¹

Не и^скђше'нїе л^и жи'тїе чл~кђ на ꙁемли`. и^ ја%коже м#ꙁды` дн~ь жи'ꙁнь е^го,

¹

Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?

²

и^л^и ја%коже ра'бᲆ бояися г~а свое^го и^ лђчи въ сᲇнь. и^л^и ја%коже нае^мниk жды'и м#ꙁды` своея.

²

Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?

³

та'коже и^ а'ꙁᲆ стерпњхъ мsца т#ща`, но'щи же бо'лњзни да'ны ми сђть.

³

So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.

⁴

а^ще ё^снђ` гл~ю когда дн~ь, е^гда' же въста'нђ паки когда ве'черъ. и^спо'лнъ же болњꙁни быва'ю эT ве'чера до ё%тра”

⁴

Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.

⁵

Мяте'т же ми ся тњло во гнои` и^ чръвехъ, таю' же грђдїе земля` эT гно'а стрђжа`.

⁵

And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.

⁶

жи'тїе мое лжњ` е^сть бе'сњды, поги'бе же вът#ще наде'жа.

⁶

And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.

⁷

помяни' же ё^бо ја^ко дх~ъ ми живоT, и^ ктомђ` не възвратится ѓ%ко мое ви'дњти бл~го,

⁷

Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shall not yet again see good.

⁸

не ё'зритъ ѓ'ко ви'дящаго м^я” ѓ%чи твои` на мн^њ и^ ктомђ` нњсмь.

⁸

The eye of him that sees me shall not see me again: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.

⁹

ја^коже ѓ%блакъ ѓ^чищеn эT нб~си, а^ще б^о чл~къ сни'де въ а'дъ, ктомђ` не вꙁы'идеT,

⁹

I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:

¹⁰

ни възвратиTся ктомђ въ свои доM, ни и%мать е^го позна'ти ктомђ мњсᲄо е^го” И$ аZ

¹⁰

and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.

¹¹

б^о не пощажђ`, ё^сты` мои^ми възъгл~ю въ бњдњ сыи. эTвръзђ го'ресᲄь дш~а ѓ^держи'мђю. кое ё^бо,

¹¹

Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

¹²

море л^и е^сть и^л^и ѕмїи. ја%ко ё^чини'лъ е^си на' мя хране'нїе.

¹²

Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?

¹³

реко'хъ, ја%ко ё^тњшитъ м^я ѓ%дръ мои, и^ вознесђ же к себњ е^ді'нᲆ слово на ло'жи моеM.

¹³

I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.

¹⁴

ё^страша'еши м^я со'нїями, и^ видњнїемъ сна` прежаса'еши м^я”

¹⁴

Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.

¹⁵

И$змњни'ши эT дх~а дш~ђ мою, эT сме'рти же ко'сти моя.

¹⁵

Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.

¹⁶

не поживђ` б^о въ вњки да длъготръплю` эTстђпи` эT мене`, т#ще` бо житїе мое.

¹⁶

For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.

¹⁷

что б^о е^сть чл~къ, ја%ко възвели'чилъ е^си е^го, и^л^и ја%ко внима^еши ё^момъ к немђ,

¹⁷

For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?

¹⁸

и^л^и посњще'нїе твори'ши е^мђ до ё'тра, и^ на поко'и е^го сђдиши

¹⁸

Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?

¹⁹

доко'лњ не ѓ^ста'виши мене, ниже предае'ши мя, до'ндеже пожрђ` сли'ны моя` въ бо'лњꙁни”

¹⁹

How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?

²⁰

А$ще а^зъ съгрњши'хъ, что' ти могђ съдњла'ти. съвњды'и ё^мъ чл~чь, почто' мя е^си положи'лъ противђ тебњ. е^смь же на' тя бре'мя,

²⁰

If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and why am I a burden to thee?

²¹

и^ почто` нњси сътвори'лъ, беꙁако'нїя мое^го ꙁабы'ти, и^ ѓ^чище'нїе грњха` мое^го” Нн~њ же в ꙁе'млю эTи^дђ, ё^тренюя же нњсмь ё^же”

²¹

Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning, I am no more.