Sirach 34 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_34

Attribution: Sirach 34 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_34, 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	English
34:1	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲥⲁϩⲉⲫⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
34:2	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ	Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
34:3	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ	The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face.
34:4	ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙⲡϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ	Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?
34:5	ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ [ⲁⲛ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ [...] ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁϥ	Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancieth, as a woman's heart in travail.
34:6	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ]	If they be not sent from the most High in thy visitation, set not thy heart upon them.
34:7	ⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛϫⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ	For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.
34:8	ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ	The law shall be found perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth.
34:9	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲣϩⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ	A man that hath travelled knoweth many things; and he that hath much experience will declare wisdom.
34:10	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ	He that hath no experience knoweth little: but he that hath travelled is full of prudence.
34:11	ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁ	When I travelled, I saw many things; and I understand more than I can express.
34:12	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ	I was ofttimes in danger of death: yet I was delivered because of these things.
34:13	[ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩ]ⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲟⲩ [ⲁⲩ]ⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛⲧ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲃⲁⲗ [ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡ]ⲁⲓ ϥϯⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛϩⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ	The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; for their hope is in him that saveth them.
34:14	[...]ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϩⲉϫϫⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛⲧϫⲏ	Whoso feareth the Lord shall not fear nor be afraid; for he is his hope.
34:15	[ⲉⲓⲙⲉ] ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲕ ⲉϫⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ	Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength?
34:16	ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲡⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ	For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preservation from stumbling, and an help from falling.
34:17	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅϫⲱⲣⲡ	He raiseth up the soul, and lighteneth the eyes: he giveth health, life, and blessing.
34:18	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲩϩⲏ	He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted.
34:19	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉϥϫⲗϩⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ	The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
34:20	ϣⲁⲕⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲣⲡⲣⲱϣⲉ ϣⲁⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ	Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes.
34:21	ⲉϣⲱⲡ[ⲉ ⲇ]ⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲕ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ [ϩⲛϩⲉⲛ]ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲕⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅⲙⲧⲟⲛ	The bread of the needy is their life: he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood.
34:22	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲥⲟϣ[ϥⲧ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲏ ⲡⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ	He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder.
34:23	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲧ	When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, what profit have they then but labour?
34:24	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲣϫ	When one prayeth, and another curseth, whose voice will the Lord hear?
34:25	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲥⲁⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲁϩ	He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing?
34:26	ⲡⲁϣ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲓⲛ ϩⲛⲡⲟϣⲙⲉϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϣⲁϥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲙⲡϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲡⲙⲓϣⲉ	So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins, and goeth again, and doeth the same: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his humbling profit him?
34:27	ⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ϩⲛⲡⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲁϣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ	draft · mediumWine is refreshment in the life of man if you drink it in moderation. What ease has one who lacks wine? For it was created for the gladness of men.
34:28	ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	draft · highGladness of heart and joy of soul is wine drunk in moderation at its proper time.
34:29	ⲟⲩⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ	draft · highBitterness of soul is wine drunk to excess.
34:30	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡϯϩⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϫⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲃⲕⲟ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲱⲗϩ	draft · mediumDrunkenness increases the anger of the fool to his stumbling, with pricking and downfall, diminishing strength and causing wounds.
34:31	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡ ⲉⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉ-ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲟϣϥϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ	draft · highDo not rebuke your neighbour at a wine banquet, and do not despise him in his joy.
34:35	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϣⲁⲧϥ	draft · mediumDo not speak a word of reproach to him, and do not distress him by making demands.

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title: Sirach 34
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_34
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 34 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_34, 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/34.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: 26 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 6 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 71_Sirach_34 (26 lines)

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Sirach 34. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_34. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/34.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 34 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_34, 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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