| (ⲁ︦) ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲁ ϩⲛ̅ ϣⲙ̅ⲧ ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ: | (1) In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: |
| (ⲃ︦) ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϥⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. | the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together. |
| (ⲅ︦) ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ: | (2) Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲧ. | a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ; | (3) If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, how canst thou find any thing in thine age? |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉ ⲫⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ. | (4) O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel! |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲏⲩ. | (5) O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲡϫⲛ̅ⲧ ϩⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ. | (6) Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲯⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ. | (7) There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲡϩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϫⲁϫⲉ | A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. | (8) Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁ[ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱ]ⲧⲙ̅. | (9) Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. | (10) O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord. (11) But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened? |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ; | (12) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ: ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. | (13) Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲭⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁϫⲉ. | (14) And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲡⲁ ⲡϫⲁϫⲉ | (15) There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̅. | (16) I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ. | (17) The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϣⲁϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ. | (18) Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲟⲃⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ: ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅. | (19) All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲱⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ ... ⲛ̅ϣⲟ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥ[ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ. | (20) As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. | (21) Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈. | (22) A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ....... [ⲙⲛ̅] ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ. | (23) A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ϩⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲧ ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈. | a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲁ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅. | (24) Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ: ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ. | (25) Give the water no passage; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲑ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲥⲟⲗⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. | (26) If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go. |