Sirach 31 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_31, 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
31:1	ϩⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϯⲁⲥⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ	ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϭⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ	xen helpis evṡouit ouoh xen ċol ǹourōmi ǹat·hyt ouoh ṡaret̀rasoui tiasiai ǹpat·hyt	Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
31:2	ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲑⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲧⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲧ̀ϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ	ǹf̀ryti ǹpetamahte ǹouhaives etfyt ǹsa hanθyou t̀·horasis ǹǹrasoui pe	Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep,
31:3	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ	èrefai tenθōnt èfai ouoh p̀eine ǹouho pe ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹpek·ho	The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.
31:4	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲡⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲡϭⲟⲗ	ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲗ	ou petnatouvo èvol xen petċaxem ouoh ou petnajime xen p̀ċol	The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.
31:5	ⲛⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲓⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ [ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣ]ⲉⲫⲏⲧ [ⲧ]ⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲓⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ	ǹθonten nem ǹjimaein nem ǹrasoui ṡouit avō ṡarefyt θonten ǹf̀ryti ǹtettinaake	He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
31:6	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉ[ⲧϫ]ⲟⲥⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ [ϫ]ⲉⲙⲡⲣϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲙⲡ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ	eṡōp ntavtnnoouse nak an hiten petċosi xen ouċmp̀ṡine je m̀pertipek·hyt èrōou	Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
31:7	ⲁⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲁⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	arasou ġar p̀lana ǹhah ouoh netkō ǹhtyou èrōou avhei èvol	It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith.
31:8	ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲉⲕⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϫⲛϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲩϫⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	èṡavjekp̀nomos èvol ǹċol ouoh ougōk èvol ǹt̀tapro ǹpistos pe t̀sofia	Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold.
31:9	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲛⲧϩⲁϩ ϣⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ	ⲟⲩ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ϣⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲛⲧϩⲁϩ ϣⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ	ou rōmi efkōti ṡafemi èhah ouoh petafgnt·hah ṡafgō ǹt̀m̀ntrmnhyt	Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people.
31:10	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ	èrepète m̀peougontf sōoun ǹhankouji	Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended? or done evil, and hath not done it?
31:11	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ	petafmouṡt ḋe ǹθof peṡaftaṡemntsave	His goods shall be established, and the congregation shall declare his alms.
31:12	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁϩ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲁⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ	ainav èhah xen p̀tramouṡt ouoh tam̀ntrmnhyt pe p̀houò ǹnasaji	If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it.
31:13	ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ	ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲓⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ	hah ǹsop aikinḋineve ṡa f̀mou ouoh aiougai eθve nai	Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.
31:14	ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ	ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ	pep̀nevma ǹneterhoti hytf ǹp̀ċois naōnx	Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish.
31:15	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	èretouhelpis ġar hi petnohem m̀mōou	Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point.
31:16	ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ [...]ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲣϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ[ϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ]	ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ […]ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲣϭⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ	peterhoti hytf ǹf̀nouti […]laav an ouoh nafrċōb je ǹθof pe tefhelpis	Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.
31:17	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ[ϥ] ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	naiats ǹt̀psiṡy eterhoti hytf ǹp̀ċois	Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.
31:18	ⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣ[ⲟ]	ⲉ̀ϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ	èfkō ǹhtyf ènim ouoh nim pe peftagro	When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
31:19	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲩⲃ[ⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ]	ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲧ̀ⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲏϯ	èreǹval ǹp̀ċois gouṡt èjen ǹṡteme m̀mof t̀naṡte pe ǹtougom ouoh p̀tagro m̀pevnahti pe ǹθof pe touhelpis xen oukavma ouoh t̀·haives ǹp̀ǹou ǹmeri ouoh tevboyθia xen ouryti	A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
31:20	ⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ	ⲉ̀ϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	èfċisi ǹtoupsiṡy eferouōini ènouval efti nōou ǹoutalċo nem ouōnh nem ous̀mou	Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.
31:21	ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲥϫⲁϩⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲉⲥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ	ou p̀rosfora esċaxem pe pettalo ehrai xen ouċingons	And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.
31:22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲡ̀ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	ouoh mpafoueṡp̀ċōxem ǹnanomos	My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.
31:23	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ	merepetċosi oueṡǹp̀rosfora ǹnàsebys ouoh ǹnefkō èvol ǹnevnovi xen p̀àṡai ǹnouθisia	Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.
31:24	ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ	ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ	efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetṡōōt ǹouṡyri ǹte p̀m̀θo èvol ǹpefiōt pettalo ehrai ǹhanθisia xen hanxryma ǹhyki	But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
31:25	ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲙ̀ⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲉϥϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ ⲡⲉ	p̀ōnx m̀fyke ouōik efċrōh m̀mof pe petnahourōou m̀mof ourōmi ǹs̀nof pe	Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.
31:26	ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ	ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ	efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetxōteb ǹpetxaθouf ǹje petnafitefċinōnh	The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkenness.
31:27	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲉϭⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲉϭⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ	petnafeċougaiveke ǹpefveke efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetpōht èvol ǹous̀nof	Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
31:28	ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ	ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ	ouai efkōt nem ouai efṡorṡr ou pe pouhyou ǹsaxisi	Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind:
31:29	ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	ouai efṡ̀lyl nem ouai efsahoui ère p̀ċois nasōtem èts̀my ǹnim m̀mōou	But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling.
31:30	ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲛϥⲥⲟⲧϥ ⲛϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ	ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲟⲣⲡϥ	ouai eafhorpf èoukos ǹtefsotf ǹtefgōh èrof ou pe p̀hyou je afhorpf	Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.
31:31	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟϥ	ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟϥ	θai te f̀ryti ǹourōmi efernystevin xa nefnovi ouoh on efìri m̀mōou nim petnasōtem èpefṡ̀lyl ouoh ou pe p̀hyou je afθvviof	Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him to drink.

Provenance

title: Sirach 31
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_31
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_31, 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/31.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 31 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 31.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_31)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_31, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=2 editorial_lacuna=5 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=6 th_resolved=10 tokens=260
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/31.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 31 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 31.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_31, 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/31.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: 31 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_31 (31 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 31. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_31. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/31.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 31 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_31, 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.