Sirach 11 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_11, 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	English
11:1	ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲑⲙⲥⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲛⲟϭ	Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men.
11:2	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲓⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥϭⲁ	Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance.
11:3	ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϥⲛⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϩⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ	The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.
11:4	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ	Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden.
11:5	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟϭⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ	Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown.
11:6	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ	Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; and the honourable delivered into other men's hands.
11:7	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ	Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke.
11:8	[ⲙⲡⲣϣⲁϫ]ⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲛⲟϫⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏ]ⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ	Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk.
11:9	[ⲙⲡⲣ]ϯⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲙⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ	Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners.
11:10	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ	My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.
11:11	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ	There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind.
11:12	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ	Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,
11:13	ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw from him is peace over all the
11:14	ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ	Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord.
11:17	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.
11:18	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧ... ⲙⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ	There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this his the portion of his reward:
11:19	ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲉⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ [ⲧⲉⲛ]ⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲟⲩ	Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods; and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those things to others, and die.
11:20	ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲅⲱⲥⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ	Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work.
11:21	ⲙⲡⲣⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅϭⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ	Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich.
11:22	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩϯⲟⲩⲱ	The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing flourish.
11:23	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ	Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter?
11:24	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ	Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter?
11:25	ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲕⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲕⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.
11:26	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways.
11:27	ⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϣⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ	The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered.
11:28	ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲗⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ	Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children.
11:29	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ	Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful man hath many trains.
11:30	ⲡⲡⲉⲣⲇⲓⲝ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲏϭ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϯϩⲧⲏϥ ϣⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ	Like as a partridge taken and kept in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall:
11:31	ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲧⲉϭⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ	For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee.
11:32	ϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲛϫⲃⲃⲉⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϯⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ	Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.
11:33	ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲉϭⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness; lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot.
11:34	ϭⲁⲗⲉⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲁϩⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ	Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own.

Provenance

title: Sirach 11
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_11
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_11, 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/11.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: 32 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_11 (32 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 11. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_11. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/11.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_11, 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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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.