Sirach 37 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 37 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_37, 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
37:1	ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲱ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲃⲏⲣ	ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣ ϩⲱ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡ ϣⲫⲏⲣ	ṡfyr niven nagos je aierṡfyr hō alla ouon ṡfyr èpefran mmate p ṡfyr	Every friend saith, I am his friend also: but there is a friend, which is only a friend in name.
37:2	ⲙⲏ ⲙⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲩⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ	ⲙⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ϣⲟⲡ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲩⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫ	my m̀mon lipy ṡop ṡahrai èf̀mou ouoh ouon ṡfyr evnmmak eṡavkotou èoumetgag	Is it not a grief unto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy?
37:3	ⲱ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲃⲥⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ	ⲱ̀ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲃⲥⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ṑ f̀mevi et·hoou etaki θōn èhvsp̀kahi xen ouk̀rof	O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?
37:4	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲏⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϩⲏⲇⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	ṡareouṡ̀fyr hyḋane ǹpefṡ̀fyr xen ouounof ouoh xen p̀·syou ǹt̀θ̀lipsis f̀nati ouvyf	There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him.
37:5	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϭⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	ṡareouṡ̀fyr ċixisi nem pefṡ̀fyr eθve hytf ouoh f̀naċi ǹouċl ǹp̀m̀θo èvol ǹoupolemos	There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy.
37:6	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ	m̀pererpōvṡ ǹpekṡ̀fyr xen pek·hyt ouoh m̀pererpōvṡ ǹpekṡ̀fyr xen nekxryma	Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches.
37:7	ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ	ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ	refjiṡogne niven natounesousoċni alla ouon refji èrof ouaaf	Every counsellor extolleth counsel; but there is some that counselleth for himself.
37:8	ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ]ⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁ]ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲉϫⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ	ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁ]ⲓ̀ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲉϫⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ	àreh tekpsiṡy èrefjiṡogne avō eime ǹṡorp je efahe nak ǹouka]ì ġar f̀najiṡogne èrof ouaaf mypote ǹtefnegklyros ègōk	Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,
37:9	ⲛϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ⲛϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	ǹfgos nak je nanepekmōit ǹtefaheratf ǹpekm̀θo èvol enav èpetnaṡōpi m̀mok	And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
37:10	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲭⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	m̀perjiṡogne nem petmoh ǹeiatf m̀mok ouoh hōp ǹnek·saji ènetkoh èrok	Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.
37:11	ⲙⲡⲣϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	m̀perjiṡogne nem ous̀·himi eθve teskoihe ouoh nem ouċōb eθve oupolemos ouoh m̀mon oueṡōt eθve oumetaboly nem petṡōp eθve ti èvol ouoh nem oueiervoone eθve oumetrefti nem ouatna eθve oumetnayt ouoh nem ourefgnaav eθve hōb niven nem ougaiveke ǹmyni eθve ougōk èvol ouoh nem ouvōk ǹarġos eθve ouniṡti ǹhōb m̀perkahtyk ènai eθve soċni niven	Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.
37:12	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩ[ⲟⲩⲛ ...] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲡ ϥⲛⲁϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ [...]	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ... Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲡ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ […]	alla eknataṡok nem ourmnnoute petknaemi èrof je f̀naàreh ètentoly ère pefhyt ǹnyou ehoun... Ouoh akṡangōrp f̀naċixisi […]	But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.
37:13	(b) ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ	(b) ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ	(b) nem petenhot ġar èrof nak	And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it.
37:14	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲣⲉⲣϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϩⲙ[ⲟ]ⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲣϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ	ṡaret̀psiky ġar ǹp̀rōmi θonten ǹhansop èhoteṡaṡf ǹrergouṡt èvol evhemsi evgouṡt hi ouma efċosi	For a man's mind is sometime wont to tell him more than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower.
37:15	ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ϫⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉ	ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ	èjen nai tyrou tiho ǹpetċosi je f̀sōoun ǹpekmōit xen oumyi	And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth.
