Sirach 9 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_09

Attribution: Sirach 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_09, 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
9:1	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ	m̀perkoh ètek·s̀·himi m̀pertisvō nas ègōk ǹous̀vō es·hoou	Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself.
9:2	ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ	m̀perti ǹpek·hyt ètek·s̀·himi èθresalyi ehrai èjen tekgom	Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance.
9:3	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲟⲣϭⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲟⲣϭⲥ	m̀pertōmnt èous̀·himi ǹhetera mypote ǹtek·hei xen nesċorċs	Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares.
9:4	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲧⲉⲧⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	m̀pertaṡok xaten tetpsallei mypote ǹtektako xen nes·h̀vyouì	Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts.
9:5	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉϣⲧⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉϣⲧⲉⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ	m̀permeṡteparθenos mypote ǹtekerskanḋalizin xen pessa	Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her.
9:6	ⲙⲡⲣϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ	m̀pertipek·hyt ǹhanporny hina ǹnektaketekk̀lyronomia	Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance.
9:7	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩⲣϣ ⲛⲛϩⲓⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩⲣϣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ	m̀permourṡ ǹǹhir ǹoupolis ouḋe m̀perkōti xen nesma ǹgaie	Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof.
9:8	ⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ	ⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ	ktenekval èvol ǹous̀·himi ǹsaiy ouoh m̀permouṡt ǹousa ǹpōk an pe ahah avsōrem xen p̀·sa ǹǹhiomi ouoh èvol xen fai ṡareoum̀ntṡvyrmouh ǹte f̀ryti ǹouk̀rōm	Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another's beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire.
9:9	ⲙⲡⲣϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧⲣⲁⲕⲧⲕ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧⲣⲁⲕⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ	m̀perhemsi laav xaten ous̀·himi evnt̀s̀xai ouoh m̀pertisimboly nemas èouyrp mypote ǹtet̀pek·hytraktk ègōs ǹtek·slaate xen pekp̀nevma èp̀tako	Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction.
9:10	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲙⲡⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲏϣ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲃⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲥⲟⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲥⲟⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	m̀perkō ǹsōk ǹouṡ̀fyr nas: ǹte p̀vrre ġar ṡyṡ nemaf an je ǹf̀ryti ǹouyrp ǹvrre θai te f̀ryti ǹouṡ̀fyr ǹvrre eṡōp afṡanōsk ṡak·soof xen ouounof	Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
9:11	ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲟϩ ⲉⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ	m̀perkoh ep̀ōou ǹp̀refernovi ǹk·sōoun ġar an je ou pe pefṡorṡr	Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end.
9:12	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ	mperouōṡ xen nouōṡ ǹnàsebys àrif̀mevi je ǹsenatmaio an ṡa àmenti	Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.
9:13	ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϯⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲃⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	sahōk èvol ǹourōmi èouontafteksousia ǹxōteb ouoh ǹnekmevi èt̀·hoti ǹf̀mou kan akṡantipekouoi èrof m̀perernovi hina eǹneffai ǹpekōnx emi je ekmoṡi xen θ̀myti ǹhanċorċs ouoh hijen ǹsovt ǹoupolis	Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city.
9:14	ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ	ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ	kata tekgom tihtyk èrok èpetxaθouk ouoh ǹtekjiṡogne nem hansofos	As near as thou canst, guess at thy neighbour, and consult with the wise.
9:15	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲟϫⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ	mare pek·soċniṡōpi nem hansave ouoh nek·saji tyrou xen p̀nomos ǹpetċosi	Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.
9:16	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓ ⲥⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	marehanrōmi ǹḋikeos ṡōpi ǹṡ̀fyrouōm hi sō ouoh marepekṡouṡouṡōpe xen t̀·hoti ǹp̀ċois	And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord.
9:17	ϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓⲉⲫⲱⲃ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ	ϣⲁ ⲩⲧⲁⲓⲉⲫⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲣⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ	ṡa ytaiefōb xen t̀jig ǹp̀refreiope ouoh p̀niṡti ǹoulaos ousofos pe xen pefsaji	For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech.
9:18	ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲟⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ	ou reftihote xen tefpolis pe ourōmi ǹrefōṡ èvol ouoh ṡavmestep̀reffoċf èvol xen pefsaji	A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated.

Provenance

title: Sirach 9
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_09
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_09, 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/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 9 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_09)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_09, 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: assimilation_restored=2 th_resolved=5 tokens=175
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 9 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_09, 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/09.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: 18 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_09 (18 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 9. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/09.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_09, 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.