| (ⲁ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲕⲏⲃ. | (1) Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. |
| (ⲃ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ. | (2) A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ: ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. | (3) A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ. | (4) Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲧ ϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲗⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ: ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲗⲁ: ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ. | (5) There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲟⲩⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ̅ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. | (6) But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ. | (7) An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲡⲉ. | (8) A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲥ̅ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲟⲩϩⲉ. | (9) The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ̅. | (10) If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁ .... ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ..... ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. | (11) Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲱ ϩⲛ̅ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅............ | (12) She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ .... ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲃⲱ ϯ ⲕⲛ̅ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ. | (13) The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲣⲕϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ϣⲃ̅ⲉⲓⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲏⲩ. | (14) A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲡⲓⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ϣⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ. | (15) A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲁ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲥⲁⲛⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ̈. | (16) As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲧ ⲉⲥⲧⲏϣ. | (17) As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ..... ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅. | (18) As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ... ϩⲛ̅ ........ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲙ̅ϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ: | (28) There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛ........ | a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲙ̅....... ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ...... | and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲡⲏⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (29) A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin. |