Wisdom 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_02, 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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2:1	ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ (ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ) ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ	ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ (ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ) ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ	avgos ġar (eavmeeve hrai ǹxytou xen ousooutn an) je oukouji pe penahi efmeh ǹlipy ouoh m̀mon m̀ton ṡop xen f̀mou ǹp̀rōmi ouḋe m̀pensoun ouai èafì ehrai xen àmenti	For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy: neither was there any man known to have returned from the grave.
2:2	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϯⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϯⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲕⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ	je ntanṡōpi èp̀petṡouit menensōs ennart·he ǹnète m̀peouṡōpi je oukapnos pe p̀nifi etxen ṡantn ouoh outik pe p̀·saji etkim xen penhyt	For we are born at all adventure: and we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, and a little spark in the moving of our heart:
2:3	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱϣⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲣⲧϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲃⲃⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	fai afṡanōṡem ère p̀·sōma tyrf nart·he ǹougvves ouoh penp̀nevma navōl èvol ǹf̀ryti ǹpàyr etgoore èvol	Which being extinguished, our body shall be turned into ashes, and our spirit shall vanish as the soft air,
2:4	ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ [ⲁⲩ]ⲱ ϥⲛⲁϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲡⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϫⲱϥ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲙⲙⲉ ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ	ǹseerpōvṡ ǹpenran xen pensyou ǹteṡtemlaav erf̀mevi ǹnenh̀vyouì ouoh penahi naoueine ǹf̀ryti ǹoukloole ouoh f̀nagōr èvol ǹf̀ryti ǹounifi eafvōl èvol hiten p̀aktin ǹp̀ry ouoh eatefhmme hroṡ ègōf	And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.
2:5	ⲟⲩϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲕⲧⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲟⲧϥ	ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲧⲟ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲟⲧϥ	ou haives easoueine pe pensyou ouoh m̀mon kto ṡop ǹpenmou je avtōōve èrōou ouoh ǹnelaav kotf	For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again.
2:6	ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲃⲣⲣⲉ	ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲧⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲃⲣⲣⲉ	àmouten oun ǹtetentsion ǹnàġaθon etṡop ǹtetenkrō ǹt̀ktisis xen ouċepy ǹte f̀ryti ǹoum̀ntvrre	Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present: and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth.
2:7	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲓⲥⲧⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁⲁⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϩⲓⲥⲧⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁⲁⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ	marntsion ǹyrp enanef histinoufe ouoh mpenθrevsaatn ǹje ǹkarpos ǹpàyr	Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments: and let no flower of the spring pass by us:
2:8	ⲙⲁⲣⲛϯ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲛⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲧ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲱϭⲃ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭ̀ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲧ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϩⲱϭⲃ	marǹteti ègōn ǹhank̀lom ǹourt em̀patouhōċv	Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered:
2:9	ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲁⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲕⲁⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ	m̀prtrelaav m̀mon ṡōpi ǹp̀vol ǹnenmetṡna marnkasimvouly ǹounof xen ma niven je θai te tenmeris ouoh penk̀lyros	Let none of us go without his part of our voluptuousness: let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place: for this is our portion, and our lot is this.
2:10	ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛϯⲥⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲉ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϩⲉ	ⲟⲩ ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ	ou hyki ǹḋikeos marnċitf ǹgons mpenθrentiaso èt̀ṡyra ouḋe mpenθrenṡipi hytou ǹǹskim ǹouxello ǹniṡti nahei	Let us oppress the poor righteous man, let us not spare the widow, nor reverence the ancient gray hairs of the aged.
2:11	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲡⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϣⲁⲩϫⲡⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲧ̀ϣⲁⲩ	maretengom ṡōpi nan ǹnomos ǹḋikaiosiny t̀metgōb ġar eṡavgpios hōs at̀ṡav	Let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth.
2:12	ⲙⲁⲣⲛϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣϫ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲉⲣⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϥ̀ⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ	marǹgōrg èp̀ḋikeos je f̀mok·h eerxrystos nan ouoh f̀ti ouve nenh̀vyouì f̀nogneg m̀mon ǹnennovi hiten p̀nomos ouoh f̀ouōnh èvol ǹnennovi hiten t̀s̀vō	Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education.
2:13	ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ	ϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ	fgō m̀mos je tisōoun ǹf̀nouti ouoh fìri m̀mof ǹṡyri ǹp̀ċois	He professeth to have the knowledge of God: and he calleth himself the child of the Lord.
2:14	ϣⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ϣⲁ ϥ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϥ̀ϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	ṡa f̀ṡōpi nan evgpio ǹnenmevi f̀horṡ nan enav èrof	He was made to reprove our thoughts.
2:15	ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲃⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲃⲉ	je ǹpefbios ìni an ǹpaouon niven ouoh nefmōit seṡove	He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion.
2:16	ⲉⲛⲏⲡ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ϥⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲛⲏⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ ϥ̀ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ènyp ǹtotf èhangoout ouoh f̀sahyv èvol ǹnenmōit ǹf̀ryti ǹnaiakaθarsia f̀ermakarizin ǹt̀·hay ǹǹḋikeos ouoh f̀ṡouṡou m̀mof je paiōt pe f̀nouti	We are esteemed of him as counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his boast that God is his father.
2:17	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲛ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲛ	marnnav je hmme ne nafsaji ouoh ǹtetenerpeirazin ǹtefhan	Let us see if his words be true: and let us prove what shall happen in the end of him.
2:18	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲁϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ	isje p̀ḋikeos ġar pe p̀ṡyri ǹf̀nouti f̀naṡopf èrof ǹtefnahmef ǹtotou ǹnettiouvyf	For if the just man be the son of God, he will help him, and deliver him from the hand of his enemies.
2:19	ⲙⲁⲣⲛϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲱϣ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̀ϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙ̀ⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ	marǹhetaze m̀mof xen hanṡōṡ nem hanbasanos hina eneemi ètefm̀nt·hak ouoh ǹtetenerḋokimazin ǹtefm̀nt·harṡhyt	Let us examine him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his meekness, and prove his patience.
2:20	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲧϭⲁⲓⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ	marntċaiof xen oumou efsyṡ senajempefṡine ġar kata nefsaji	Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for by his own saying he shall be respected.
2:21	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲁⲧⲉⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ	nai avmevi èrōou ouoh avsōrem atoukakia ġar tōm ǹpouhyt	Such things they did imagine, and were deceived: for their own wickedness hath blinded them.
2:22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ	ouoh m̀peousoun ǹmistyrion ǹf̀nouti ouḋe m̀peoukahtyou èp̀veke ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny m̀peoupisteve èp̀taio ǹǹpsiṡy ǹneθouab	As for the mysteries of God, they knew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor discerned a reward for blameless souls.
2:23	ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ	je f̀nouti afsōnt ǹp̀rōmi èoumetattako ouoh afθamiof xen t̀·hikōn ǹpefìni	For God created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of his own eternity.
2:24	ϩⲙⲡⲉⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	xen p̀f̀θonos ḋe ǹp̀diabolos a f̀mou ì èxoun èpikosmos	Nevertheless through envy of the devil came death into the world: and they that do hold of his side do find it.
2:25	ⲥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ	ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ	seerpeirazin ḋe m̀mof ǹje t̀meris ǹpète m̀mav	draft · highAnd those of his portion put it to the test.

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title: Wisdom 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_02
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_02, 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/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 2 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_02)
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attribution: Wisdom 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_02, 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: editorial_lacuna=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=1 th_resolved=9 tokens=283
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 2 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Wisdom 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_02, 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/02.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: 24 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 70_Wisdom_02 (24 lines)

Cite as:

Wisdom 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_02, 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.