | Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. |
| 7:14 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ [ⲟⲩⲉ]ϩⲙⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲕ | Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. |
| 7:15 | ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲥⲉ [ⲁⲩⲱ] ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲏ [ⲉⲛⲧ]ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ[ⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ] | Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. |
| 7:16 | ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲡⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ [ ] | Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. |
| 7:17 | ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲙⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ | Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. |
| 7:18 | ⲙⲡⲣϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲫⲓⲣ | Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. |
| 7:19 | ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ[ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅ]ⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ [ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ] | Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. |
| 7:20 | ⲙⲡⲣ... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ | Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. |
| 7:21 | ⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ | Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. |
| 7:22 | ⲟ[ⲩⲛ]ⲧ[ⲕ]... ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁ[ⲛ]... | Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. |
| 7:23 | ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ...(?) ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ | Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. |
| 7:24 | ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϯ ϩⲧⲏⲕ [ⲉⲡ]ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣ... ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ | Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. |
| 7:25 | [ⲁⲩⲱ] ϯⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϫⲉⲕ[ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ⲛⲛⲟⲩ]ⲛⲟϭ [ⲛϩⲱ]ⲃ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲣⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥ... | Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. |
| 7:26 | ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. |
| 7:27 | ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲉⲩⲱⲃϣ | Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. |
| 7:28 | ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲗⲗⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲅⲛⲁϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲕ | Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? |
| 7:29 | ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ | Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. |
| 7:30 | ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ | Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. |
| 7:31 | ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲛⲅϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϯϩⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ | Fear the Lord, and honour the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. |
| 7:32 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲫⲏⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. |
| 7:33 | ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ | A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. |
| 7:34 | ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲏⲃⲉ | Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. |
| 7:35 | ⲙⲡⲣϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ | Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved. |
| 7:36 | ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ | Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 7
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_07
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_07, 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/07.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
- 36 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_07 (36 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 7. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_07. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/07.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 7 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_07, 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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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).
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