Wisdom 8 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_08, 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
8:1	ⲥϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲕⲣⲟ ⲉⲕⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲧⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ	ⲥ̀ϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲓⲛⲭⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲭⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲑⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ	s̀gōte ḋe ċinkro èkro xen oumetgōr ouoh s̀θōṡ ǹp̀tyrf xen oumetxrystos	Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily: and sweetly doth she order all things.
8:2	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ	ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ	θai ḋe etaiouaṡs ouoh aixotxet ǹsōs jinntam̀ntkoui aiṡini ǹsa ċits nyi ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡelet eaimerepessa	I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.
8:3	ⲥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ	ⲥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ϣⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ	stieoou ǹt̀metevgenys evntas m̀mav ǹoumetṡfyr ṡa f̀nouti je p̀ċois hōf ǹp̀tyrf afmerits	In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her.
8:4	ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲣⲉϥⲑⲱϣ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀	θrefjiṡogne ġar te ǹt̀s̀vō ǹf̀nouti ouoh θrefθōṡ te ǹnefh̀vyouì	For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works.
8:5	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ	isje ousōouh èxoun ǹtektyma enanef pe t̀m̀ntrmmao xen p̀ahi ou petoi ǹrmmao èt̀sofia θai eterhōb eenkai niven	If riches be a possession to be desired in this life; what is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things?
8:6	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	isje èreouai naerhōb èoum̀ntrmnhyt ou xen netṡop petoi ǹtexnitys èhouò èros	And if prudence work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman than she?
8:7	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩ[ⲛ ⲟ]ⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲥ[ⲁⲃⲟ]ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲓⲥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲁ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	isje oun oua m̀pai ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny nasxisi hanàrety na ṡastsavoou ġar èt̀m̀ntrmnhyt ouoh t̀metsave nem t̀ḋikaiosiny nem t̀gom nai ète m̀mon petsotp èrōou xen p̀ōnx ǹǹrōmi	And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.
8:8	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲏⲩ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁϩ ⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ	eṡōp ḋe èreouai oueṡemi èhah èsōoun ǹnetavoueine ouoh èθonten ǹnetnaṡōpi nem hankots ǹsaji nem hanvōl ǹθonten ǹmyini nem ǹṡ̀fyri esemi èrōou ouoh ǹt̀·hay ǹǹsyou nem ǹsyou	If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times.
8:9	ⲁⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲡⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲏ	ⲁⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲡⲉⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲗⲥⲱⲗⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲏ	aikrine ḋe ègpeθai nyi xen paōnx eisōoun je esjiṡogne nyi èpàġaθon ouoh s̀naslsōlt èvol xen narōouṡ nem nalipy	Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief.
8:10	ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ	ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ	tinajieoou eθvyts xen naimyṡ ouoh taio xen t̀metxello eanok ouṡyri ṡym	For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young.
8:11	ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲟⲣϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲥⲉⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲟⲣϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ	senaryti ḋe èroi eitorh xen ouhap ǹtouerṡfyri m̀moi ǹje ǹḋinastys	I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men.
8:12	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲓϣⲁϫ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯⲧⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲉ̀ⲓϣⲁϫ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯⲧⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ	aiṡankarōi senagouṡt èvol hyt aiṡansaji senatihtyou aiṡanōsk èiṡag senatitoujig eernrōou	When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me: if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth.
8:13	ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲓ	ϯⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲓ	tinaċi ǹouōnh eθvyts ǹtakō ǹourpmeeve ǹṡa èneh ǹnetnyou menensōi	Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me.
8:14	ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ	ϯⲛⲁⲑⲱϣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ	tinaθōṡ ǹhanlaos ǹte hanheθnos hipotasse nyi	I shall set the people in order, and the nations shall be subject unto me.
8:15	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ	senaerhoti hyt evsōtem èroi ǹje nainiṡti ǹtirannos tinaouōnh èvol ǹàġaθos xen naimyṡ ouoh ǹgōr xen oupolemos	Horrible tyrants shall be afraid, when they do but hear of me; I shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in war.
8:16	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲓ ϣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ	aiṡanvōk èxoun èpayi tinam̀ton m̀moi ehrai ègōs m̀mon teteskoinōnia ġar si ṡe m̀mav ouḋe m̀kah ǹhyt xen t̀ċinōnh nemas alla ouraṡi te nem ou ouniṡti	After I am come into mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness; and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy.
8:17	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	nai aimevi èrōou hrai ǹhyt aimekmoukt xen pahyt je ouon ouōnh ṡop xen t̀singenia ǹt̀sofia	Now when I considered these things in myself, and pondered them in my heart, how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality;
8:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲱϫⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣⲯⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲱϫⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫ̀ⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ	ouoh outerpsis ènanes xen tesmetṡfyr ouoh oum̀ntrmmao empasōgn xen ǹh̀vyouì ǹǹxisi ǹnesjig ouoh oum̀ntrmnhyt xen t̀gimnasia ǹnes·homileia ouoh ouṑou xen t̀koinōnia ǹnessaji ne eimoṡi eiṡini ǹsag̀fos nyi	And great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me.
8:19	ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲉⲩⲫⲩⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ	ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲉⲩⲫⲩⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲑⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ	je anok ouṡyri ṡym ǹevfiys èounθai m̀mav ǹoupsiṡy ènanes	For I was a witty child, and had a good spirit.
8:20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ	ouoh eanok ouàġaθos eiṡop xen ousōma efouab	Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled.
8:21	ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ [ϫⲉ]ⲛϯⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲓ[ⲙⲏⲧ]ⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ (ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ) ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	ⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ (ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ) ⲁⲓϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ	aiemi ḋe je ǹtinaṡtahos an ǹċes̀mot eimyti ǹte f̀nouti tyis nyi (oumntrmnhyt on pe fai eemi je panim pe pehmot) aiṡ̀lyl èp̀ċois ouoh aisep·sōpf èvol xen pahyt tyrf	Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said,

Provenance

title: Wisdom 8
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_08
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_08, 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/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 8 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_08)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_08, 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=4 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=2 restored_accepted=3 th_resolved=2 tokens=264
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 8 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 08.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Wisdom 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_08, 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/08.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: 21 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_08 (21 lines)

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Wisdom 8. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_08. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/08.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 8 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_08, 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.