Sirach 25 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_25, 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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25:1	ⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲧϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ	ⲁⲓⲥⲁⲁⲧϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ	aisaatṡomt ǹhōb ouoh aitōōn enesōi ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹp̀ċois nem ǹrōmi xen hans̀nyou evoi nouhyt ǹouot ouoh ouṡ̀fyr nem petxaθouf ouoh ourōmi nem tefs̀·himi evfai xa nouèryou	In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together.
25:2	ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	ṡomt ǹhōb netatapsiṡy mestōou ouoh aimestenouh̀vyouì èmaṡō ouhyki ǹċasihyt nem ourmmao ǹrefjiċol nem ouxello ǹtenōik ǹat·hyt	Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.
25:3	ⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ	ⲉ̀ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ	èmpefsōouh èxoun xen tefm̀ntkoui efnajimi θōn xen tefmetxello	If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, how canst thou find any thing in thine age?
25:4	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲫⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	isje nesefap ǹǹrmnskim ouoh ǹxello èθrevemi èsoċni	O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!
25:5	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ	isje naset̀sofia ǹǹxello ouoh f̀mevi nem p̀·soċni ǹnettaiyout	O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour.
25:6	ⲡϫⲛⲧϩⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲓⲥ	ⲡ̀ϫⲛⲧϩⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	p̀gnt·hah pe p̀k̀lom ǹǹxello ouoh pouṡouṡou pe t̀·hoti ǹp̀ċois	Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.
25:7	ⲁⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲯⲓⲧ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲉⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲯⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲉⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲁϫⲓ	aiermakarizin m̀psit ǹhōb xen pahyt ouoh tinajepmehmyt xen palas ourōmi efevfrane èjen nefṡyri efonx efgouṡt èf̀ryti ǹnefgaji	There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:
25:8	[ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙ]ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	naiatf m̀petṡoop nem ous̀·himi ǹsave ouoh pète m̀pefslaate xen peflas nem pète m̀pefrhmhal ǹpetsyṡ èrof	Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
25:9	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲡ]ⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ	naiatf ǹpetafjimi èt̀metsave ouoh petsaji èoumaaje ǹpetsōtem	Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:
25:10	[ⲉϣ]ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ [ⲁⲗ]ⲗⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	isje ouniṡti pe petafjimi èt̀sofia alla nem petoi ǹniṡti èpeterhoti hytf ǹp̀ċois	O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
25:11	[ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ]ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ	ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲙ	θote m̀pgoeis sotp èrōou tyrou ère petamahte m̀mos tenθōnt ènim	But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
25:13	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	ǹanoup̀lygy niven èp̀lygy ǹhyt ǹanouponyria niven èponyria ǹs·himi	Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman:
25:14	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲭⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲙⲟⲭⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ	nanemok·s niven èhote mok·hs ǹnetmosti ǹanoujikva niven èhouò èjikva ǹgaji	And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
25:15	ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲫⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲡϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲫⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲡ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ	nem afe hoou ètàfe ǹp̀hof ouoh nem gōnt epap̀gaji	There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
25:16	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ	ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ	tinaoueṡouōh nem oumou nem ouḋ̀rakōn èhouò èouōh nem ous̀·himi es·hoou ouoh ǹrefċōnt	I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
25:17	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥⲉⲣⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ	ṡaret̀ponyria ǹous̀·himi es·hoou ṡive ǹpes·ho ouoh ṡaserpes·ho ǹkake ǹf̀ryti ǹouċooune	The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
25:18	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟϫϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϣⲁϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϣⲁϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ	erṡanpes·hai nogf xen θ̀myti ǹpetxaθouf ǹtefsōtem ṡafaṡahom efsaṡe	Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.
25:19	ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲟⲃⲕ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ	ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲃⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲥ	kakia niven sovk ǹt̀kakia ǹt̀s̀·himi ère p̀k̀lyros ǹourefernovi hei etots	All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her.
25:20	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ[ϩⲗ]ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲱⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲣⲁⲕⲓⲣ ⲛϣⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑ[ⲉ ⲛ]ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲱ̀ⲗⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲁⲣⲁⲕⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ϣⲱ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ	ǹf̀ryti ǹouxello efṑli ehrai xen ouskarakir ǹṡō θai te θe ǹous·hime ǹrefaṡkak èvol ǹouhai ǹremravṡ	As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man.
25:21	ⲙⲡⲣϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲣⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲣⲉⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ	m̀perhei etots ǹous̀·himi enesōs ouoh m̀permeres̀·himi	Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure.
25:22	ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩ ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ	ou orgy nem oumetatval nem ouṡipe pe ous̀·himi esti etotf ǹpes·hai	A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach.
25:23	ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲑⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲕⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛϭⲓϫ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲙⲛϩⲛⲡⲁⲧ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲑⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϥⲟⲕⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϫⲓϫ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ	ou hyt efθviyv nem ouho efokm nem oup̀lygy ǹhyt pe ous̀·himi es·hoou xen jig evṡy nem hanfat evvyl èvol pe ous̀·himi eǹsermakarizin an ǹpes·hai	A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
25:24	ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ	etatarṡy ǹf̀novi ì èvol xen t̀s̀·himi ouoh eθvyts ènamou tyrn	Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die.
25:25	ⲙⲡⲣϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲣϯⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ	m̀pertitehiy ǹoumou efsōk m̀pertiparhysia ǹous̀·himi es·hoou	Give the water no passage; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.
25:26	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲗⲡⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲗⲡⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ	eṡōp eǹsnaouahs ǹsōk an solp·s èvol ǹnek·sarks	If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go.

Provenance

title: Sirach 25
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_25
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_25, 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/25.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 25 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 25.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_25)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_25, 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_unstroked_left=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 assimilation_restored=1 editorial_lacuna=6 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 restored_accepted=4 th_resolved=4 tokens=238
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/25.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 25 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 25.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_25, 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/25.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_25 (25 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 25. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_25. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/25.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 25 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_25, 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.