1 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ϩⲱⲣⲥⲓⲏⲥⲓ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲟϫⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ . ⲛⲥⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ .
Apa Orsisius said, 'A mud brick that is laid as a foundation by the river will not last a single day.
2 ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲣⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲉ .
But the one that has been baked endures like a rock.
3 ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲕⲱⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ . ⲛϥⲡⲟⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
In the same way, the man who has his mind on worldliness is not baked in the fear of God.
4 ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
If he comes upon greatness, he dissolves.
5 ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
For there are many trials, mostly of this kind, that happen in the midst of men
6 ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ
But it is good that a man know his mesaure, and avoid the burden of greatness.
7 ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ .
The things which are strenghtened in faith are unshakeable.'