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1 ⲁ̅ ϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ
Where do the wars and disputes among you come from? Is it not precisely from your pleasures, the ones at war in your members?
2 ⲃ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕ ⲱϩ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ
You crave and do not have; you murder and covet and are not able to obtain; you fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so that you may lavish it on your pleasures.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? So whoever may want to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Or do you suppose that the Scripture says in vain that the Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?
6 ⲋ̅ ⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲏⲉⲓⲏⲩ
But He gives greater grace; therefore He says: “God resists proud ones, but gives grace to humble ones.”
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
8 ⲏ̅ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲱⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Sinners, cleanse your hands! Double-minded, purify your hearts!
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into dejection.
Humble yourself before the Lord and He will exalt you.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ
Brothers, do not speak evil of one another. Because the one speaking against a brother and judging his brother speaks against a law and judges a law. So if you judge a law you are not a law-doer but a judge.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ
The Lawgiver and Judge is One, the one who is able to save and to destroy. So who are you (sg) to be judging someone who is different?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣ ⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲏⲩ
Come now, you who say, “Today and tomorrow let us travel to that certain city, spend a year there, do business and make a profit;”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
whereas you do not know anything about the morrow. For what is our life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time but then vanishes away.
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
But now you boast in your arrogant pretensions. All such boasting is malignant.
Therefore, to the one knowing to do good and not doing it, to him it is sin.
