Sirach 38 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Sirach 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_38, 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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38:1	ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲉ[ⲓⲛ ] ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ	Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.
38:2	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛ[ⲟⲩ]ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ	For of the most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king.
38:3	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲛⲛⲟϭ	The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration.
38:4	ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲧⲙⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲙⲁϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ	The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
38:5	ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲗⲟϭ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ	Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?
38:6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ	And he hath given men skill, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works.
38:7	ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ	With such doth he heal men, and taketh away their pains.
38:8	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲥⲟϭⲛ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲙⲓⲅⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲱϫⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲛ ⲫⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
38:9	ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ [ⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ]ⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲉ[... ] ⲛⲁⲕ	My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole.
38:10	[ⲥⲁ]ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ	Leave off from sin, and order thine hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all wickedness.
38:11	ϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲓⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϣⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ	Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being.
38:12	ⲛⲅϯⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲛⲁⲣⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ	Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him.
38:13	ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ	There is a time when in their hands there is good success.
38:14	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲩϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ	For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper that, which they give for ease and remedy to prolong life.
38:15	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ	He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.
38:16	ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲗⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲃϣⲕ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲉⲓⲥⲉ	My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial.
38:17	ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲡⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥⲛ[ⲁⲩ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗ [...]	Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.
38:18	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲗⲩ[ⲡⲏ] ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ	For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.
38:19	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲫⲏⲕⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ	In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart.
38:20	ⲙⲡⲣϯⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲕⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ	Take no heaviness to heart: drive it away, and member the last end.
38:21	ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲑⲙⲕⲟⲕ	Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.
38:22	ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ	Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to day for thee.
38:23	ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲕ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥	When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him.
38:24	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲃⲕ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ	The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
38:25	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲃⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲉϥ [.........]ⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥ[ϩ]ⲃⲏⲩⲉ [ⲁⲩⲱ] ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ [...] ϩⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥⲉ	How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
38:26	[ϥⲛⲁϯ] ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲗⲟⲙ [ⲁ]ⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ϯϩⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁϩⲥⲉ	He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine fodder.
38:27	[ⲧ]ⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲧⲉⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟϫⲧ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲗⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲡⲉ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲍⲱⲅⲣⲁⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work:
38:28	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲙⲕⲗⲗⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲡⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥϯ ⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲫⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲁⲃⲗⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲛⲑⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲁⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲧⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ϯ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲕⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲉⲙⲏ	The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
38:29	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲣ[ⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉ]ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟ[ⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ] ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ[ⲡⲉϥ]ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱ[ⲡ]	So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is alway carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;
38:30	ϥⲛⲁϯⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲃⲟⲉ[ⲓ] ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲕⲧⲧⲁϩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲣⲱ	He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:
38:31	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ	All these trust to their hands: and every one is wise in his work.
38:32	ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲣϭ ⲁϫⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ	Without these cannot a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down:
38:33	ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟϭⲥ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ	They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
38:34	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟ]ⲡⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ[ⲟⲩⲧ]ⲉⲭⲛⲏ [ⲡⲗⲏⲛ] ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ [ⲁⲩ]ⲱ ⲛϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ	But they will maintain the state of the world, and all their desire is in the work of their craft.

Provenance

title: Sirach 38
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_38
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Sirach 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_38, 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/38.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: 34 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_38 (34 lines)

Cite as:

Sirach 38. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 71_Sirach_38. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/sirach/38.sahidic.scriptorium/. Sirach 38 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 71_Sirach_38, 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.