| (ⲁ︦) ........................ ......ⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ. |
(1) Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself. |
| (ⲃ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅..............ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ..ⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ. |
(2) Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance. |
| (ⲅ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲟⲣϭⲥ̅. |
(3) Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares. |
| (ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ |
(4) Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts. |
| (ⲉ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲉϣⲧ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ. |
(5) Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her. |
| (ⲋ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϯ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲟⲣⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ. |
(6) Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance. |
| (ⲍ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ. |
(7) Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof. |
| (ⲏ︦) ⲕⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲉⲙⲡⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ. |
(8) Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another’s beauty; |
| (ⲑ︦) ⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ .... ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̅. |
for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire. |
| (ⲓ︦) .......ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩ.... ....................... |
(9) Sit not at all with another man’s wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; |
| (ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ........................ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲅ̅...................... ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ. |
lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲡⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲏϣ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛ |
(10) Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲡ̅ ⲃ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲃ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ: ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ̅ ϣⲁⲕⲥⲟⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ. |
a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ: ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅. |
(11) Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ: ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ |
(12) Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲥⲁϩⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. |
(13) Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϥⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲛϩ̅. |
and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: |
| (ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲓϫⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. |
remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city. |
| (ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ ϯ ϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. |
(14) As near as thou canst, guess at thy neighbour, and consult with the wise. |
| (ⲕ︦) ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕ.... |
(15) Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅...... ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲓ ⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. |
(16) And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲃ︦) ϣⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉ ⲫⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ. |
(17) For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech. |
| (ⲕ︦ⲅ︦) ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲉϥϥⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ. |
(18) A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated. |