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Attribution: Sirach 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_26, 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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20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26:1 | ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲕⲏⲃ | Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. |
| 26:2 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϫⲉⲕⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ | A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. |
| 26:3 | [ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣ]ⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ [ⲟⲩ]ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉ[ⲛ]ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ [ⲉⲩⲛ]ⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛ[ⲉⲧ]ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. |
| 26:4 | ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ | Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance. |
| 26:5 | ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϣⲙⲧϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲥ[ⲟⲟⲩ]ϩⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ | There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death. |
| 26:6 | ⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ | But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. |
| 26:7 | ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃ ⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ | An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion. |
| 26:8 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲡⲉ | A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame. |
| 26:9 | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟⲩϩⲉ | The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. |
| 26:10 | ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲙⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ {ⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ?} ⲛⲥⲣⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ | If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty. |
| 26:11 | ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟ[ⲕ ⲉ]ⲟⲩⲁ[ⲗⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲁⲗ] ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ [ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ] ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲣ[ⲛⲟ]ⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ | Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee. |
| 26:12 | ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲱ ϩⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ......... | She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow. |
| 26:13 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ [ϯⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ] ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥⲥⲃⲱ ϯⲕⲛⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ | The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones. |
| 26:14 | ⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲣⲕϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϣⲃⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏⲩ | A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. |
| 26:15 | ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲡⲓⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ | A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued. |
| 26:16 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ | As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house. |
| 26:17 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲧ ⲉⲥⲧⲏϣ | As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age. |
| 26:18 | ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ [ⲉ]ϫⲛϩⲛ... ⲛⲁⲧϣ[ⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ] | As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart. |
| 26:28 | ...ϩⲛ............... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡ]ϭⲱⲛⲧ [ⲉⲓ] ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲙϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲓ]ϣⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ⲛⲣⲙⲛ]ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛ...... ⲙ............... ⲡ[ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword. |
| 26:29 | ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲕⲁⲡⲏⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ | A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 26
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_26
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_26, 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/26.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
- 20 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_26 (20 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 26. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_26. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/26.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 26 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_26, 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.