1 ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲥⲁⲫ

2 ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲁⲫⲁⲧ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ .

How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!

3 ϫⲉⲁⲓⲭⲟϩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ . ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ .

But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.

4 ϫⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ .

For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners.

5 ϫⲉⲥⲉϧⲉⲛ ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ . ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲡϩⲟ . ⲁⲩϯϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ .

For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and they have firmness under their affliction.

6 ⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .

They are not in the troubles of other men; and they shall not be scourged with other men.

7 ⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ: ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ .

Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.

8 ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ . ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ .

Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention.

9 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲉϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ .

They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily.

10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ .

They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth.

11 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲉⲩⲑⲉⲛⲓⲛ: ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .

Therefore shall my people return hither: and full days shall be found with them.

12 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲁⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲑⲙⲁⲓⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓⲱⲓ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲟⲃⲓ .

And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲥⲟϩⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ .

Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth.

14 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ϯⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲉⲙⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲑⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϯϣⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲓϧⲁⲉⲩ: ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲇⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ .

And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency.

15 ⲁⲕⲣⲁϧⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϩⲥⲓ .

For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof was every morning.

16 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲱϣϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲁϥⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲃⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲁϭⲗⲱⲧ .

If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I should have broken covenant with the generation of thy children.

17 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϣⲏϣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ .

And I undertook to understand this, but it is too hard for me,

18 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ . ⲁⲕⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲛⲁⲙ .

until I go into the sanctuary of God; and so understand the latter end.

19 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲁⲕϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲟⲡⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ .

Surely thou hast appointed judgments to them because of their crafty dealings: thou hast cast them down when they were lifted up.

20 ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡϧⲁϩⲓ: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲁⲥⲁⲣ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .

How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity.

21 ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ . ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ: ⲁⲕϥⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ .

As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image.

22 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲙⲧ ⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲭⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲓⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲧϣⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ .

For my heart has rejoiced, and my reins have been gladdened.