Wisdom 14 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_14, 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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14:1	ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥϭⲏⲣ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.
14:2	ⲡⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲩ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲛⲕϥ	For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill.
14:3	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲣϩⲙⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲁⲕϯϩⲓⲏ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲣϫ ϩⲛⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ	But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves;
14:4	ⲉⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲁⲗⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲏⲏⲃⲉ	Shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art.
14:5	ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ[ⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓ]ⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲟ[ⲩ]ϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲟⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉϫⲏⲩ	Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.
14:6	ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩ[ϣⲁⲛϥ]ⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ ⲛϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲁⲥϣⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙ[ⲁ ⲙⲡ]ϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲕ[ϭⲓϫ] ⲣϩⲙ[ⲙⲉ] ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	For in the old time also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation.
14:7	ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ	For blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.
14:8	ϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ	But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it; and it, because, being corruptible, it was called god.
14:9	ⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ	For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God.
14:10	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲅϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ	For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.
14:11	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ	Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise.
14:12	ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲛⲅ ⲡⲉ [... ⲡ]ⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ	For the devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them the corruption of life.
14:13	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever.
14:14	ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϣⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end.
14:15	ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲫⲏⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲁⲣⲁϩⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ	For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.
14:16	ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛϣⲁϥⲧ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛϭ ⲛϭⲓϫ	Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the commandments of kings.
14:17	ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲁⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲡⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲫⲟ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ	Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they took the counterfeit of his visage from far, and made an express image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.
14:18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲕ ⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	Also the singular diligence of the artificer did help to set forward the ignorant to more superstition.
14:19	ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲛⲕϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩ[ⲟ ⲙⲡ]ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ	For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion.
14:20	ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲫⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲛϯⲟⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ	And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured.
14:21	ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲫⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲉϭⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲉ	And this was an occasion to deceive the world: for men, serving either calamity or tyranny, did ascribe unto stones and stocks the incommunicable name.
14:22	ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲡϥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲡⲕⲉⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲉⲓⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ	Moreover this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God; but whereas they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so great plagues called they peace.
14:23	ⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲏ ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲡ ⲏ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲱⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ	For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites;
14:24	ⲁⲩⲗⲟ ϭⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ [...] ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϭⲱⲣϭ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲱⲧ[ⲃ ⲙ]ⲙⲟϥ ⲏ ⲉⲣⲕⲣⲟϥ [...] ⲛϥⲑⲙⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	They kept neither lives nor marriages any longer undefiled: but either one slew another traitorously, or grieved him by adultery.
14:25	ⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ ϩⲓϩⲱⲧⲃ ϩⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲓⲟⲩ[ⲉ] ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲓⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲡⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ	So that there reigned in all men without exception blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury,
14:26	ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲧⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲱϩⲙ	Disquieting of good men, forgetfulness of good turns, defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in marriages, adultery, and shameless uncleanness.
14:27	ⲡϣⲙϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲛϣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲑⲁⲏ	For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.
14:28	ⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲗⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲡϯϩⲉ ⲏ ⲥⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲥⲉⲟⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏ ⲥⲉϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ	For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.
14:29	ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ	For insomuch as their trust is in idols, which have no life; though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt.
14:30	ⲫⲁⲡ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙϣⲁ ⲙⲫⲱⲃ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ	Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, and also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.
14:31	ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃ[ⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ]ⲣⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	For it is not the power of them by whom they swear: but it is the just vengeance of sinners, that punisheth always the offence of the ungodly.

Provenance

title: Wisdom 14
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_14
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_14, 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/14.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.
lines: 31 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_14 (31 lines)

Cite as:

Wisdom 14. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_14. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/14.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 14 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_14, 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.