Wisdom 17 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Wisdom 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_17, 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
17:1	ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ	hanniṡti ġar ne nek·hap ǹnevṡtahoou eθve fai avsōrem ǹje ǹpsiṡy ǹnatsvō	For great are thy judgments, and cannot be expressed: therefore unnurtured souls have erred.
17:2	ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ	ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲧϭⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	evmevi ġar ǹje nanomos èċi ǹouheθnos efouab ǹgons eavmorou xen oukake nem ouniṡti ǹìni ǹhomt ǹtevṡy eavotpou èxoun èouyi avṡōpi evtċaeiyv hiten t̀p̀ronoia ṡa èneh	For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the holy nation; they being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, lay there exiled from the eternal providence.
17:3	ⲉⲩⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲡ ⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲩⲑⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲃ	ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲡ ⲁϥⲑⲙⲕⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲃⲥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲉⲩⲧϩⲣϣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲣⲃ	evernovi ġar evmevi je evnaṡhōp afθmkoou xen ouhvs ǹkake nem ouōvṡ evt·hrṡo m̀mōou èmaṡō ouoh evṡθorter m̀mōou hiten hanhrv	For while they supposed to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, being horribly astonished, and troubled with strange apparitions.
17:4	ⲛⲕⲉⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϫⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ[ⲉⲩⲑ]ⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣ[ⲁⲥⲟⲩ] ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲏ[ⲩ] ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉ[ⲩ]ⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲩⲧϩⲣϣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲧϥ ⲁⲛ	ǹkeyi ġar etouotp èxoun èrōou m̀peouṡōpi ǹxytou ǹhoti alla navt·hrṡo m̀mōou hiten hanniṡti ǹhroou nem hanrasoui ǹsmot ǹhot evokm evnyou evnyou ǹpoum̀θo èvol ǹtounotf an	For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises as of waters falling down sounded about them, and sad visions appeared unto them with heavy countenances.
17:5	ⲧⲕⲉϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ[ϩ ⲛ]ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩⲟⲧ[ⲉ]	ⲧⲕⲉϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩⲟϯ	tkegom ǹp̀k̀rōm m̀peserouōini èrōou ouḋe p̀ṡah ǹf̀ouōini ǹǹsiou m̀pefhipomine emouh ǹtevṡy ète m̀mav etonhoti	No power of the fire might give them light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to lighten that horrible night.
17:6	ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ⲙⲙⲁⲧ]ⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁ[ⲥ ⲉⲥ]ⲙⲉϩ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲑⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϭⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛ ⲉⲧⲧϩⲣϣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ	ǹesouōnh ḋe nōou èvol mmate ǹje ousate esċero mavaas esmeh ǹhoti netounav ḋe èrōou navnaṡt nōou pe èhouò n ett·hrṡo m̀mōou èntounav èrōou an	Only there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not.
17:7	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲧⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲓⲥⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲡⲓⲟ ϩⲓ ⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	nare nai ḋe ṡop ǹnogneg ǹt̀texny ǹǹrefrhik ouoh ǹgpio hi sōṡ ǹt̀m̀ntvaverōme ǹtousofia	As for the illusions of art magick, they were put down, and their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace.
17:8	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ	ⲉ̀ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲃⲓ	èṡaveryt ġar ǹhankōouni ǹnoug èvol xen ǹhoti nem ǹṡ̀θorter ǹǹpsiṡy etṡōni ǹθōou hōou on navṡōni pe xen ouhoti ǹsōvi	For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be laughed at.
17:9	ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲑⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁ	ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲧϩⲣϣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲛⲁⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲏⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ	enem̀mon laav ġar ǹhoti t·hrṡo m̀mōou alla navvōl èvol xa p̀·stōt hiten hanhroou ǹθyrion hiċatfi evsōr èvol hitootou èhnaou oun an ègouṡt èpàyr fai ète m̀mon mōit ǹrvol èrof ǹsalaav ǹsa	For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents,
17:10	ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ	ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ	t̀ponyria ġar everkolazin m̀mos ṡasermeθre m̀mos ǹhankepet·hōou èθrevtahos ouoh ṡasgouṡt èvol hytou ǹhankōouni evnaṡt ǹouoeiṡ niven evrōht m̀mof hytf ǹhankōouni evnaṡt ǹouoeiṡ niven evrōht m̀mof hiten tousiniḋysis	They died for fear, denying that they saw the air, which could of no side be avoided.
17:11	ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϥϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ	ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̀ϭⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ	oulaav ġar te t̀·hoti èθreouai natyif ǹċvoi eafsountnaṡte etfgouṡt hyts	For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things.
17:12	ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϭⲃⲃⲉ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ	ⲧ̀ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲥϫⲱⲃ ϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ	t̀·helpis ḋe easgōb hihoun ṡasm̀kah ǹhyt ǹt̀m̀ntatsooun èhouò ètetia etiri nas ǹt̀basanos	For fear is nothing else but a betraying of the succours which reason offereth.
