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Attribution: Sirach 29 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_29, 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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28 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 |
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| 29:1 | ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ [ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ]ⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ | He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments. |
| 29:2 | ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧϥ[ⲣⲭⲣ]ⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲅϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲉ | Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. |
| 29:3 | ⲙⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ | Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee. |
| 29:4 | ⲉⲣⲉϩⲁϩ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ | Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them. |
| 29:5 | ϣⲁϥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϫⲓ ⲛϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϥϫⲱ ⲛϩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϭⲛⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ | Till he hath received, he will kiss a man's hand; and for his neighbour's money he will speak submissly: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time. |
| 29:6 | ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛϥ[ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ] ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ [ϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ]ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩϣ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ]ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱϣ | If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace. |
| 29:7 | [ⲁϩⲁ]ϩ ⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ [ⲁⲩ]ⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϥⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲛϫⲏ | Many therefore have refused to lend for other men's ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded. |
| 29:8 | ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ | Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to shew him mercy. |
| 29:9 | ϣ[ⲱⲡ ⲉⲣ]ⲟⲕ ⲙⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ | Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty. |
| 29:10 | ⲛⲉϫϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲓϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣϣⲏⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ | Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost. |
| 29:11 | ⲕⲁⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ | Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. |
| 29:12 | ⲥⲉⲩϩⲛⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ϩⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ | Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction. |
| 29:13 | ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ | It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear. |
| 29:14 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ | An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him. |
| 29:15 | ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲁϥϯⲧⲉϥⲯ[ⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ] ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ | Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee. |
| 29:16 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ | A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety: |
| 29:17 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁⲧϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ [ⲕⲱ] ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ | And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him. |
| 29:18 | ⲁϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ[ϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛ]ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ | Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations. |
| 29:19 | ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲟⲗⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲓϩⲁⲡ | A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits. |
| 29:20 | ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϩⲉ | Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same. |
| 29:21 | ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ | The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame. |
| 29:22 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ | Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house. |
| 29:23 | ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕϥ | Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house. |
| 29:24 | ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲉϣⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ | For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth. |
| 29:25 | ϣⲁϥϯⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲥⲉⲓⲟ ......ϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ | Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks: moreover thou shalt hear bitter words: |
| 29:26 | ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲣ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕϥ | Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready. |
| 29:27 | ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲣ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ϭⲟⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ | Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be lodged, and I have need of mine house. |
| 29:28 | ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ | These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of houseroom, and reproaching of the lender. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 29
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_29
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 29 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_29, 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/29.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
- 28 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_29 (28 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 29. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_29. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/29.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 29 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_29, 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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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.
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