Ecclesiastes 7 — Coptic (Sahidic)

1 ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ ⲏ ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ

2 ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲓⲥⲉ

3 ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ

4 ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϯ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ

5 ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲉⲩ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ

6 ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ

7 ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ

8 ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲗⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ

9 ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ

10 ⲙⲡⲣϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϭⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲡϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲕⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ

11 ⲙⲡⲣϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ

12 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ

13 ϫⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲛⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ

14 ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲟⲥⲙⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲟⲛϥ

15 ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϭⲓⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ

16 ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ

17 ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲅⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

18 ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ

19 ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϭⲟⲗϫⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϫⲱϩⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ

20 ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

21 ϫⲉⲙⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ

22 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ

23 ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲟⲛⲉⲣⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲕϩⲕ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ

24 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ

25 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲉⲡⲉⲥϣⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ

26 ⲁⲓϯⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲉⲉⲓ

27 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲁⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩⲁϭⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲟⲡϥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ

28 ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲕⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ

29 ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛϣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ

30 ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