37:16	ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	t̀arṡy ǹhōb niven pe p̀·saji ouoh t̀·hay ǹhōb niven pe p̀·soċni	Let reason go before every enterprise, and counsel before every action.
37:17	ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲧ	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ	p̀ouōnh èvol ǹp̀ṡive pe p̀hyt	The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
37:18	ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲥ	ϥ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥ	f̀toou ǹhōb netouonh èvol p̀àġaθon nem p̀pet·hōou p̀ōnx nem f̀mou petoi ḋe ǹċois ègōou ǹhah ǹsop pe p̀las	Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.
37:19	ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ouonrōmi ǹsave ǹreftis̀vō ǹoumyṡ èouatṡav pe ǹtefpsiṡy m̀minm̀mof	There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself.
37:20	ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲁⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϩⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲡⲉⲧϯⲥⲁⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲣϭⲣⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	ouonpettisak m̀mof xen nefsaji evmeste pe fai narċrōh xen trify niven	There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
37:21	ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯⲛⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϯⲛⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	m̀peoutinefxaris ġar ǹp̀ċois je avhourōōf ǹsofia niven	For grace is not given, him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom.
37:22	ⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ [ⲉ]ⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ	ouonp̀toi ǹsofos xen tefpsiṡy èreǹkarpos ǹte tefmetsave ǹhot xen teftapro	Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth.
37:23	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲧ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲧ	ṡareourōmi ǹsofos tisvō ǹpeflaos ouoh ǹkarpos ǹtefmetsave ǹhot	A wise man instructeth his people; and the fruits of his understanding fail not.
37:24	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟϥ	ouonourōmyi ǹsofos namoh ǹous̀mou ouoh ouon niven etnav èrof naṡtemaeiof	A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy.
37:25	ⲡⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥	ⲡ̀ⲁϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ	p̀ahe ǹp̀rōmi ef xen ouype ǹèhoou ouoh xen atype ne ǹèhoou ǹpisrayl	The days of the life of man may be numbered: but the days of Israel are innumerable.
37:26	ⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	p̀·sofos xen peflaos naerklyronomin ǹoupistis ouoh pefran naōnx ǹṡa èneh	A wise man shall inherit glory among his people, and his name shall be perpetual.
37:27	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲥ	paṡyri erpeirazin ǹtekpsiṡy xen pekōnx ǹteknav je ou pet·hoou nas ǹtekṡtemtyif nas	My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
37:28	ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ǹsernofre ġar tyrou an ǹouon niven ouoh psiṡy niven tyt an ǹxytou tyrou	For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing.
37:29	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲟⲣϣⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛϩⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲣⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ	m̀perratsei xen oumyṡ ǹtrify ouoh m̀perporṡk èvol èjen hanċinouōm	Be not unsatiable in any dainty thing, nor too greedy upon meats:
37:30	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲱⲛⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ	èvol ġar xen hah ǹje nouōm ṡareṡōni ṡōpi ouoh ṡareoumetatsi hōn èxoun èouxoly	For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and surfeiting will turn into choler.
37:31	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ[ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲉⲓ] ⲡⲉ[ⲧ... ...]	ⲁϩⲁϩ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ ⲡⲉⲧ......	ahah mou eθve oumetatsi pet......	By surfeiting have many perished; but he that taketh heed prolongeth his life.

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title: Sirach 37
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_37
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attribution: Sirach 37 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_37, 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/37.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Sirach 37 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 37.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_37)
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attribution: Sirach 37 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_37, 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: abbrev=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_lacuna=9 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=3 stroke_unified=3 th_resolved=3 tokens=303
file: Bible/Old Testament/Sirach/37.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Sirach 37 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 37.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Sirach 37 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_37, 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/37.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_37 (31 lines)

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Sirach 37. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_37. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/37.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 37 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_37, 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.