| (ⲁ︦) ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲏⲅⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲏϣ. | (1) A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ. | (2) As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ. | (3) An unwise king destroyeth his people; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ........................ | (4) The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ. | (5) In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ϩⲓ ϫⲓⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲏϣ. | (6) Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. | (7) Pride is hateful before God and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity. |
| (ⲏ︦) ϣⲁⲩⲡⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲓⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ϩⲓ ⲥⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ. | (8) Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁϩⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲥ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ; ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈. | (9) Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels. |
| (ⲓ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲣ̅ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ. | (10) The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ϥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. | (11) For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ..... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁ.... | (12) The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲃⲉⲉⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲟⲧⲉ. | (13) For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ... ⲉⲩⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲣ̅ϣⲱⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ. | and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲣ̅ϣⲣ̅ ⲛⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲑⲙ̅ⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ. | (14) The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ. | (15) The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲣ̅ϣⲣ̅ ⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟϫⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. | (16) The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲁϩ. | (17) He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ. | (18) Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ; ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲥ; ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ. | (19) They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ; ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲏⲥ; ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧ.. | they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ..........................ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ............................ⲏ ⲩⲡⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ. | (20) Among brethren he that is chief is honourably; so are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. (21) The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲏⲗⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲫⲏⲕⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. | (22) Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲛϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲉϣ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (23) It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. | (24) Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉϥⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅. | (25) Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲥⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟϫϩϫ̅. | (26) Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕⲣ̅ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲕⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲕϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲕⲣ̅ϭⲣⲱϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲓ̈ⲕ. | (27) Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲑ︦) ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ: ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ. | (28) My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof. |
| (ⲗ︦) ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ; ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ̅; | (29) Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life? |
| (ⲗ︦ⲁ︦) ⲉϣⲁⲩϯ....... ⲁⲩⲱ ....ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡ.....ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. | (30) The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲃ︦) ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϥϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ϥϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. | (31) He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty? |