| (ⲁ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (1) Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϭⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. | (2) Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲓϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ; | (3) Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money? |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ. | (4) He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙ; ⲁⲩⲱ ....... | (5) He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods. |
| (ⲋ︦) ...ⲡⲉⲧ...ⲡ... ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ............ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ. | (6) There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲁⲁϥ ϫ... ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲏ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ. | (7) And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉϥⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ. | (8) The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ϥⲟϭϥ̅ ⲥⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲧⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲉϣϥ̅ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ. | (9) A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul. |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁϥⲣ̅ ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲣ̅ϭⲣⲱϩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ. | (10) A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. | (11) My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. | (12) Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ. | (13) Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲥⲣ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲟⲗ. | (14) Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) .... ⲁⲛ ...ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ....ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ .. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩ....ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ. | (15) Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot? |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ....ϫⲓ ⲛⲅ̅ⲁⲡⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲏ ϩⲛ̅ ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. | (16) Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲗϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ: ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ | (17) All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ϭⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲟⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲥⲣⲟϥⲣⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϩⲓ ⲥⲛⲟϥ: ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ. | (18) As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϣⲁϥⲱϫⲛ̅: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ. | (19) Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ | (20) Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲉⲑⲏⲡ. | (21) He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ. | (22) Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲡⲉⲧϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲓⲣⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲟ. | (23) He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲟ. | (24) He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲛϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ..ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ. | (25) He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ϥⲛⲁ....ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ....... ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ. | (26) He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲟⲟⲩ. | (27) By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell. |