| (ⲁ︦) ... | (1) He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins in remembrance. |
| (ⲃ︦) ϫⲉ ...... ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ........ | (2) Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest. |
| (ⲅ︦) ............. ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ .... ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ..... ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. | (3) One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord? |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ⲛⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ. | (4) He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins? |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅: ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ; | (5) If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins? |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. | (6) Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲃϣⲥ̅. | (7) Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓϣⲉ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ: ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ. | (8) Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife, |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ .... | (9) A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace. |
| (ⲓ︦) .... | (10) As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) .... | and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ......................ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ...... | (11) An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩϯⲕ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙⲟⲩϩ: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲉϫ ⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲛⲉ: ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ. | (12) If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲥⲕⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ. | (13) Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕϫⲕ̅ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲣϫ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲏⲓ̈. | (14) A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕϫⲕ̅ ⲁϥⲛⲉϫ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ. | (15) A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ̅. | (16) Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ... ⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ................ .... ⲡⲱⲗϩ̅ ..... | (17) The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) .... | (18) Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. |
| (ⲕ︦) ...... ϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ | (19) Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲉ. | (20) For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. | (21) The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲭⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϩ. | (22) It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲙ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲱϣⲙ̅. | (23) Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ. | it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲗ̅ϫⲗ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲃ. | (24) Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold, |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲟ .... | (25) And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ϯ ϩⲧⲏⲕ ....... ⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ .... ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ. | (26) Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. |