Wisdom 13 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_13, 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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13:1	ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϯϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ	xen netṡouit ġar n rōmi niven etoi ǹatsooun ǹf̀nouti m̀peoueṡsounpetṡop ġar hiten ǹaġaθon etounav èrōou ouḋe m̀peoutihtyou èǹh̀vyouì ǹtousoun p̀refsōnt	Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster;
13:2	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫⲱⲥⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	alla ntavmevi èouk̀rōm ie oup̀nevma ie ǹpàyr etasiōou ie ǹsiou etkōti ie ǹf̀mou etsōk ie ǹfōstyr ǹt̀fe eterouōini èpikosmos je nai pe f̀nouti	But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world.
13:3	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲓⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	isje ntaverṡfyri ǹpousa avmevi èrōou je hannouti ne marouemi je p̀ċois ǹnai èienesōf èrōou ǹnaouyr ǹhouo parxōn ġar ǹp̀θamio ǹpousa petafsontou tyrou	With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created them.
13:4	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ[ⲡ]ⲱϣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩ[ⲉ]ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲉϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ	isje ntavpōṡs ehrai èjen tougom nem touenergia marouernoin oun èvol ǹxytou je petafsevtōtou eeiefjemgom èrōou ǹouyr ǹhouo	But if they were astonished at their power and virtue, let them understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them.
13:5	ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲛⲧ[ⲛ ⲅ]ⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲣ[ⲉϥ]ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ	ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϫ̀ⲫⲟ	evtontn ġar èpanai nem tnoċ ǹp̀refsōnt evnav èvol m̀mōou èp̀referhōb ǹpoug̀fo	For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen.
13:6	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	alla naikōouni on ouon ariki èrōou kai ġar ǹθōou hōou on sep̀lana evṡini ǹsa f̀nouti evoueṡjimi èrof	But yet for this they are the less to be blamed: for they peradventure err, seeking God, and desirous to find him.
13:7	ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ	ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ	evṡop ġar xen nefh̀vyoui ouoh evxotxet sepiθe ġar èjen netounav èrōou je ǹesōou	For being conversant in his works they search him diligently, and believe their sight: because the things are beautiful that are seen.
13:8	ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲑⲙⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ	nai kooue on ǹseθmaiyout an	Howbeit neither are they to be pardoned.
13:9	ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉϣⲛⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉϣⲛⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲓⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ	isje aveṡnoi on ǹpairyti hōste èθonten èna pikosmos èiep̀ċois ǹnai eθve ou ǹθof m̀peoujimi èrof xen ouċepy	For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?
13:10	ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲃ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ	ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲣⲃ ⲛ̀ⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ	haneviyn ne èretouhelpis hi netmōout evmouti èǹh̀vyouì ǹǹrōmi je hannouti ne ounoub nem ouhat hanmevi ǹtexny nem hanhrv ǹzōon ie ouōni ǹatṡav ǹhōb ǹarxaios	But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them gods, which are the works of men's hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand.
13:11	ⲟⲩϩⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲕⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲕⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ ⲁϥⲣϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲑⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ	ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲣ ⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁϥⲕⲉⲕⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲕⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ	ou hanṡe ġar ǹrefgōr m̀ǹma ǹṡyn afṡetouṡyn enanef afkektefkouke tyrs xen tefs̀vō aferhantexny èrof enesōou afθamiof ǹhans̀kevos ǹṡav ǹt̀·hipyresia ǹpefōnx	Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off all the bark skilfully round about, and hath wrought it handsomely, and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of man's life;
13:12	ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲓⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲧ̀ϧⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲓⲟϥ	ǹetavsepi ḋe ètefeiope afsahte m̀mōou afsovti t̀xre aftsiof	And after spending the refuse of his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself;
13:13	ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡϣⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲓⲃ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲅϥ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ	ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡ̀ϣⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓⲃ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲅϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲛϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ	pet·hoou ḋe ǹxytou eteǹfrṡav an èlaav p̀ṡe etċoome etryt èvol naib afċitf afmonġf xen p̀rōouṡ ǹtefeiope afθamiof hiten t̀m̀ntrmnhyt ǹtefs̀vō aftenθōnf èouhikōn ǹrōmi	And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man;
13:14	ⲏ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲁϩϥ ⲙⲡⲏⲣϣ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲧⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ ⲛⲉϫⲃⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲗϭⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲙⲉ	ⲓⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲁϩϥ ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲣϣ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲧⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲃⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲗϭⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲙⲓ	ie afθrefìni ǹoutvny ǹelaṡiston afgahf ǹfyrṡ afθrepefaouan troṡreṡ ǹgvin tyrou etnxytf afsolċou ǹomi	Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein;
13:15	ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲁϥⲟⲣϫϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ	ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲁϥⲟⲣϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ	afθamieouyi naf efm̀pṡa m̀mof aftahof èratf etounougo aforgf xen ouvenipi	And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron:
13:16	ⲁϥϥⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛϥⲓⲡⲉⲥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ	ⲁϥϥⲁⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲣⲏϯ ϥ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓⲡⲉⲥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ	affaipefrōouṡ hina ǹnefryti f̀sōoun je m̀mon ṡċom m̀mof eerboyθin èrof ouhikōn ġar te esrxria ǹtefipesrōouṡ	For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help:
13:17	ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲕⲁ ϩⲓϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϥϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟ[ⲩ]ⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛϥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ	ⲉ̀ϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁ ϩⲓϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ϩⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ϥϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ	èfṡ̀lyl ḋe eθve ǹka hiṡelet hiṡyri ǹfṡipi an efsaji nem netmōout eθve pefougai men ǹtefōṡ ehrai èpatċom	Then maketh he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, and is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life.
13:18	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉϣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲉϣⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	eθve pefōnx eftiho ǹpetmōout eθve tefboyθia eftōvh ǹpeteǹfaisθane an nem p̀etenfeṡaheratf eθve pefmōit etfnai m̀mos	For health he calleth upon that which is weak: for life prayeth to that which is dead; for aid humbly beseecheth that which hath least means to help: and for a good journey he asketh of that which cannot set a foot forward:
13:19	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛϯⲟⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ	eθve ouhyou ḋe nem tiope ǹp̀mate ǹnefjig afaitei ǹougom èvol hiten p̀etouoṡf xen nefjig	And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing.

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title: Wisdom 13
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_13
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_13, 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/13.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 13 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 13.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_13)
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attribution: Wisdom 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_13, 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=3 restored_accepted=4 th_resolved=2 tokens=263
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/13.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 13 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 13.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Wisdom 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_13, 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/13.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: 19 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_13 (19 lines)

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Wisdom 13. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_13. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/13.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 13 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_13, 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.