| (ⲁ︦) ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲛ: ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ϣⲏⲙϣⲏⲙ. | (1) A labouring man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little. |
| (ⲃ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲓ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ. | (2) Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent. |
| (ⲅ︦) ϩⲛ̅ⲗⲟϥⲗⲉϥ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛϥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ: ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ. | (3) Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϥⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ: ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ. | (4) He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ......ϫ.... ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁ.... | (5) Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life. (6) He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅..... ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ....ϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. | (7) Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. | (8) Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not. |
| (ⲏ︦) ϥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϥ̅ϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲕ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. | (9) For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ; ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ: ⲧⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲁϩⲧⲕ̅. | (10) If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee. |
| (ⲓ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲟϭ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ. | (11) A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭ. | (12) As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, so is a word within a fool’s belly. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. | (13) Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ: ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ. | (14) Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲧ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ. | (15) Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ .......................... | (16) There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue? |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ϫⲡⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ. | (17) Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. | (20) The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (22) The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. | (23) There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲟϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. | (24) He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ. | (25) There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲱϥ ⲃⲏϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲟϥ: | (26) There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit, |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲉϥⲡⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. | (27) Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ .... ⲉϥϣⲁⲛ ϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϥ...... ϩⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ. | (28) And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ϣⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲱⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ. | (29) A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁϫϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. | (30) A man’s attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ. | (20:1) There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise. |