Proverbs 1 — Coptic (Sahidic)

1 ⲙⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲓⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ

2 ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ

3 ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ

4 ϫⲉⲉⲓⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ

5 ⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲉⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲙⲉ

6 ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲅⲙⲁ

7 ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ

8 ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲥⲙⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ

9 ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲕϩ

10 ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ

11 ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲅⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲧⲃ

12 ⲛⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲕⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ

13 ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲙⲕϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲛϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲕⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲛⲙⲉϩⲛⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϣⲱⲗ

14 ⲛⲅⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ

15 ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲣⲉⲕⲧⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ

16 ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

17 ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣϣϣⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁ

18 ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ

19 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲁϥⲧ

20 ⲥⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲛϩⲓⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁϯⲁ ⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲛⲕⲟⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ

21 ϣⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲧⲏⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲓϫⲛⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

22 ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗϩⲏⲧ ϭⲟⲗϫ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲣϥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲑⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϭⲏⲡ ⲉϩⲉⲛϫⲡⲓⲟ

23 ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ

24 ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲡⲣϣⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ

25 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲟ

26 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ

27 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲟⲣϣⲣ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲏ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ

28 ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙϭⲛⲧ

29 ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

30 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲉϣϯϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲗⲕϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁϫⲡⲓⲟ

31 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧϣⲁϥⲧⲉ

32 ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲛⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ

33 ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲁϫⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