Wisdom 9 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_09, 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
9:1	ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ	je f̀nouti ǹnaioti p̀ċois ǹp̀nevma petafθamiep̀tyrf xen pefsaji	O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word,
9:2	ⲁⲕⲥⲛⲧⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲕⲥⲛⲧⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ	ak·sntp̀rōmi xen tek·sofia hina efèerċois ènek·sōnt etakθamioou	And ordained man through thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made,
9:3	ⲛϥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ⲛ̀ϥⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ	ǹfrhmme ǹpikosmos xen outouvo nem ouḋikaiosiny ǹtefkrine ǹouhap xen p̀·sooutn ǹtefpsiṡy	And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart:
9:4	ⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲙⲧⲥⲧⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ	ⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲥⲧⲟⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ	ma nyi ǹt̀sofia θai etaherats ènekθ̀ronos ǹtekṡtemtstoei èvol xen nekvōk	Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:
9:5	ϫⲉⲁⲛϭ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϭ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ	je anċ pekvōk ouoh p̀ṡyri ǹtekvōk anok ourōmi ǹasθenys ǹkouji nahei eiṡaat ǹm̀ntrmnhyt xen ouhap nem ounomos	For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.
9:6	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ	kan outelios pe ouai xen ǹṡyri ǹǹrōmi emmontaf m̀mav ǹtek·sofia evnaopf èoulaav	For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.
9:7	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡⲧ ⲉⲩⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ	ǹθok ak·sotpt èououro ǹte peklaos ouoh oureftihap ǹte nekṡyri nem nekṡeere	Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters:
9:8	ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲥⲟⲣⲡ	ⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲣⲡ	akgos èkōt nak ǹouerfei xen pektōou eθouab ouoh ouθisiastyrion xen t̀polis ǹpekma ǹṡōpi pìni ǹtek·s̀kiny eθouab etak·sevtōtf jinǹsorp	Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning.
9:9	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ	ouoh èret̀sofia nemak tetsōoun ǹnek·h̀vyouì ouoh nasaherats pe ètakθamiepikosmos essōoun je ou peteranak ǹpekm̀θo èvol ouoh ou petsoutōn xen nekentoly	And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments.
9:10	ⲙⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ	ⲙⲁⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲥⲉϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲥϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ	matnnoous èvol xen nekfyouì eθouab ouoh èvol xen piθ̀ronos ǹpekōou hina eseċixisi nemyi esxatoti ǹtaemi je ou petṡyp nahrak	O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.
9:11	ⲥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲟⲟⲩ	ⲥ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲁ̀ⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ	s̀sōoun ġar ǹθos ǹhōb niven ouoh sernoin m̀mōou ouoh s̀najimoeit hyt xen nah̀vyouì xen oum̀ntrmnhyt ǹtesàreh èroi xen pesōou	For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power.
9:12	ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲓⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ	ǹte nah̀vyouì ṡōpi evṡyp ouoh tinakrine ǹpeklaos xen ouḋikaiosiny ǹtaṡōpi eim̀pṡa ǹǹθ̀ronos ǹpaiōt	So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat.
9:13	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲡ[ⲛⲟⲩ]ⲧⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁϣϥ	nim ġar ǹrōmi petnasounp̀·soċni ǹf̀nouti ie nim petnaemi je ou pète p̀ċois ouaṡf	For what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of the Lord is?
9:14	ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲗⲟⲟϥⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲟⲟⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲗⲟⲟϥⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ	ǹmokmek ġar ǹǹrōmi ċoob ouoh seloofe ǹje noumevi	For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain.
9:15	ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁϥϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁϥⲣⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲫⲏⲧ ⲛϥⲁⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ	ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁϥϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ϥⲁⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ	p̀·sōma ġar p̀reftako ṡafhroṡ èjen t̀psiṡy ouoh p̀ma ǹṡōpi ǹte p̀kahi ṡaferkaki èp̀hyt ǹfairoouṡ	For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things.
9:16	ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲧϩⲱⲧⲟⲩ	ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧⲟⲩ	mogis enθonten ǹnet·hijen p̀kahi enjimi net·hanenjig xen ouxisi netxen ǹfyouì ḋe nim petafxetxōtou	And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?
9:17	ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲕϯ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲕⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ	ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ	ie nim petafemi èpek·soċni ǹsavyl je ǹθok akti ǹt̀sofia akouōrp ǹpekp̀nevma eθouab èvol xen p̀ċisi	And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give wisdom, and send thy Holy Spirit from above?
9:18	ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧ̀ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	θai te f̀ryti etavsouten ǹje ǹmōit ǹnet̀·hijen p̀kahi aǹrōmi svō ènetranak ouoh avougai xen t̀sofia	For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee, and were saved through wisdom.

Provenance

title: Wisdom 9
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_09
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_09, 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/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 9 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_09)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_09, 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: abbrev=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 restored_accepted=1 th_resolved=1 tokens=204
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 9 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 09.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_09, 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/09.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: 18 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_09 (18 lines)

Cite as:

Wisdom 9. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_09. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/09.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 9 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_09, 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.