| (ⲁ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅. |
(1) Strive not with a mighty man’ lest thou fall into his hands. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲕ. |
(2) Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ. |
for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲥⲧ̅ ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲉ ϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲱϩⲧ̅. |
(3) Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. |
(4) Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ: ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲧϭⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅. |
(5) Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ: ⲉⲩⲣ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅. |
(6) Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ: ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ̅. |
(7) Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all. |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲃϣⲕ̅ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ. |
(8) Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: |
| (ⲓ︦) ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϭⲓⲛϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟϭ. |
for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. |
(9) Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) .............. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ...... ......................... |
and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲃ̅ⲃⲉⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ....... ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ..... |
(10) Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲛⲕ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲙ... ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥ.........ⲣⲱⲕ. |
(11) Rise not up in anger at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯⲉⲙⲏⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ. |
(12) Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ϥⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁⲩ. |
(13) Be not surety above thy power: for if thou be surety, take care to pay it. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ: ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ. |
(14) Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓ ϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲟⲗⲙⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲕ. |
(15) Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ. |
for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲓ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲉ. |
(16) Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲛ̅ⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲟⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ ..... ⲙⲛ̅ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ. |
for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee. |
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(17) Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel. |
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(18) Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. |
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(19) Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. |