Sirach 22 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_22, 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
22:1	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϥⲓϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲥ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲁⲓϣⲙϣⲏϭⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲥ	èrep̀refgnaav tenθōnt èouōni efhorṡ ouoh ouon niven nafaiṡmṡyċe èjen pefṡōs	A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.
22:2	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲧ [... ]ⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲧ […]ⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	èrep̀refgnaav tenθōnt èouhoeire ǹsot […]eṡafnehtootf èvol	A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
22:3	ⲟⲩ]ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲡ[ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩ]ϭⲣⲱϩ ⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩ]ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲣⲱϩ ⲧⲉ	ou]ṡipe ǹouiōt pe ouṡyri ǹatsvō t̀ṡeere ḋe et·hoou ougpo ǹouċrōh te	An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
22:4	ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲣⲉϥϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ	ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲣⲉϥϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ	t̀ṡeere ǹsavy naerklyronomin ǹpes·hai ouoh θreftiṡipi oulipy te ǹpesiōt	A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness.
22:5	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲙⲙⲉ ϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲥⲱϣ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲛⲁϣⲧⲙⲙⲉ ϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥϫⲓⲥⲱϣ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ	ṡaret̀naṡtmme tiṡipi ǹpesiōt nem pes·hai ouoh ṡasjisōṡ hitotou ǹp·s̀nav	She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.
22:6	ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲛ ⲟⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲉⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ousaji ǹatouoeiṡ pe xen oulle xen ouhyvi ǹmastiġks ḋe ouoh t̀s̀vō evxen osyou niven nem ousofia	A tale out of season is as musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
22:9	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲉϭⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲉϭⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲗϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ	ère pettisvō ǹousoċ oi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetteċvlje èvlje ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹpettounos ǹpetenkot xen ouhinyb efhorṡ	If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.
22:10	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲏ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ϣⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ	èrepetsaji nem ousoċ oi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetsaji nem ouai efhinyb ouoh t̀·hay ṡafgos je ou petṡop	But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred.
22:11	ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ϫⲉⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟϭ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ	ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉϥ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ	rimi èjen oukos je afkaf̀ouōini ǹsōf ouoh rimi èjen ousoċ je afkō ǹsōf ǹt̀metsave ǹanourimi èjen oukos je afmotnef p̀ōnx ḋe ǹp̀·soċ hoou èhote pefmou	Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.
22:12	ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲥⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ṡaṡf ǹèhoou pe p̀hyvi ǹoukos pap̀·soċ ḋe nem p̀àsebys pe pefahi tyrf	Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
22:13	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁϣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁϣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϩϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ	m̀pertaṡeṡaje nem ousoċ ouoh m̀pervōk èratf ǹouat·hyt àreh èrok èrof hina ǹnekċixisi ouoh ǹnektōlm afṡannehf èvol sahōk èvol m̀mof tarekjimi èoum̀ton ouoh ǹnekm̀kah ǹhyt xen tefaponoia	Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
22:14	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲟϭ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁϩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲥⲟϭ	ou pet·horṡ èp̀taht ouoh ou pe pefran ǹsasoċ	What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
22:15	ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉϥⲓ ϩⲁⲟⲩϣⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϭ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	smoten èfai xa ouṡō nem ouhmou nem outaċ ǹpenipe èhouò èourōmi ǹat·hyt	Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
22:16	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲛϣⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	ǹf̀ryti ǹouloċleċ ǹṡe efmyr xen oukōt eǹfnakim an xen oukmto θai te f̀ryti nouhyt eftagryout èjen oumevi ǹsoċni	As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
22:17	ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲉⲥϫⲏϩ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲉⲥϫⲏϩ	nem ouhyt eftagryout èjen oumevi ǹm̀ntrmnhyt eǹfnaerhoti an èneh ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀·sa ǹougo esjyh	A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
22:18	ⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ [ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩ]ϭⲱ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛϭⲱⲃ [ϩⲛⲟ]ⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁϣ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩϭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ie ǹf̀ryti ǹhankaṡ evhijen ouma efċosi eǹnevċō ǹθyou niven θai te f̀ryti nouhyt ǹċōb xen oumevi ǹsoċ eǹnefċō ǹhoti niven	Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
22:19	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲃⲥⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲉⲓ[ⲉ]ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲃⲥⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲃⲥⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲑⲉⲓⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲃⲥⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ	petnatvsouval f̀naθeiehenrmeiy ouoh petnatvsouhyt f̀naouōnh èvol ǹouaisθysis	He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.
22:20	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟϣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϭⲛⲉϭⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟϣⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϭⲛⲉϭⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ	petnanegouōne exen halyt f̀nanoṡpou èvol ouoh petnaneċneċpefṡ̀fyr f̀navōl èvol ǹtefmetṡfyr	Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.
22:21	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣⲡⲕⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲣⲡⲕⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲓⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	akṡanrpketekmtek·syfi èjen pekṡ̀fyr m̀pereiatootk ǹsōf ouon f̀ryti ġar èθrenkotk èrof	Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning to favour.
22:22	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϭⲗⲡⲡⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϭϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϭⲗⲡⲡⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲭⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ	akṡanouōn ǹrōk èjen pekṡ̀fyr m̀pererhoti ouon f̀ryti ġar ǹhōtp èrof ṡatn neċnouċf ouoh èċisi ǹhyt ègōf ouoh èċlppefmistyrion èvol ouoh eeroup̀lygy èrof ǹk̀rof ṡfyr niven nakak eθve nai	If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart.
22:23	ϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ	ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ	gfo nak ǹteounahti nem pekṡ̀fyr xen tefmet·hyki je ekeevfrane xen nefàġaθon moun èvol nemaf xen p̀·syou ǹnefθ̀lipsis je ekeerklyronomin nemaf xen tefk̀lyronomia	Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
22:24	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲛϩⲣⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡ[ⲛⲟⲥ] ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲧⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲧⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	ǹf̀ryti ète oulhōb ǹh̀rō nem oukapnos p̀vol ǹouk̀rōm θai te f̀ryti xen sahoui net·hat·hy ǹp̀htsnof èvol	As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
22:25	ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲡⲡⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲟⲡⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲉⲡⲡⲁϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϩⲟⲡⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ	ǹtinaṡipi an èheppaṡ̀fyr ouoh ǹnahopt hytf	I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.
22:26	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	kan eṡōp ouon xen pet·hoou natahoi eθvytf ouon niven etnasōtem naareh èrof èrof	And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.
22:27	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲉ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲓ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲓ	nim petnati nyi ǹouàreh ern rōi ouoh ousfragis ǹm̀ntrmnhyt èjen naspotou hina ennahei xen rōi ouoh ǹtepalas takoi	Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?

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title: Sirach 22
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_22
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_22, 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/22.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 22 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 22.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_22)
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attribution: Sirach 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_22, 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=5 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 restored_accepted=4 th_resolved=18 tokens=302
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/22.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 22 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 22.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Sirach 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_22, 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/22.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: 25 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_22 (25 lines)

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Sirach 22. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_22. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/22.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 22 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_22, 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.