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Attribution: Wisdom 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_04, 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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| 4:1 | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ | Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: for the memorial thereof is immortal: because it is known with God, and with men. |
| 4:2 | ϣⲁⲩⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲉⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲥⲛⲁⲡⲟⲙⲡⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲑⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲉϣϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ | When it is present, men take example at it; and when it is gone, they desire it: it weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled rewards. |
| 4:3 | ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ | But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall not thrive, nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation. |
| 4:4 | ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ [ⲉⲁ]ⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲟⲃⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕ[ⲓⲙ] ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲟⲣⲕⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲧ[ⲏⲩ ⲉ]ⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ | For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not last, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. |
| 4:5 | ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲱⲣⲃ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲡ[...] ⲉⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ | The imperfect branches shall be broken off, their fruit unprofitable, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for nothing. |
| 4:6 | ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ | For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial. |
| 4:7 | ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ | But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest. |
| 4:8 | ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲧⲉ | For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. |
| 4:9 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲛⲟⲃⲉ | But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. |
| 4:10 | ⲉⲁϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated. |
| 4:11 | ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ | Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. |
| 4:12 | ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ ϣⲁⲥ[...]ⲡ ⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁ[...] | For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind. |
| 4:13 | ⲉⲁϥⲣⲧ[ⲉ]ⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϣⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ[ⲃⲟⲗ ϩ]ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ | He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: |
| 4:14 | ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ | For his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. |
| 4:15 | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ | This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen. |
| 4:16 | ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ | Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous. |
| 4:17 | ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲛⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲣϫϥ | For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety. |
| 4:18 | ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ | They shall see him, and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn: and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore. |
| 4:19 | ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲧⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲱϣϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϣϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲉⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱϣϥ ϣⲁⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ | For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the foundation; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow; and their memorial shall perish. |
| 4:20 | ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϭⲁⲃϩⲏⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face. |
Provenance
- title
- Wisdom 4
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_04
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- Wisdom 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_04, 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/04.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.
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- 20 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_04 (20 lines)
L0 witness
English
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Wisdom 4. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_04. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/04.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 4 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_04, 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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