Wisdom 15 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 15 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_15, 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
15:1	ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉ[ⲕⲥⲙⲓ]ⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲛⲧⲱϣ [ϩⲓ]ⲛⲁ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲕⲥⲙⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲛⲁ	ǹθok ḋe f̀nouti ǹθok oux̀rystos ouoh ǹθok oumyi ǹθok ouharṡhyt ek·smie ǹp̀tyrf xen θōṡ hi na	But thou, O God, art gracious and true, longsuffering, and in mercy ordering all things,
15:2	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ [ⲡ]ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲕ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ	ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲕ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ	kan anṡanernovi ànon p̀etenōk ne ensōoun ǹtekamahte ǹtennaernovi an ensōoun je enyp èrok	For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy power: but we will not sin, knowing that we are counted thine.
15:3	ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ	ouḋikaiosiny ġar esjyk èvol pe p̀·souōnk ouoh θ̀nouni ǹp̀ōnx pe p̀·sōoun m̀pekamahte	For to know thee is perfect righteousness: yea, to know thy power is the root of immortality.
15:4	ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϩϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ	ouḋe ġar m̀pesp̀lana m̀mon ǹje f̀mōit et·hoou nem f̀mevi ǹǹrōmi ouḋe p̀xisi ǹatkarpos ǹǹrefsehhaives nem ǹsmot etjyh xen hanaouan evṡove	For neither did the mischievous invention of men deceive us, nor an image spotted with divers colours, the painter's fruitless labour;
15:5	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲥ	nai ète ṡarenat·hyt erepiθimin èrōou evmei ǹpìni ǹt̀·hikōn etmōout ète m̀mon p̀nevma ǹxyts	The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, and so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath.
15:6	ⲉⲩⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ	ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ	evoi ǹmanet·hoou evm̀pṡa ǹǹhelpis ǹtaìmine ǹje netθamio m̀mōou nem netṡemṡi nōou	Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon.
15:7	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲙ ⲙⲡⲟⲙⲉ ϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲟⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉ[ⲛ] ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ	ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲙⲓ ϥ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ	kai ġar oukeramevs efxisi m̀mof efouōṡm ǹpomi f̀p̀lasse ǹp̀ouai p̀ouai ǹǹhnav m̀penṡemṡi hoine men èǹh̀vyouì ettaiyout tyrou hoine ḋe n etsyṡ èvol xen paiomi ǹouōt peterhōb ḋe èrōou petsōoun je ou te t̀xria ǹp̀ouai p̀ouai	For the potter, tempering soft earth, fashioneth every vessel with much labour for our service: yea, of the same clay he maketh both the vessels that serve for clean uses, and likewise also all such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of either sort, the potter himself is the judge.
15:8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧ[ⲁⲩⲧⲁ]ⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲕⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ϧⲁⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲕⲉ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ	ouoh p̀refhastf èp̀pet·hōou èvol xen paiomi ǹouōt afp̀lasse ǹoumouti fai etavθamiof èvol xen p̀kahi xat̀·hy ǹoukouji menensake kouji efnavōk èp̀ma ètafì èvol ǹxytf eavfai tefpsiṡy ǹtotf	And employing his labours lewdly, he maketh a vain god of the same clay, even he which a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same, out when his life which was lent him shall be demanded.
15:9	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲏ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲃⲗϫⲉ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϥϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲛ̀ϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲃⲗϫⲉ	alla naffirōouṡ an je efnamou ie je oukouji pe pefahi alla aftitōn nem ǹhavnoub nem ǹrefrhat menensaǹhomt efṡouṡou m̀mof je eftamiesmot ǹvlje	Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things.
15:10	ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲟⲙⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲥⲟϣϥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⲥⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ	èoukrmes pe pefhyt ouoh tefhelpis soṡf èoukahi ouoh pefōnx syṡ èouomi	His heart is ashes, his hope is more vile than earth, and his life of less value than clay:
15:11	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲱⲛϩ	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲱⲛϧ	èvol jempefsounpetafp̀lasse m̀mof petafnifi èxoun èrof ǹoupsiṡy esenergei ouoh petafti naf ǹoup̀nevma ǹōnx	Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul, and breathed in a living spirit.
15:12	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁ ⲛϯϩⲏⲩ [...]ϩⲏⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ [...] ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ […]ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ […] ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ	alla ntafmevi je ouṡousōvi m̀mof pe penōnx ouoh penahi ǹf̀ryti ǹouṡa ǹte taihyou […]hyv ǹhōb nim […] pet·hoou	But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.
15:13	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩ[ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ]ⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲡⲙⲟⲩⲛ[ⲅ ...] ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲡⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ... Ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	fai ġar sōoun ehouo ǹouon niven je f̀ernovi efθamio ǹhpmounġ... Evnaouōċp èvol xen t̀·hily ǹp̀kahi	For this man, that of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels and graven images, knoweth himself to offend above all others.
15:14	ϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϫⲓϫⲉⲉⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ	ϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫⲉⲉⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ	haneviyn ne ouoh hanat·hyt ne èhouò èoupsiṡy ǹṡyri kouji ǹjijeev ǹpeklaos etċi m̀mof ǹgons	And all the enemies of thy people, that hold them in subjection, are most foolish, and are more miserable than very babes.
15:15	ϫⲉⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲗⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛϣⲁⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ	ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉϭⲟⲙϭⲙ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲃ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ	je neiḋōlon tyrou ǹneeθnos evmevi je hannouti ne nai eteǹsenav èvol an xen nouval ouḋe ǹseṡōlem an xen ṡaantou ouḋe ǹsesōtem an xen noumaaje ouḋe ǹseċomċm an xen ǹtyb ǹnoujig poukeoueryte hanarġon ne empavmoṡi	For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go.
15:16	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ	ourōmi ġar ère pefp̀nevma èrof petafθamioou m̀mon ṡċom ḋe ǹlaav ǹrōmi èp̀lasse ǹounouti afìni m̀mof	For man made them, and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them: but no man can make a god like unto himself.
15:17	ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲟⲩ ⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϥ̀ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥ̀ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧϥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ϥ̀ⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	ou refmoute ḋe f̀erhōb on èpetmōout xen nefjig ǹanomon ǹθof ġar f̀sotp ènetfṡemṡi m̀mōou je ǹθof men f̀onx nyḋe ǹp̀ouōnh èneh	For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never.
15:18	ⲡⲕⲉⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲉ[...] ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ	ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲉ[…] ⲉⲩⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ	p̀ketvnooue etsyṡ seouōṡt m̀mōou hne[…] evθonten ġar m̀mōou sehoou èp̀kesepi	Yea, they worshipped those beasts also that are most hateful: for being compared together, some are worse than others.
15:19	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	ouḋe ǹnesōou an xen pouho èθrevouaṡou xen ǹzōon seoi ḋe ǹṡemmo èp̀taio m̀penouti nem pis̀mou	Neither are they beautiful, so much as to be desired in respect of beasts: but they went without the praise of God and his blessing.

Provenance

title: Wisdom 15
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_15
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 15 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_15, 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/15.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 15 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 15.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_15)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 15 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_15, 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=7 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 restored_accepted=5 segment_mismatch=1 th_resolved=10 tokens=289
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/15.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 15 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 15.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Wisdom 15 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_15, 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/15.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_15 (19 lines)

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Wisdom 15. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_15. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/15.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 15 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_15, 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.