1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ·
The old men said, 'If there is no battle against us, then instead we humiliate ourselves as much as we can.
2 ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϭⲱⲃ ⲛϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲍⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ·
When God sees our weakness, He shall protect us.
3 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲡⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ·
If we boast ourselves He shall take away his shelter from us, and we shall perish.'