Sirach 8 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_08, 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
8:1	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ	m̀permiṡe nem ourōmi ǹgōr mypote ǹteki etotf	Strive not with a mighty man' lest thou fall into his hands.
8:2	ⲙⲡⲣϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲑⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ	m̀pertiθōn nem ourmmao mypote ǹtefṡinoub ehrai ouvyk a p̀noub ġar takehah ouoh afriki ǹp̀hyt ǹnourōou	Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings.
8:3	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲥⲧⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϩⲧ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲥⲧⲥⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ	m̀permiṡe nem ourōmi ǹgastsmy ouoh m̀pertaleṡe ehrai èjen pefk̀rōm	Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.
8:4	ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ	m̀persōvi nem ouatsvō je ǹnousōṡ ǹnekioti	Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.
8:5	ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲛϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	m̀pernogneg ǹourōmi eafsahōf èvol ǹf̀novi àrif̀mevi je tenhn hantċaio tyrn	Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment.
8:6	ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲉϣⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲛ	m̀perseṡourōmi xen tefmetxello everxello ġar ǹxytn	Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old.
8:7	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	m̀perraṡi èjen ouai eafmou àrif̀mevi je tennamou tyrn	Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all.
8:8	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ	m̀perovṡk èp̀·saji ǹǹsofos ekèmoṡi ḋe xen nouparhoimia je eknasavo èt̀s̀vō èvol hitotou ouoh t̀ċinṡmṡe ǹniṡti	Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.
8:9	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ] ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ[.........]	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ[…]	m̀perkō ǹsōk ǹǹsaji ǹǹxello etavsavo hōou èrōou hiten nouioti je eknasvō èt̀m̀ntrmnhyt èvol hitotou ouoh xen p̀·syou ǹt̀xria n[…]	Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.
8:10	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲙϩⲉⲛϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲱⲕϩ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣ[ⲁϩ]	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲱⲕϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ	m̀perṡtemhangvves ǹte p̀refernovi mypote ǹtekrōk·h xen p̀k̀rōm ǹpefṡah	Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.
8:11	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲱⲕ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲑⲱⲛⲕ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲱⲕ	m̀perθōnk xat̀·hy ǹourefernovi hina ǹnefhemsi ǹf̀ryti ǹouċorċs hirōk	Rise not up in anger at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words
8:12	ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ	m̀perti èmyse ǹp̀gōr èrok kan akṡanti ṡōpi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetafsormou	Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost.
8:13	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ	m̀perṡptōre paratekgom ouoh akṡanṡptōre faip̀rōouṡ ǹtyiou	Be not surety above thy power: for if thou be surety, take care to pay it.
8:14	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ	m̀perċihap nem oureftihap evnakrine ġar m̀mof kata pefōou	Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.
8:15	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	m̀permoṡi himōit nem tolmyros hina ǹneftōoun ègōk ǹθof ġar efmoṡi kata pefouōṡ ouoh k̀natako pe xen tekmetat·hyt	Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.
8:16	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ	m̀permiṡe nem ourefċōnt ouoh m̀permoṡi nemaf hi p̀gaie oulaav ġar pe pek·s̀nof nahraf ouoh f̀natavok ehrai èp̀ma ète m̀mon boyθia	Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee.
8:17	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ	m̀persoċni nem ousoċ nem ṡċom m̀mōou eamahte ǹǹsaji	Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.
8:18	ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩ[ϣⲙⲙⲟ] ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ [ⲁⲛ ϫ]ⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ	m̀pererhōb efhyp ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹouṡemmo ǹk·sōoun ġar an jeeknarou	Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.
8:19	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲗⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	mperouenhpek·hyt èrōmi niven ouoh m̀pertalehmot èrok	Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn.

Provenance

title: Sirach 8
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_08
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_08, 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/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 8 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_08)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_08, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_lacuna=3 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=3 th_resolved=4 tokens=162
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 8 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_08, 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/08.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: 19 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_08 (19 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 8. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_08. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/08.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_08, 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.