Wisdom 6 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_06, 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
6:1	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲓ ϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲣⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲁⲣⲛϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲁⲣⲛϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	sōtem ċe nourōou ǹtetenernoin ċisvō ǹreftihap earngf ǹp̀kahi	Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth.
6:2	ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲓⲁϣⲏ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	ϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	jismy netamahte èjen naimyṡ netṡouṡou m̀mōou èjen naiaṡy ǹheθnos	Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations.
6:3	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ	je ntavtipamahte nōten èvol hiten p̀ċois ouoh t̀gom èvol hiten petċosi	For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels.
6:4	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛϥϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ	fai etnaṡini ǹsa netenh̀vyouì ǹtefxotxet ǹsa netensoċni	Because, being ministers of his kingdom, ye have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor walked after the counsel of God;
6:5	ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	je etetenoi ǹhipyretys ǹtefmetouro m̀petenkrine xen ousooutn ouḋe mpetnareh èpefnomos ouḋe m̀petenmoṡi kata p̀·soċni ǹf̀nouti	Horribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
6:6	ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ	ouon ouhoti nyou ehrai ègōten je ouon ouk̀risis esṡōōt èvol naṡōpi ǹǹniṡti	For mercy will soon pardon the meanest: but mighty men shall be mightily tormented.
6:7	ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	ǹkouji ġar ǹp̀ṡa ǹouna ǹgōr ḋe ǹθōou senahetaze m̀mōou èmaṡō	For he which is Lord over all shall fear no man's person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike.
6:8	ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ϫⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁϫⲓϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϥ̀ϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	p̀ċois ġar ǹp̀tyrf najiho an ouḋe ǹfnaṡipi an hytou ǹǹniṡti je ǹkouji nem ǹniṡti ǹθof afθamioou ouoh on f̀firōouṡ xaroou tyrou	But a sore trial shall come upon the mighty.
6:9	ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	ǹetgoor ḋe senaxetxōtou èmaṡō	Unto you therefore, O kings, do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not fall away.
6:10	ⲉⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	èǹsaji ċe nemytn ǹtirannos hina etetnesvō èt̀sofia ǹtetenṡtemhei èvol	For they that keep holiness holily shall be judged holy: and they that have learned such things shall find what to answer.
6:11	ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ	ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲙⲁⲓⲉⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ	netavàreh ġar èǹmeθmyi xen ououop senaθmaieou ouoh netavsvō èrōou senajimi èouapologia	Wherefore set your affection upon my words; desire them, and ye shall be instructed.
6:12	ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛϫⲓⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ	ⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ	oueṡnasaji oun ǹtetenmenritou taretenċisvō	Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her.
6:13	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲙⲉⲥϩⲱϭⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ	ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥϩⲱϭⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ	ouōini te t̀sofia empas·hōċv ouoh ṡavnav èros ǹm̀kah ǹje netmei m̀mos ṡavjimi èros ǹje netṡini ǹsōs	She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first known unto them.
6:14	ϣⲁⲥⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ϣⲁ ⲥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	ṡa serṡorp èouōnh ǹneterepiθimin èros	Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting at his doors.
6:15	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲣ[ⲟ	ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ϥ̀ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲣ[ⲟ̀	petnaṡorpf èros ǹfnaxisi an f̀nahei ġar èros esaherats hirn nefr[ò	To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.
6:16	[ⲡⲣⲡ]ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ	p̀rpmeeve ġar èros oum̀ntrmnhyt te esjyk èvol ouoh petafrouṡy ǹroeis eθvyts naratroouṡ xen ouċepy	For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought.
6:17	ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲟⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ	ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲛⲟⲧⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	je ǹθos ṡasmoṡi esṡini ǹsa netm̀pṡa m̀mos ǹtesouōnh èrōou hi ǹmōit esnotm ǹtestōmnt èrōou xen soċni niven	For the very true beginning of her is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love;
6:18	ⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲙⲉ	ⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓ	tes·houeite ġar te t̀èpiθimia ǹt̀s̀vō ǹmyi	And love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption;
6:19	ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ	ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ	p̀rōouṡ ḋe ǹt̀s̀vō pe t̀àġapy t̀àġapy ḋe pe p̀hareh èpesnomos ǹtetihtyk ḋe èp̀nomos pe p̀tagro ǹt̀metattako	And incorruption maketh us near unto God:
6:20	ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲑⲣⲉⲩϩⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	t̀metattako ḋe ṡasθrevhōn èxoun èf̀nouti	Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom.
6:21	ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ	ⲧ̀ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ	t̀èpiθimia oun ǹt̀sofia naċitou èxoun èp̀ōnx èxoun èt̀metouro	If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, honour wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore.
6:22	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ	isje tetenmei oun ǹǹθ̀ronos nem ǹċrype ǹtirannos ǹnilaos	As for wisdom, what she is, and how she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not pass over the truth.
6:23	ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	mataiet̀sofia je etetnerrro ṡa èneh	Neither will I go with consuming envy; for such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom.
6:24	ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲧ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ	ou ḋe pe t̀sofia ouoh ntasṡōpi ǹaṡ ǹryti tinagos ouoh ǹtinahōp an erōten ǹpaimistyrion alla tinaxetxōts jint̀·houeite m̀pesθamio ǹtaouōnh èvol ǹpessōoun n tinaerp̀vol an ǹθ̀myi	But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.
6:25	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟ[ϥ ...]ⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ[ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ]	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ... Ⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ouḋe ǹnavok m̀npekrof... Oou je ǹfai koinōnei an nem t̀sofia	Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good.
6:26	ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ [ⲡⲁ]ϣ[ⲏ ⲛⲛ]ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲛ]ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲏϣ	ou ougai ǹpikosmos pe p̀aṡy nn]sofos ouoh ououro ǹsave pe pesmine ǹp̀myṡ	draft · highA multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world, and a wise king is the stability of the multitude.
6:27	ϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲏⲟⲩ	ϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲏⲩ	ċisvō ċe enasaji taretentihyv	draft · highReceive instruction then from my words, and you will profit.

Provenance

title: Wisdom 6
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_06
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_06, 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/06.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 6 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 06.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_06)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_06, 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: assimilation_restored=1 editorial_lacuna=4 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=2 restored_accepted=3 tokens=249
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/06.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 6 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 06.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_06, 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/06.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: 25 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 2 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 70_Wisdom_06 (25 lines)

Cite as:

Wisdom 6. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_06. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/06.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 6 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_06, 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.