1 ⲉⲓϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ϯⲛⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ .
Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ .
And I will say to the Lord, Do not teach me to be impious; and wherefore hast thou thus judged me?
3 ⲙⲏ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ .
Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? for thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.
4 ⲡⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲕϯϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲭ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲱⲕ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ .
Or dost thou see as a mortal sees? or wilt thou look as a man sees?
5 ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲭ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉ .
Or is thy life human, or thy years the years of a man,
6 ϫⲉⲁⲕⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲕϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧⲟⲩ .
that thou hast enquired into mine iniquity, and searched out my sins?
7 ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲭ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱⲗⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ .
For thou knowest that I have not committed iniquity: but who is he that can deliver out of thy hands?
8 ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ ⲭ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲕϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϧⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ .
Thy hands have formed me and made me; afterwards thou didst change thy mind, and smite me.
9 ⲁⲣⲓⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲉⲣⲡⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲙⲓ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .
Remember that thou hast made me as clay, and thou dost turn me again to earth.
10 ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϩⲟⲣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲱϯ ⲭ ⲁⲕⲑⲣⲓϭⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲱⲙ .
Hast thou not poured me out like milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11 ⲟⲩϣⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϥⲱⲓ ⲁⲕⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲙⲟⲗϧⲧ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲟϯ .
And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
12 ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲕⲭⲁⲩ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ .
And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, and thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
13 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϣϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ .
Having these things in thyself, I know that thou canst do all things; for nothing is impossible with thee.
14 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲭⲛⲁⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲭ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ .
And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.
15 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲭ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲓ ϯϣϥⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲭ ϯⲙⲉϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲱϣ .
Or if I should be ungodly, woe is me: and if I should be righteous, I cannot lift myself up, for I am full of dishonour.
16 ⲥⲉϫⲱⲣϫ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲭ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲕⲟⲧ ⲁⲕϯⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
For I am hunted like a lion for slaughter; for again thou hast changed and art terribly destroying me;
17 ⲉⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲭ ⲁⲕⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ .
renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.
18 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲛⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲭ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ .
Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,
19 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲭ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲛⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲙϩⲁⲩ .
and I become as if I had not been? for why was I not carried from the womb to the grave?
20 ϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲱⲛϧ ⲭ ⲭⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ .
Is not the time of my life short? suffer me to rest a little,
21 ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲓϣⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲅⲛⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲭ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲭⲁⲕⲓ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲭ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
before I go whence I shall not return, to a land of darkness and gloominess;