Sirach 18 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_18, 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
18:1	ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲛⲧ ⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	petonx ǹṡa èneh petafsnt ǹka niven hi ousop	He that liveth for ever Hath created all things in general.
18:2	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ	p̀ċois m̀mavatf petnaṡtemaeio	The Lord only is righteous, and there is none other but he,
18:4	ⲙⲡϥϯ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	m̀pefti ǹlaav èjenefh̀vyouì ouoh nim petnaṡxotxet ǹtefmetsave	To whom hath he given power to declare his works? and who shall find out his noble acts?
18:5	ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁ	ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁ	ie nim petnaṡeppamahte ǹtefmetniṡti ouoh nim petnaṡouōh etotf ègō ǹnefna	Who shall number the strength of his majesty? and who shall also tell out his mercies?
18:6	ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣϥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉϣϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣϥⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲉϣϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	ǹnekṡfi ǹxytou ǹnekṡouōh èrōou ǹnekeṡxotxet ǹǹh̀vyouì ǹp̀ċois	As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.
18:7	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲣⲓ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲣⲱ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ	erṡanp̀rōmi gōk èvol ètafì rō èxoun ouoh afṡankotf èvol tote f̀naaporei	When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful.
18:8	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	ou pe p̀rōmi ouoh ou pe pefṡav ou pe pefàġaθon ouoh ou pe pefpet·hōou	What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil?
18:9	ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ	ⲧ̀ⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ	t̀ype ǹnèhoou ǹp̀rōmi asṡanàṡai ṡo ǹrompi ne	The number of a man's days at the most are an hundred years.
18:10	ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲗϯⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲛϣⲱ ϩⲙⲡϣⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲗϯⲗⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲃⲗⲃⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲱ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹoutltile m̀mōou èvol xen t̀·halassa ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹouvlvile ǹṡō xen p̀ṡō θai te f̀ryti ǹǹrmpooue ǹṡa èneh	As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravelstone in comparison of the sand; so are a thousand years to the days of eternity.
18:11	ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ[ⲡⲉϥⲛ]ⲁ	ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ	ehrai ègōou ǹpefna	Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
18:12	[ⲁϥⲛ]ⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉ[ⲩⲧⲁⲕ]ⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲡⲉϥ [...]	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲡ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ […]	afnav ouoh afemi èpoutako je eθve fai aftaṡep̀ǹθof […]	He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore he multiplied his compassion.
18:13	ⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛ[ⲡ]ⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟϩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ	ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϣⲁϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ	p̀nevma ǹp̀rōmi eṡafi èjen petxaθouf p̀nevma ǹθof ǹp̀ċois eṡafi èjen sarks niven efgpio efpaiḋeve eftisvō efkto ǹpefòhi ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡōs	The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock.
18:14	ϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲡ	ϣⲁ ϥ̀ⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲁⲡ	ṡa f̀na ǹnetgouṡt hyts ǹtefs̀vō ouoh netċepy èratou ǹnefhap	He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after his judgments.
18:15	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	paṡyri m̀pertitōlm ǹnekpetnanouou ouoh oulipy ǹsaji xen petknatyif tyrf	My son, blemish not thy good deeds, neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing.
18:16	ⲙⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϯ	ⲙⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲓⲱϯ ϯⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧⲁⲓ	my mereouiōti tim̀ton ǹouxmom θai te f̀ryti ète p̀·saji sotp paratai	Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift.
18:17	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϯ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	my nane p̀·saji an èhouò èti ouoh p̀rōmi ǹh̀mot ouontafse m̀p̀·s̀nav	Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man.
18:18	ⲡⲥⲟϭ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁϫⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	p̀·soċ ṡafnogneg ǹṡephmot ouoh ṡarep̀ti ǹoueiervoone vōl èvol ǹnefval	A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
18:19	ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ	ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ϭⲓⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ	emi em̀patek·saji ċipahre em̀patekṡōpi	Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.
18:20	ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ	ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲙⲡ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ	sevtōtk xat̀·hy ǹt̀k̀risis ouoh k̀nahei evkō èvol ǹtiounou ǹp̀ċmp̀ṡine	Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.
18:21	ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ[ⲕ ⲉⲙ]ⲡⲁⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲅⲟⲩ[ⲱⲛϩ ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲧⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲉ[ⲟⲩⲟ]ⲉ[ⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛ]ⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲅⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲧⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛ]ⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ	θvviok empatkṡōne ǹġouōnh èvol m̀pekkto xen p̀ouoeeiṡ nn]eknove	Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance.
18:22	ⲙⲡⲣϯϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲉϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱ ⲉⲙⲡⲕⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲱ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ	m̀pertiċrop ètai ǹnekeryt ǹp̀·syou ouoh m̀perċō empektmaio ṡa pekmou	Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified.
18:23	ⲥⲃⲧⲉⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲙϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲥⲟⲃϯⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	sovtitekpsiky em̀patekeryt ǹtekṡtemṡōpi ǹf̀ryti ǹourōmi eferpeirazin ǹp̀ċois	Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
18:24	ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲁⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉ[ⲕⲃ]ⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲁⲡ	ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲃⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲫⲁⲡ	àrif̀mevi ǹp̀gōnt xen ǹèhoou ǹt̀·hay ouoh p̀·syou ǹp̀kva xen p̀èhoou m̀fap	Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.
18:25	ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲫⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲓ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ	ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲫⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲓ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲣⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ	àrif̀mevi ǹp̀·syou m̀fevōōn xen p̀èhoou m̀pesi t̀met·hyki nem p̀ċrōh xen p̀èhoou ǹt̀m̀ntrmmao	When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
18:26	ϫⲓⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ϫⲓⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	jinhtooue ġar ṡa rouhi p̀·syou pōōne ouoh xen laav tyrou ne ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois	From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord.
18:27	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϣⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ourōmi ǹsofos ṡaferhoti xen hōb niven ouoh p̀èhoou ǹf̀novi ṡafsahōf èvol m̀mof	A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence: but a fool will not observe time.
18:28	ⲁⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲁⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	armnhyt niven emi èt̀sofia ouoh ṡasouōnh èvol ǹpetafjimi èros	Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her.
18:29	[ⲁⲩ]ⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ [ⲁⲩⲱ] ϣⲁⲩⲃⲉⲉⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲁ[ⲣϩⲟⲓⲙ]ⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ	ⲁⲟⲩⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ	aoursave ouoh ṡavvevi ǹhanparhoimia evorg	They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
18:30	ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ	ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ	mperouahk ǹsa pekouōṡ ouoh amahte m̀mok ènetkouaṡou	Go not after thy lusts, but refrain thyself from thine appetites.
18:31	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	akṡanti ġar ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀ouōṡ èt̀·hnas ṡasθrenekgaji raṡi m̀mok	If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee.
18:32	ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ	m̀perevfrane èjen hah ǹtrify ouoh m̀permork ètessimboly	Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expense thereof.
18:33	ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϯⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲕϫⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕϯⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲕϭⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲉⲛⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲟⲙⲓ	m̀perṡōpi ektisimboly ekċi ègōk eenk ouhyki ouoh em̀mon laav ṡop nak xen tektomi	Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.

Provenance

title: Sirach 18
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_18
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_18, 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/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 18 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_18)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_18, 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: abbrev=2 abbrev_unstroked=2 editorial_lacuna=6 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=9 th_resolved=10 tokens=269
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 18 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 18.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_18, 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/18.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: 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_18 (32 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 18. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_18. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/18.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 18 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_18, 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.