Sirach 27 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_27, 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
27:1	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲃϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲡⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲃϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲡⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ	eθve p̀ṡvṡi ġar ahah ernovi ouoh petṡini ǹsagpehah nakto èvol ǹnefval	Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
27:2	ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲱⲕⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϯⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϣⲱⲡ	ϣⲁ ⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲑⲟⲕⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲓ̀ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ϣⲱⲡ	ṡa youeṡθok·s ǹouṡmou èoutapouōṡ ǹte ouōni ṡaref̀novi hōf ì xen θ̀myti ǹtaièvol hi ṡōp	As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
27:3	ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ	afṡanṡtemamahte ǹt̀·hoti ǹp̀ċois xen ouċepy pefyi natako ǹtiounou	Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
27:4	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲛⲉⲓⲧⲛ ϣⲱϫⲡ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟⲗϣⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲛⲉⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱϫⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲗϣⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗϥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ǹf̀ryti eṡarehneiten sōgp xen p̀ṡolṡl ǹousolf θai te f̀ryti èreǹpet·hōou ǹp̀rōmi xen pefhyt	As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
27:5	ⲧⲉϩⲣⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉϣⲁⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱ[ⲙⲉ ...]	ⲧⲉϩ̀ⲣⲱ ⲇⲉ ⲧ̀ϣⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ...	teh̀rō ḋe t̀ṡaserḋokimazin ǹǹskevy ǹp̀keramevs ouoh èrep̀pirasmos m̀prōme...	The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
27:6	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϣⲏ[ⲛ ⲟⲩⲉ]ⲛϩⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲡ[...] ⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	Ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲛⲡ[…] ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛϩⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	Ǹf̀ryti ète ṡarepeterhōb evṡyn ouenhpefkarpos èvol θai te f̀ryti ète ṡarep̀·saji m̀np[…] oueinhfyt ǹp̀rōmi èvol	The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
27:7	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲓⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕⲉⲓ[ⲙⲉ] ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡ[ⲣⲱⲙⲉ]	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲁⲓⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	m̀pertaieourōmi m̀patekemi fai ġar pe p̀pirasmos ǹp̀rōmi	Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
27:8	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ [...] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧϣⲛⲧⲱ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ […] ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϣⲛⲧⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	akṡanfōt ǹsa t̀meθmyi […] ouoh k̀natyis hiōtk ǹf̀ryti ǹt̀ṡntō nōou	If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.
27:9	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉϯⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϯⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	ǹf̀ryti eṡareǹhalati ouōh xaten netine m̀mōou θai te f̀ryti eṡareθmyi kots ènetìri m̀mos	The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.
27:10	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲩⲡⲁϩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ	ṡareoumou gōrg èoupahs θai te f̀ryti eṡaref̀novi gōrg enetire ǹp̀ċingons	As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity.
27:11	ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟϩ	ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲟϩ	t̀sofia pe p̀·saji ǹp̀rmnnoute ǹouoeiṡ niven p̀at·hyt ḋe ǹθof ṡafṡive ǹf̀ryti ǹpioh	The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.
27:12	ϫⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ċiouoeiṡ ǹte θ̀myti ǹnat·hyt taṡok ḋe xen θ̀myti ǹǹsave	If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
27:13	ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ	ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ	oumeste pe p̀·saji ǹǹsoċ ouoh èrepousōvi xen ouspatala ǹnovi	The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.
27:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲱⲣⲕ [ⲛⲉϩ]ϣⲗϩϥ [ⲉⲡ]ⲉⲕϣⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲱϫⲡ ⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲉϩϣⲗϩϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ	ṡaret̀jinsaji ǹoureftaṡeōrk nehṡlhf èpekṡaf ouoh ouhōgp ǹmaaje pe pefmiṡe	The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
27:15	[ⲟⲩ]ⲡⲉϩⲧⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϩⲧⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ	ou pehtsnof èvol pe p̀miṡe ǹǹċasihyt ouoh ousōtem efhoou pe pousahoui	The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
27:16	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥ[ϭⲛ]ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ [ⲛⲛⲁ]ϩⲣⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	petnaċōlp èvol ǹhanmistyrion afkō ǹsōf ǹf̀nahti ouoh nafjemǹṡ̀fyr ǹpefhyt	Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind.
