| (ⲁ︦) .......................: ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ .... ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅....: ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲗ̅ⲗⲁⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. | (1) Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for thereby thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue. |
| (ⲃ︦) ............ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ..... ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ..... | (2) Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϭⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ: ⲛⲕ̅ⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ. | (3) Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, and lose thy fruit, and leave thyself as a dry tree. |
| (ⲇ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. | (4) A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies. |
| (ⲉ︦) ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. | (5) Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ: ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ϣⲟ. | (6) Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲕⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲕ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ | (7) If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲱ ⲛ.. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ. | (8) For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ... ⲛⲉϥϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅... | (9) And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife will discover thy reproach. |
| (ⲓ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ............ .... ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ..... | (10) Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not continue in the day of thy affliction. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ........ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ......... ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. | (11) But in thy prosperity he will be as thyself, and will be bold over thy servants. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ........... ⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ ......... | (12) If thou be brought low, he will be against thee, and will hide himself from thy face. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ............... ⲁⲩⲱ ϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ. | (13) Separate thyself from thine enemies, and take heed of thy friends. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲧⲉ: ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲟ. | (14) A faithful friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϣⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ ϣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈. | (15) Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲡⲉ: ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. | (16) A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ: ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ. | (17) Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright: for as he is, so shall his neighbour be also. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ. | (18) My son, gather instruction from thy youth up: so shalt thou find wisdom till thine old age. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ: ⲛⲅ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ. | (19) Come unto her as one that ploweth and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲕⲛⲁϣⲡ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϭⲣⲱϭ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. | for thou shalt not toil much in labouring about her, but thou shalt eat of her fruits right soon. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ϣⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅. | (20) She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲓϫⲛⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ................ ⲉⲛⲟϫⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. | (21) She will lie upon him as a mighty stone of trial; and he will cast her from him ere it be long. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) .....................ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ. | (22) For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲇ︦) ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϣⲟϫⲛⲉ. | (23) Give ear, my son, receive my advice, and refuse not my counsel, |
| (ⲕ︦ⲉ︦) ϯ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲕϩ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲗⲁⲗ. | (24) And put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chain. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲋ︦) ⲕⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. | (25) Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲍ︦) ϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲁϩⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅. | (26) Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲏ︦) ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. | (27) Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲑ︦) ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ. | (28) For at the last thou shalt find her rest, and that shall be turned to thy joy. |
| (ⲗ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲁⲉⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲕⲗⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ. | (29) Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her chains a robe of glory. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲁ︦) ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲩⲁⲕⲓⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. | (30) For there is a golden ornament upon her, and her bands are purple lace. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲃ︦) ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ. | (31) Thou shalt put her on as a robe of honour, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲅ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ ϯ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ. | (32) My son, if thou wilt, thou shalt be taught: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be prudent. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲇ︦) ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ....: ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ.... ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ. | (33) If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive understanding: and if thou bow thine ear, thou shalt be wise, |
| (ⲗ︦ⲉ︦) ⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲟϭⲕ̅ ⲉⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. | (34) Stand in the multitude of the elders; and cleave unto him that is wise. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲋ︦) ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲟⲗ. | (35) Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲍ︦) ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ⲕ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲧ ⲧⲡⲛ̅ⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈. | (36) And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door. |
| (ⲗ︦ⲏ︦) ⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲕ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. | (37) Let thy mind be upon the ordinances of the Lord and meditate continually in his commandments: |
| (ⲗ︦ⲑ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ. | he shall establish thine heart, and give thee wisdom at thine owns desire. |