1 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲱⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ :
But Job answered and said,
2 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲕⲁϩⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ .
Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!
3 ⲕⲉⲧⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲭ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ .
And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore: but, as it seems, my words are vain.
4 ⲛⲓⲥⲟⲑⲛⲉϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲭ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲭ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲑⲟⲩⲝ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
5 ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲏⲣ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲓⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁϧⲣⲉ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has a fodder?
6 ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲙⲟⲩ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲏϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ .
Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
7 ⲙⲙⲟⲛϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲭ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲁϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲣⲟϣⲧ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ .
For my wrath cannot cease; for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion to be loathsome.
8 ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏⲉϯⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ϯ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ .
For oh that he would grant my desire, and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope!
9 ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲭ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.
10 ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲁⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲑⲏⲉⲛⲁⲓϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲭ ⲛⲛⲁϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ .
Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
11 ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ .
For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
12 ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲧⲉ .
Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
13 ϯⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲁⲓ .
Or have I not trusted in him? but help is far from me.
14 ⲡⲓϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲡϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ .
Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
15 ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲭ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲗ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲉⲛⲧ .
My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
16 ⲛⲏⲉⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲁϩⲏ ⲭ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥϭⲱⲥ .
They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
17 ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲙⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲭ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
18 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲭ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲓ .
Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
19 ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲉⲙⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲙⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲃⲱⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲩ .
Behold the ways of the Thaemanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.
20 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲫⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ .
They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
21 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲟϯ .
But ye also have come to me without pity; so that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
22 ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ .
What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,
23 ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲓ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲧⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ .
to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
24 ⲙⲁⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲭ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲣⲱⲓ ⲭ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.
25 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲭ ϯⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ .
But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
26 ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲑⲣⲓⲕⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲭ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ .
Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
27 ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲭ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ .
Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.
28 ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲁⲛ .
But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.
29 ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲙⲁⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ .
Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.
30 ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲟϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϯ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲁϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ .
For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?