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Attribution: Sirach 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_14, 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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| 14:1 | ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ | Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins. |
| 14:2 | ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲡϥϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ | Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. |
| 14:3 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲓϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ | Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money? |
| 14:4 | ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ | He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously. |
| 14:5 | ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ | He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods. |
| 14:6 | ⲡⲉⲧⲡ [ⲉⲣ]ⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥ[ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ] | There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness. |
| 14:7 | ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥ[ϣⲁⲛⲣⲡ]ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ϫ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲏ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ[ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉ]ϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ | And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. |
| 14:8 | ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ | The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men. |
| 14:9 | ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛϥⲟϭϥ ⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉϣϥ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ | A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul. |
| 14:10 | ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥⲣⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϩⲓⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ | A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table. |
| 14:11 | ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲗⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ | My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering. |
| 14:12 | ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ | Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. |
| 14:13 | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲅϯ ⲛⲁϥ | Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him. |
| 14:14 | ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲕϩⲕ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲥⲣⲡⲉⲕⲃⲟⲗ | Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee. |
| 14:15 | ⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ [ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙ]ⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ[ⲩ] [ⲕ]ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ [ⲛ]ⲧⲟⲟⲩ | Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot? |
| 14:16 | ϫⲓ ⲛⲅⲁⲡⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲧ[ⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ] [ϫ]ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧ[ⲣⲩⲫⲏ ϩ]ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ | Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave. |
| 14:17 | ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲡⲗϭⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ | All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. |
| 14:18 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲛϭⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ --- ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲟⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱ --- ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ | As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. |
| 14:19 | ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁϥⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ | Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal. |
| 14:20 | ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ | Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. |
| 14:21 | ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ | He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. |
| 14:22 | ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣϭ ⲛⲅϩⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ | Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. |
| 14:23 | ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲟ | He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors. |
| 14:24 | ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲥϫⲟ | He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. |
| 14:25 | [...ⲥⲕⲏⲛ]ⲏ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲛⲛϥⲙⲧⲟ[ⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩ]ⲙⲁ ⲛϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ [ⲛ]ⲛ[ⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁ[ⲟⲩⲟⲩ] | He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. |
| 14:26 | ϥⲛⲁ[ⲛⲛⲉϥϣ]ⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲥⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ | He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. |
| 14:27 | ϥⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲟⲟⲩ | By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 14
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_14
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_14, 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/14.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
- 27 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_14 (27 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 14. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_14. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/14.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_14, 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.