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| 1:1 | ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ | ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ | meret̀ḋikaiosiny netkrine ǹp̀kahi àrif̀mevi ǹp̀ċois xen oumetàġaθos ǹtetenṡini ǹsōf xen oumet·haplous ǹte petenhyt | Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek him. |
| 1:2 | ϫⲉϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ | ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ | je ṡavjimi èrof ǹje neteǹseerpeirazin m̀mof an ṡafouōnh ḋe èvol ǹneteǹseo ǹaθnahti èrof an | For he will be found of them that tempt him not; and sheweth himself unto such as do not distrust him. |
| 1:3 | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲣϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϫⲡⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲫⲟⲣϫⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥϫⲡⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ | ṡaref̀mevi ġar et·hoou forgou èf̀nouti ouoh tefgom etouonh èvol ṡasgpeie nat·hyt | For froward thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise. |
| 1:4 | ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ | ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ | je meret̀sofia ġar vōk èxoun èoupsiṡy es·hoou ouḋe mpasouōh xen sōma ǹrefernovi | For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is subject unto sin. |
| 1:5 | ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϣⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ | ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϣⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲓ | pep̀nevma ġar eθouab ǹt̀sofia ṡaffōt èvol ǹk̀rof ouoh ṡafouei ǹǹmokmek ǹnat·hyt ouoh ṡafgpie p̀ċingons afṡani | For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in. |
| 1:6 | ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲗⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ | ⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲗⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ | ou maeirōme ġar pe pip̀nevma ǹt̀sofia ouoh f̀natmaie p̀jioua an xen nefspotou je f̀nouti pe p̀meθre ǹnefċlote ouoh petmouṡt name ǹpefhyt ouoh petsōtem èpeflas | For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. |
| 1:7 | ϫⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲉϩⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ | ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ | je pip̀nevma ǹp̀ċois afmahtoikoumeny ouoh petṡōp ǹp̀tyrf efsōoun ǹpouhroou | For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice. |
| 1:8 | ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲩ | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ | eθve fai m̀mon laav nahōp efsaji xen ouċingons ouḋe ǹfnarvol an èt̀k̀risis etnnyou | Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be hid: neither shall vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him. |
| 1:9 | ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ | ⲟⲩⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ | ounajemp̀ṡine ġar ǹp̀·soċni ǹpàsebys ouoh p̀ċois nasōtem ènefsaji èp̀ouōnh èvol ǹnefànomia | For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: and the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord for the manifestation of his wicked deeds. |
| 1:10 | ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ | ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ | je p̀maaje ǹpefkoh ṡafsōtem èhōb niven ouoh p̀hroou ǹǹkrmrm nahōp an | For the ear of jealousy heareth all things: and the noise of murmurings is not hid. |
| 1:11 | ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲁⲗⲁⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ | ⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲣⲙⲣⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ | àreh oun erōten èp̀krmrm etṡouit ouoh tiaso èpetenlas èvol xen t̀kalatalia je nem ousaji efṡouit nahōp outapro esjiċol ṡastaket̀psiky | Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought: and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul. |
| 1:12 | ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ | m̀perkoh oun èf̀mou xen t̀p̀lany ǹpetenōnx ouḋe m̀persōk nōten ǹp̀tako xen ǹh̀vyouì ǹnetenjig | Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves destruction with the works of your hands. |
| 1:13 | ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ | ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ | jempef̀nouti θamief̀mou ouḋe ǹfraṡi an èjen p̀tako ǹnetonx | For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. |
| 1:14 | ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲱ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲱ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ | etafsontou ġar tyrou èθrevċō ṡavol ouoh èθrevougai ǹje ǹsōnt ǹpikosmos m̀mon faxri m̀moou hrai ǹxytou ouḋe metouro ǹàmenti hijen p̀kahi | For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth: |
| 1:15 | ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ | ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ | t̀ḋikaiosiny ġar ouatmou te | (For righteousness is immortal:) |
| 1:16 | ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ | ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ | ǹàsebys ḋe xen noujig nem nousaji avsotpf nōou avtyif nōou ǹṡ̀fyr avvōl èvol avsmine ǹouḋiaθyky nemaf je semp̀ṡa ǹt̀meros ǹpète m̀mav | But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when they thought to have it their friend, they consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it. |
Provenance
- title
- Wisdom 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_01
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Wisdom 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_01, 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/Wisdom/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Wisdom 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_01)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Wisdom 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_01, 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: lexeme_open=3 th_resolved=3 tokens=190
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Wisdom 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Wisdom 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_01, 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/Wisdom/01.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
- 16 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, 70_Wisdom_01 (16 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Wisdom 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_01, 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.
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).
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.
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.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.