| (ⲁ︦) ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲑⲙ̅ⲥⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ. | (1) Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥϭⲁ. | (2) Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲓⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ̅. | (3) The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ. | (4) Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: |
| (ⲉ︦) ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. | for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟϭⲥ̅ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ. | (5) Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϫⲓ ⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ | (6) Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; and the honourable delivered into other men’s hands. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ: ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ. | (7) Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke. |
| (ⲑ︦) ......................... .....ⲉⲃ..... ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ. | (8) Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk. |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲓ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲙ... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ...... ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (9) Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲁϣⲁⲓ̈: ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛ ⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (10) My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲱⲧ. | (11) There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. | (12) Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ | yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate, |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲉⲁ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. | (13) And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw from him is peace over all the |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲉ. | (14) Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord. (15) Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲡⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. | (16) Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein. (17) The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧ.... ......................... ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈.....ⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲕⲉ. | (18) There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this his the portion of his reward: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ: | (19) Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods; |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲛⲁ... ⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩ. | and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those things to others, and die. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ..... ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ⲱⲥⲕ̅ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ. | (20) Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ: ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ: | (21) Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ... ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲥ̅ⲛⲉ. | for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϯⲟⲩⲱ. | (22) The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing flourish. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ; ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ; | (23) Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter? |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ; | (24) Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter? |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. | (25) In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ....ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ..... ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .... ⲉⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ... ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. | (26) For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲑ︦) ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ .... ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ. | (27) The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered. |
| (ⲗ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ. | (28) Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲁ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈: ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲣϭⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲟϥ. | (29) Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful man hath many trains. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲃ︦) ⲡⲡⲉⲣⲇⲓⲝ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲏϭ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ: ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϯ ϩⲧⲏϥ ϣⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ. | (30) Like as a partridge taken and kept in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall: |
| (ⲗ︦ⲅ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁϥⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥ̅ϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲧⲉϭ ⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ. | (31) For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲇ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϫⲃ̅ⲃⲉⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϯⲕ: ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲁϥϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ. | (32) Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲉ︦) ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲉϭ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ. | (33) Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness; lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲋ︦) ϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲣⲁϩⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ... | (34) Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own. |