27:17	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ	merepekṡ̀fyr ǹtektanhoutk nemaf eṡōp ḋe akṡanċōlp èvol ǹpefmistyrion m̀perfōt ǹsōf	Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
27:18	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϫⲁϫⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲕ	ǹf̀ryti ġar ǹourōmi eafkō ǹsōf ǹpefgaji θai te f̀ryti etakkō ǹsōk ǹt̀metṡfyr ǹpetxaθouk	For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbour.
27:19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲧⲁϩⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲉⲁⲕⲭⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣⲧⲁϩⲟϥ	ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹouhalyt eakkaf èvol xen tekjig θai te f̀ryti etakkō ǹsōk ǹpetxaθouk ouoh ǹnekṡtahof	As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
27:20	ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭϩⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭϩⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ	m̀perfōt ǹsōf je afouei ouoh affōt ǹf̀ryti ǹouċhos èvol xen oupaṡ	Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
27:21	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ [...]ⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ […]ⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ	isje ouon f̀ryti ǹmrousaṡ ouoh ouon f̀ryti ǹhōtp xen oumiṡe petnaċōlp èvol ǹhanmistyrion […]elpize	As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
27:22	[ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ]ⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ [ⲙⲛⲗ]ⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲧⲟϭϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	petċōrem xen nefval efmevi èhanpet·hōou m̀mon laav natoċf èrof	He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
27:23	[...... ⲣ]ⲱϥ ϩⲗⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϥⲣ[ϣⲡⲏ]ⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲧⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲣⲱϥ ϩⲗⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲕⲧⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ	rōf hlog ǹpefm̀θo èvol ǹteferṡfyri ǹnek·saji menensōs f̀nakterōf ǹtefti ǹouċrop xen nek·saji	When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
27:24	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ [ⲡϫⲟ]ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉϩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱϥ	aimestehah m̀peitenθōnou èrof p̀ċois namestōf	I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him.
27:25	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲡⲱⲗϩ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲱⲗϩ	petnanegouōne èt̀fe f̀nahei ègōf oup̀lygy ǹk̀rof ṡasìri ǹhanpōlh	Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
27:26	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	ⲡⲉⲧϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	petṡike ǹouhieit f̀najimi èrof ouoh pettaho èratf ǹoupaṡ f̀nahei ǹxytf	Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
27:27	ⲡⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲱⲛ	ⲡⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲑⲱⲛ	petire ǹhanpet·hoou evnyou ehrai ègōf ouoh nafemi je ntavi naf θōn	He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
27:28	ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ	ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩ	ousōṡf nem ounogneg ǹteǹċasihyt ouoh p̀jikva nagōrg èrof ǹf̀ryti ǹnaimou	Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
27:29	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ	ǹetevfrane èjen p̀tako ǹǹrmnnoute natako xen oupaṡ ouoh p̀m̀kah ǹhyt natakoou xat̀·hy ǹpoumou	They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
27:30	ϩⲛϥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ϧⲉⲛ ϥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	xen fote na ounoċs efmyn èvol nem ouorgy ouoh ourōmi ǹrefernovi f̀naamahte m̀mōou	Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both.

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title: Sirach 27
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_27
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_27, 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/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 27 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_27)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_27, 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=9 lexeme_L1-S-5=1 restored_accepted=11 th_resolved=24 tokens=284
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 27 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 27.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Sirach 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_27, 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/27.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: 30 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_27 (30 lines)

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Sirach 27. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_27. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/27.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 27 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_27, 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.