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Attribution: Sirach 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_28, 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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23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28:2 | ϫⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ | Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest. |
| 28:3 | [ⲛ]ⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord? |
| 28:4 | ⲉⲙⲡϥⲛⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ | He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins? |
| 28:5 | ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ | If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins? |
| 28:6 | ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲅⲗⲟ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ | Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. |
| 28:7 | ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲅⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲃϣⲥ | Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance. |
| 28:8 | ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲙϩⲉⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ | Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife, |
| 28:9 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲣⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ | A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace. |
| 28:11 | ⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲉ | An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood. |
| 28:12 | ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩϯⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϫⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ | If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth. |
| 28:13 | ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ | Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace. |
| 28:14 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕϫⲕ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϥⲡⲟⲟⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲏⲓ | A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men. |
| 28:15 | ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕϫⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫϩⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ | A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours. |
| 28:16 | ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ | Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly. |
| 28:17 | ⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲡⲱⲗϩ | The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. |
| 28:19 | ϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭ[ⲱⲛⲧ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲣϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲣⲣⲉ | Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands. |
| 28:20 | ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲉ | For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass. |
| 28:21 | ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ | The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it. |
| 28:22 | ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲭⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ | It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof. |
| 28:23 | ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲱϣⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ | Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard. |
| 28:24 | ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲅϫⲗϫⲗ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲱⲙ ⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲣⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲃ | Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold, |
| 28:25 | ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲙⲟⲩ[ϣⲓ ⲛ]ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ [ⲛⲣⲱ]ⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲭⲗⲟⲥ | And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth. |
| 28:26 | ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ [ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ]ⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲛⲅϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ | Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 28
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_28
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_28, 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/28.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
- 23 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_28 (23 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 28. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_28. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/28.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 28 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_28, 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.