1 ⲉⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲕⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲇⲱⲏⲕ ⲡⲓϩⲩⲇⲟⲩⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓⲥ ⲁ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲭⲏⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ

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2 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛϯⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϯⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ .

Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in thy mischief? All the day

3 ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟⲕ ⲉϥϣⲉⲃϣⲱⲃ: ⲁⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲟϥ . ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ: ⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ .

thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

4 ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲭⲣⲟϥ . ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲣⲁϧⲧⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁϧⲁⲉ .

Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

5 ⲉϥⲉϥⲟϫⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ .

Thou has loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

6 ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣϩⲟϯ: ⲉⲩⲉⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲟⲥ:

Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.

7 ϫⲉϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ .

And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

8 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲟⲡⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲙϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ .

Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

9 ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉϥϩⲟⲗϫ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ .

But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.