Sirach 17 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_17, 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
17:1	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲛⲧⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲛⲧⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	p̀ċois afsntp̀rōmi èvol xen oukahi ouoh on efnaktof èrof	The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again.
17:2	ⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱϥ	ouype ǹèhoou nem ousyou petaftyiou naf ouoh afti nōou ǹteksousia ènet·higōf	He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein.
17:3	ⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ	ⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ	afti hiōtou ǹougom kata roou afθamioou kata tefhikōn	He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image,
17:4	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ	afkatouhoti hijen sarks niven èθreverċois èjen ǹθyrion nem ǹhalati	And put the fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls.
17:6	ⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ	ousoċni nem ous̀vō nem oulas nem hanval nem hanmaaje afti nōou ǹouhnt èmevi	Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand.
17:7	ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	afmahou ǹs̀vō ǹm̀ntrmnhyt aftouvoou ènàġaθon nem ǹpet·hōou	Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.
17:8	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲁϥⲭⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	afkanouval hijen nouhyt ètsavoou èǹmetniṡti ǹnefh̀vyouì	He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works.
17:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ	ouoh èṡouṡou m̀mōou xen nefṡ̀fyri	He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding.
17:10	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	ouoh senas̀mou èf̀ran ǹp̀touvo je evègō ǹt̀metniṡti ǹnefh̀vyouì	And the elect shall praise his holy name.
17:11	ⲁϥⲧ ⲛⲟⲙ[ⲟⲥ]	ⲁϥⲧ ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	aft nomos	Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage.
17:12	ⲁϥ[ⲛⲙⲙ]ⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁ]ⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲡ	ⲁϥⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲡ	afnm̀mav ǹt̀ḋiaθyky ouoh aftsavoou ènefhap	He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments.
17:13	ⲁⲛⲉ[ⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁ]ⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ	ⲁⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲏ	anevval nav èt̀metniṡti ǹpefṑou ouoh anoumaaje sōtem ep̀ōou ǹtefs̀my	Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice.
17:14	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ	ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ	afgos nōou je àreh erōten èpet·hoou niven afhōn etotf ǹp̀ouai p̀ouai eθve petxaθouf	And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour.
17:15	ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	noumōit ǹpefm̀θo èvol ǹouoeiṡ niven senahōp an ènefval	Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes.
17:17	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉϫⲛⲫⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲫⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	afkaθista ǹouniṡti èjen p̀heθnos p̀heθnos t̀meris hōf ǹp̀ċois pe pisrayl	For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord's portion:
17:19	ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	nouh̀vyouì tyrou oi ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀ry ǹpefm̀θo èvol ouoh nefval gouṡt èjen noumōit ǹouoeiṡ niven	Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways.
17:20	ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	m̀penouċingons hōp èrof ouoh nounovi tyrou ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois	None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him, but all their sins are before the Lord
17:22	ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ[ ⲧ]ⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ [ⲛⲛⲉ]ϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	ǹmeθnayt ǹp̀rōmi evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹousfragis nemaf ouoh p̀h̀mot ǹp̀rōmi efnaàreh èrof ǹf̀ryti ǹoukake ǹval an tvvo ǹmetniṡti ǹnefh̀vyouì	The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.
17:23	[ⲙⲛⲛ]ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩ[ⲛ ⲛϥ]ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲉϫⲛ[ⲧⲉⲩⲁ]ⲡⲉ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲁⲟⲩ ⲧⲟⲩⲓⲟ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲉ	menensa nai fnatōoun ǹftōōve nōou ǹtefti naou touio èjen touàfe	Afterwards he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompence upon their heads.
17:24	ϣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ	ϣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ	ṡatn netnarhtyv etafti nōou ǹte mōit ǹkotou ouoh afsep·s netavkō ǹsōou ǹt̀·hipomony	But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.
17:25	ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅⲧⲥⲃⲕⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲣⲟⲡ	ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲥⲃⲕⲉⲛⲉⲕϭⲣⲟⲡ	kotk èp̀ċois ǹtekkō ǹsōk ǹf̀novi ǹtektiho ǹpefm̀θo èvol ǹtektsvkenekċrop	Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.
17:26	ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅⲗⲟ ϩⲁⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲅⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲟ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	kotk èp̀ċois ǹteklo xa p̀ċingons ǹtekmestenvōti èmaṡō	Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.
17:27	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣϩⲧⲏϥ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣϩⲧⲏϥ	nim petnas̀mou èpetċosi xen àmenti èp̀ma ǹnetonx etti ǹoum̀ntrhtyf	Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?
17:28	ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲛ̀ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ǹt̀m̀ntrmnhyt ṡop an xen petmōout ǹf̀ryti on èt̀ǹfṡop an petonx nem petmoten petnas̀mou èp̀ċois	Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.
17:29	ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲧⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	je ouniṡti te t̀meθnayt ǹp̀ċois ouoh nafkō èvol ǹnetkto m̀mōou èrof	How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!
17:30	ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	nem ṡċom ġar èθrehōb niven ṡōpi ǹǹrōmi je ouṡaèneh an pe p̀ṡyri ǹǹrōmi	For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
17:31	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ ⲕⲉϩⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲁ[ⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲥ]ⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓ ⲕⲉϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ	ou petoi ǹouōini èp̀ry ṡarepi kehō ouoh sarks hisnof ṡavmevi e	What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.
17:32	ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ[ⲡϫⲓⲥ]ⲉ ⲛⲧⲡ[ⲉ] ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲛ[ⲉ ⲉ]ⲡ[ⲉⲥϣⲓⲛ]ⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲓⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ	ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲓⲛ[ⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉ ϩⲓⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ	t̀gom ǹp̀ċisi ǹt̀fe ǹθof petċin[e èpesṡine ouoh ǹrōmi tyrou xen kahi ne hikrmes	He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.

Provenance

title: Sirach 17
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_17
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_17, 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/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 17 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_17)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_17, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=2 assimilation_restored=2 editorial_lacuna=9 restored_accepted=9 th_resolved=7 tokens=234
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 17 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_17, 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/17.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_17 (28 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 17. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_17. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/17.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_17, 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.