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Attribution: Sirach 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_13, 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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| 13:1 | ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱϩ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲡ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ | He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. |
| 13:2 | ⲙⲡⲣϥⲓϩⲣⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁϩⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ | Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken. |
| 13:3 | ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲣⲡⲕⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲣⲡⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ | The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also. |
| 13:4 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲱϥ | If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. |
| 13:5 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲁϩⲧⲕ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ | If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it. |
| 13:6 | ⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲉⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲕⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ [ⲛⲁⲛ]ⲟⲩ ⲛϥ[ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉ]ⲕⲁϩⲉ ⲛ[ⲟⲩ] | If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, What wantest thou? |
| 13:7 | [ⲁⲩⲱ ϥ]ⲛⲁϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ [ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓ]ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ [ϣⲁ]ⲛⲧϥⲡⲁϩⲧⲕ ⲛⲥⲟ[ⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ] ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ[ⲙⲙⲁⲕ] ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥⲟⲃϣϥ ⲛϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ | And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. |
| 13:8 | ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛⲅⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ | Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity. |
| 13:9 | ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ⲥⲁϩⲧⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ | If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee. |
| 13:10 | ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ | Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten. |
| 13:11 | ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲧ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛϥϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ | Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets: |
| 13:12 | ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯⲥⲟ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲣⲣⲉ | But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison. |
| 13:13 | ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ | Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep. |
| 13:15 | ⲉⲣⲉⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ | Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbour. |
| 13:16 | ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲡⲣ]ⲱⲙⲉⲧⲟϭ | All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like. |
| 13:17 | ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ [ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱ]ⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ [ⲙⲛⲟⲩ]ϩⲓⲉ[ⲓⲃ] ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly. |
| 13:18 | ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲫⲏⲕⲉ | What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor? |
| 13:19 | ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲁⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ | As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor. |
| 13:20 | ⲧⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ | As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor. |
| 13:21 | ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ | A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends. |
| 13:22 | ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲁ | When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place. |
| 13:23 | ⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ [ⲉ]ϥϣⲁⲛϫⲓϫⲣ[ⲟⲡ] | When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him. |
| 13:24 | [ⲛⲁ]ⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲟ[ⲟⲩ] ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ | Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly. |
| 13:25 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲏ ⲉϩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲏ ϩⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ | The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. |
| 13:26 | ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ | A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 13
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_13
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_13, 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/13.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
- 25 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_13 (25 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 13. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_13. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/13.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_13, 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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The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
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).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.