Sirach 16 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_16, 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
16:1	ⲙⲡⲣⲉ[ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙ]ⲓ ⲛⲥⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲩⲫ]ⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛϩⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	m̀prepiθimi ǹsimyyṡe n ouoh m̀perevfrane èjen hanṡyri ǹàsebys	Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, neither delight in ungodly sons.
16:2	ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	avṡanmperounof ègōou eṡōp ǹt̀·hoti ǹp̀ċois nemaou an	Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.
16:3	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ ⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ϣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ	m̀pertanhoutk nem pouōnx ouoh m̀perkahtyk èpouàṡai nane ouai ġar èhouò èṡo ouoh èθrep̀rōmi mou efoi ǹtṡyri ǹhouo èθref kō ǹhanṡyri ǹàsebys	Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
16:4	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϭⲱⲣϭⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲱⲣϫⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧ̀ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱϥ	ṡareoupolis gōrgs eθve ourmnhyt ǹouōt t̀fily ǹnanomos naṡōf	For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
16:5	ⲁⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ	ⲁⲡⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ	apaval nōou èhah ǹpairyti ouoh a pamaaje sōtem èpetgoor ènai	Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these.
16:6	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	ouon ouk̀rōm namoh xen t̀soouhs ǹǹrefernovi ouoh àouorgy moh xen ouheθnos ǹatamahte	In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.
16:7	ⲙⲡϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ	m̀pefkō èvol ǹǹgiġas ǹṡorp nai etavpōṡs eθve tougom	He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.
16:8	ⲙⲡϥϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲗⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲗⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ	m̀peftiaso èp̀ma ǹṡōpi ǹlōt nai etavfotou eθve toumetċasihyt	Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for their pride.
16:9	...ⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲛ [ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ]ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉ[ⲩⲛⲟⲃ]ⲉ	ⲁⲛⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ	ana an nai entavjise xen nounovi	He pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sins:
16:10	ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲧ[ⲉⲩⲙⲛ]ⲧⲛⲁ[ϣⲧ]ϩⲏ	ⲉⲩⲙⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲃⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̀ϩⲏ	evmahou ǹθ̀va nai etavsōouh etevm̀ntnaṡt̀·hy	Nor the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.
16:11	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ[ⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲡ]ⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲣⲅⲏ	kan eṡōp ounaṡtnahvef pe ouai ouṡ̀fyri pe je f̀naouop ère p̀na ġar nem t̀orgy ǹtotf ouon gom m̀mof èkō èvol ouoh ṡafpōht ǹteforgy	And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.
16:12	ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ	kata p̀àṡai ǹpefna θai on te f̀ryti ǹpefgpio f̀nakrine ǹp̀rōmi kata nefh̀vyoui	As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works
16:13	ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲱϫⲛ ⲁⲛ	p̀refernovi narvol an xen nefhōlem ouoh t̀·hipomony ǹpevsebys naōgn an	The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.
16:14	ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ϣⲁ ϥ̀ⲕⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ	ṡa f̀kama ǹmeθnayt niven ère p̀ouai p̀ouai jimi kata nefh̀vyoui	Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works.
16:17	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧϥⲏⲏⲡⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩⲟⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲛⲧϥⲏⲏⲡⲉ	m̀pergos je tinahopt èp̀ċois ouoh je nim petnaerpamevi xen p̀ċisi senasouōnt an xen oulaos efoṡ niven ġar pe tapsiṡy xen paisōnt ète m̀ntfyype	Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
16:18	ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲙⲡⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ	is hyppe is t̀fe nem t̀fe ǹt̀fe f̀noun nem p̀kahi afṡanjempouṡine ṡavkim	Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.
16:19	ⲙⲛⲛⲧ[ⲟⲟⲩ] ϩⲙⲡ[ⲧⲣⲉϥ] ϣⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ [ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ] ⲥⲧⲱⲧ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥ ϣⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲧⲱⲧ	nem ǹtōou xen p̀tref ṡr ehrai ègōou stōt	The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them.
16:20	ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉ]ⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ[ⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲡ]ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ	ouoh ǹnefmekmoukf ehrai ègōou nim petaferf̀mevi ènefmōit	No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways?
16:21	ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ	nem t̀·hatyv ète ǹf̀rōmei nōou èros an p̀houò ǹnefh̀vyouì evxen nefpet·hyp	It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.
16:22	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ; ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲏⲩ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ; ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ	nim petnaṡgō ǹǹh̀vyouì ǹtḋikaiosiny; nim petnaċō t̀ḋiaθyky ġar ouyou	Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end.
16:23	ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟϭ	ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ	ouat·hyt pe petnamevi ènai ouoh p̀rōmi ǹatsvō etp̀lana ṡafmevi ènaimetsog	He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
16:24	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲅϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ	sōtem èroi paṡyri ǹtekċisvō ètas̀vō ǹtektihtyk xen pek·hyt èpasaji	My son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart.
16:25	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲉⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲛϩⲧⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ	tinaounhtes̀vō èvol xen ouṡi tinaounhtm̀ntrmnhyt xen ouōrg	I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.
16:26	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱϣ ϫⲓⲛⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲩⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲣϫⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲱϣ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲟⲩⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⲁϥⲡ̀ⲣϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ	èreǹh̀vyouì ǹp̀ċois xen pefθōṡ jinǹṡorp ouoh jinpouθmaio afp̀rgnoumeris	The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof.
16:27	ⲁϥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲁϥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲱϫⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	afkosmei ǹnefh̀vyouì ǹṡa èneh ouoh nouarṡy ṡanougōm ouḋe ǹpouhko ouḋe ǹpouxisi ouoh ǹpouōgn xen nouh̀vyouì	He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works.
16:28	ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	m̀pep̀ouai p̀ouai θlibe ǹpetxaθouf ouoh ǹsenaeratsōtem an èpefsaji ǹṡa èneh	None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word.
16:29	ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅ[ⲁⲑⲟⲛ]	ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ	m̀mos nefàġaθon	After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.
16:30	ⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲉϥ[ϩⲟ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ	ǹepsiṡy ǹnetonx pefho ouoh tōou	With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again.

Provenance

title: Sirach 16
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_16
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_16, 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/16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 16 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_16)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_16, 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: editorial_lacuna=4 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 restored_accepted=11 th_resolved=6 tokens=242
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 16 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_16, 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/16.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: 28 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_16 (28 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 16. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_16. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/16.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 16 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_16, 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.