17:13	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛϯⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ	ǹθōou hōou on evenkot xen taiouṡy ouōt etnaṡt etasi ehrai xen ǹma ǹkake ǹàmenti	And the expectation from within, being less, counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment.
17:14	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛϩⲣⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡϭⲃⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲃ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲁⲥⲓ̀ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲉⲛ̀ⲥⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲛ	fai men efṡθorter m̀mōou hiten ǹhrv etounav èrōou fai ḋe navvōl èvol hiten p̀gōb ǹt̀psiṡy xen ouṡsne asì ehrai ègōou ǹje t̀·hoti eǹsegouṡt hyts an	But they sleeping the same sleep that night, which was indeed intolerable, and which came upon them out of the bottoms of inevitable hell,
17:15	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲩⲉϣ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ouon ḋe niven etnatōmt èp̀ma ète m̀mav nevareh èrof pe efotp eveṡ̀teko ǹkake	Were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, and partly fainted, their heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them.
17:16	ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϩⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲙⲡϥⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	ⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲧⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ	ite ouoi pe ie ouṡōs ie ouerġatys ef xen sōṡe eatànanky ète m̀mav tahof m̀pefrvol èros	So then whosoever there fell down was straitly kept, shut up in a prison without iron bars,
17:17	[ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ] ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛϭⲱⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲏ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛϣⲟⲧ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ[...]ⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲃⲟⲣⲃⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕ̀ⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲃⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̀ϣⲟⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱ[…]ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̀ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲃⲟⲣⲃⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	ǹtoou ġar avmorou xen ouhalisis ǹouōt ǹte p̀kake ite oup̀nevma efōṡ èvol xen hank̀laḋos ǹṡyn efoṡ ǹgōvi ie ouhroou ǹhalyt ie p̀hroou ǹoumou efsōk xen ouǹṡot ie ouhroou efsō[…]noċ ǹōni evhvorvr m̀mōou	For whether he were husbandman, or shepherd, or a labourer in the field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness.
17:18	ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲩⲗϩⲏⲙ ⲏ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉ[...]ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲑⲣϣⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲫⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉⲩⲗϩⲏⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲉ[…]ⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟϫⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧϩⲣϣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ	ie hanzōon evfyt èntounav èrōou an ie t̀s̀my n hanθyrion evnaṡt evlhym ie p̀hroou ǹhanhalati evouōh èpesyt èouhyou ehrai eve[…]eia nai tyrou avognou evt·hrṡo m̀mōou	Whether it were a whistling wind, or a melodious noise of birds among the spreading branches, or a pleasing fall of water running violently,
17:19	ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲓⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ	ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲓϯ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ	pikosmos ġar tyrf efṡop xen ouōini eftouvyout ouoh nefsiti ehrai xen ǹh̀vyouì etmyn èvol	Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains; these things made them to swoon for fear.
17:20	ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ	ⲛⲱⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁⲕⲉ	nōḋe mmavatou navhotp èxoun xen tevṡy et·horṡ ǹθos te t̀·hikōn ǹp̀kake etounavōk èrof ǹθōou ḋe navhorṡ èrōou mmavatou èhouò èp̀kake	For the whole world shined with clear light, and none were hindered in their labour:

Provenance

title: Wisdom 17
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_17
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_17, 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/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Wisdom 17 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_17)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_17, 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: aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 editorial_lacuna=8 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=6 segment_mismatch=1 th_resolved=9 tokens=338
file: Bible/Old Testament/Wisdom/17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Wisdom 17 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 17.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Wisdom 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_17, 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/17.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: 20 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_17 (20 lines)

Cite as:

Wisdom 17. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 70_Wisdom_17. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/wisdom/17.sahidic.scriptorium/. Wisdom 17 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 70_Wisdom_17, 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.