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Attribution: Sirach 32 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_32, 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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26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 32:1 | ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ | If thou be made the master of a feast, lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for them, and so sit down. |
| 32:2 | ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϯⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ | And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast. |
| 32:3 | ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ[...] ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲙⲓⲧ | Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; and hinder not musick. |
| 32:4 | ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ[ⲍⲓ ⲛ]ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟ[ⲩ] | Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time. |
| 32:5 | ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ ⲛ]ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold. |
| 32:6 | ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ | As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine. |
| 32:7 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ | Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked. |
| 32:8 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲕⲛⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲥ | Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue. |
| 32:9 | ⲧⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ | If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words. |
| 32:10 | ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲥⲃⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ | Before the thunder goeth lightning; and before a shamefaced man shall go favour. |
| 32:11 | ϯⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲉⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ | Rise up betimes, and be not the last; but get thee home without delay. |
| 32:12 | ϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥϯ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲧϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ | There take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: but sin not by proud speech. |
| 32:13 | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ | And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath replenished thee with his good things. |
| 32:14 | ⲙⲡⲣϯⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ[ⲙ]ⲉϥϫⲓ | Whoso feareth the Lord will receive his discipline; and they that seek him early shall find favour. |
| 32:15 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ [ⲉ]ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛ[ⲥ ϫⲉ]ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ | He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith: but the hypocrite will be offended thereat. |
| 32:16 | ⲁ[ⲩ]ⲱ ⲙⲉϥϫⲓϩⲟ ϩⲓϩⲏⲕⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light. |
| 32:17 | ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲃϣϥ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ | A sinful man will not be reproved, but findeth an excuse according to his will. |
| 32:18 | ⲙⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲟϭⲉ | A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel. |
| 32:19 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ | Do nothing without advice; and when thou hast once done, repent not. |
| 32:20 | ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ | Go not in a way wherein thou mayest fall, and stumble not among the stones. |
| 32:21 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲧϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϭⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ | Be not confident in a plain way. |
| 32:22 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲣⲡⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛϯⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁ | And beware of thine own children. |
| 32:23 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the commandments. |
| 32:24 | [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ]ϥⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥ[ϩⲃ]ⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ | He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse. |
| 32:25 | ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁ | draft · highuntil he judges the cause of his people and makes them rejoice in his mercy. |
| 32:26 | ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲙⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ | draft · mediumBeautiful is mercy in the time of affliction, like rain clouds in the time of drought. |
Provenance
- title
- Sirach 32
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_32
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Sirach 32 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_32, 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/32.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
- 24 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 2 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 71_Sirach_32 (24 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Sirach 32. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_32. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/32.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 32 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_32, 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.