Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach 26

(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.