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Attribution: Sirach 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_19, 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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27 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | English |
|---|---|---|
| 19:1 | ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲏⲙ | A labouring man that A is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little. |
| 19:2 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲥⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ | Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent. |
| 19:3 | ϩⲛⲗⲟϥⲗⲉϥ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϥⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ | Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away. |
| 19:4 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲧⲏϥ | He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul. |
| 19:5 | ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ......ϫ... | Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life. |
| 19:6 | ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ(?) ⲛⲣϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁ... | He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil. |
| 19:7 | ⲙⲡⲣ...ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ[ⲕⲛⲁ]ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ | Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse. |
| 19:8 | ⲙⲡⲣϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ(?) ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not. |
| 19:9 | ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ | For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee. |
| 19:10 | ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲁϩⲧⲕ | If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee. |
| 19:11 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟϭ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ | A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child. |
| 19:12 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ | As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly. |
| 19:13 | ϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲉϣⲁϥ ⲙⲡϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ | Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more. |
| 19:14 | ϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲉϣⲁϥ ⲙⲡϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ | Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again. |
| 19:15 | ϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ | Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale. |
| 19:16 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ | There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue? |
| 19:17 | ϫⲡⲓⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯⲡⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ | Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High. |
| 19:20 | ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ | The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency. |
| 19:22 | ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ | The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence. |
| 19:23 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ | There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom. |
| 19:24 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ | He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High. |
| 19:25 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ | There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment. |
| 19:26 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉϫⲱϥ ⲃⲏϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ | There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit, |
| 19:27 | ⲉϥⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ | Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. |
| 19:28 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁ[ⲛϩⲉ] ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϥ...... ϩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ | And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil. |
| 19:29 | ϣⲁⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ[ⲣⲟⲟⲩ] ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ | A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him. |
| 19:30 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϫϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ | A man's attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 19
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_19
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_19, 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/19.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_19 (27 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 19. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_19. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/19.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 19 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_19, 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
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.