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Attribution: Sirach 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_20, 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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31 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 |
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| 20:1 | ⲟⲩⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ | There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise. |
| 20:2 | ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϭⲱⲛⲧ | It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt. |
| 20:3 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ | How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. |
| 20:4 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence. |
| 20:5 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ | There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful. |
| 20:6 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲙⲛⲧϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ | Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time. |
| 20:7 | ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁϥⲣ[]ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ | A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time. |
| 20:8 | [ⲡⲉⲧ]ⲟ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩϥⲱ[ⲧⲉ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲥⲉ[ⲛⲁⲙⲉ]ⲥⲧⲱϥ | He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated. |
| 20:9 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ϩⲛ]ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ | There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss. |
| 20:10 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲛϥⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲕⲏⲃ | There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double. |
| 20:11 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϫⲉⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ | There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate. |
| 20:12 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲉⲡϩⲁϩ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ | There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold. |
| 20:13 | ⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. |
| 20:14 | ⲙⲛϯ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ | The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one. |
| 20:15 | ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϥϫⲡⲓⲟⲕ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲏⲣⲩⲝ ϥⲛⲁϯⲛⲁⲕⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲕⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ | He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man. |
| 20:16 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟϭ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛϯϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ | The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. |
| 20:17 | ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟ[ⲡ ⲟⲩ]ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ | How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not. |
| 20:18 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ...ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ...ⲗⲁ[ⲥ] ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑ[ⲉ ⲉ]ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲧⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟ[ⲟⲩ] ⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭ[ⲉⲡⲏ] | To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. |
| 20:19 | ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ [ⲛⲁⲧ]ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁϣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ | An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise. |
| 20:20 | ϣⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ | A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season. |
| 20:21 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ | There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled. |
| 20:22 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲉⲣⲙⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲓϩⲟ | There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself. |
| 20:23 | ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ | There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. |
| 20:24 | ⲟⲩϫⲃⲓⲛ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁϣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ | A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught. |
| 20:25 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲱϥⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ | A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage. |
| 20:26 | ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ | The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him. |
| 20:27 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲟⲛϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ... | A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men. |
| 20:28 | ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϩ ϥ......... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲁ... ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ... ⲉϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity. |
| 20:29 | ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲛⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ϣⲁ[ⲩⲧⲟ]ⲙⲛⲃⲁⲗ [ⲛ]ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ [ⲛ]ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲃ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ | Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove. |
| 20:30 | ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲛϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ | Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both? |
| 20:31 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲟϭ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ - | Better is he that hideth his folly than a man that hideth his wisdom. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 20
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_20
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_20, 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/20.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
- 31 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_20 (31 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 20. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_20. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/20.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 20 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_20, 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).
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