1 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲓⲱⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ :
And Job answered and said,
2 ⲓⲧⲁ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ .
So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?
3 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲃⲓ .
But I also have a heart as well as you.
4 ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲑⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ϧⲁⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ:ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ .
For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery.
5 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲁ ϩⲑⲏϥ ⲛϫⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ .
For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless,
6 ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϯϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ : ⲙⲏ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ .
even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.
7 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ .
But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.
8 ⲫⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ : ⲓⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲫⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲓⲟⲙ .
Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee.
9 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲧϫⲓϫ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them?
10 ⲙⲏ ⲁⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man.
11 ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ : ϯϣⲃⲱⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϧⲣⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.
12 ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲓⲛⲱⲛϧ .
In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge.
13 ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲟⲙ: ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϯ .
With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.
14 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲕⲱⲧ : ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲟⲩⲱⲛ .
If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?
15 ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϥⲛⲁⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲭⲁ ϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϫⲡϥ .
If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
16 ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙϯϫⲟⲙ:ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϯ .
With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding.
17 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ : ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ .
He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
18 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϩⲁⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϫϧ .
He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle.
19 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ : ⲛⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϫⲡⲟⲩ .
He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.
20 ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲃⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ : ⲡⲓⲕⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
21 ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲉϫⲉⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ : ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲱⲟⲩ .
He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.
22 ⲫⲏⲉⲧϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ:ⲁϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϯϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ .
Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death.
23 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ : ⲉϥϣⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ .
Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away.
24 ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲃⲧ ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ : ⲁϥⲥⲟⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ .
Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, saying,
25 ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ : ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧⲑⲁϧⲓ .
Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man.