1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉϣⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲱϥ ·
They said of Apa Poemen that he never wanted to make his speeches after the speeches of any old man, but he was greater when he praised their words instead of his own.