¹

Єсмь б^о и^ а'зъ чл~къ смр~тенъ подо'бенъ всњмъ, и^ бывыи эT роди'теля прежде създа'н#наго.

¹

I myself also am a mortal man, like to all, and the offspring of him that was first made of the earth,

²

и^ въ чре'вњ матерни взя'хъ пло'ть, десятїю мsцеи сътолстњхъ въ кро'ви эT сњмени мђж'еска, не ё^слаже'нїю л^и сна сънидо'хъ”

²

and in my mother's womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep.

³

И$ а'зъ рожDенъ въспрїяX ѓ%бщего а^е'ра, и^ в подо'бостра'стнђю зе'млю ё^падо'хъ, и^ перваго гла'са подо'бна всњмъ и^спђстиX пла'чђщи.

³

And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.

⁴

и^ в пеленахъ въскормле'нъ е^смь, и^ вели'кимъ прилежа'нїемъ.

⁴

I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares.

⁵

ни е^ді'нъ б^о цр~ь и%но и^мњ рожде'нїя нача'ло.

⁵

For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth.

⁶

е^ді'нᲆ бо вхоD всњмъ е^сть в жи'тїе подо'бен# же і^ и^схо'дъ”

⁶

For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.

⁷

Сего ради помоли'хся и^ дана бы'сть мнњ мђ'дрость, и призва'хъ и^ прїиде на' мя дх~ъ премђ'дрости.

⁷

Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.

⁸

и^ преDсђди'хъ ю& скљпетръ и^ престо'лъ, и^ бога'тество ничт^оже мнњхъ бы'ти въ рас#сђже'нїю тоя.

⁸

I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her.

⁹

ниже ё^подоби'хъ е^я` ка'мени пречи'стомђ, ја%ко все зла'то въ сложе'нїи тоя пњсо'къ е^сть меншїи, и^ ја%ко каl мни'тся преD не'ю сребро”

⁹

Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her.

¹⁰

Па'че здра'вїя и^ красоты въꙁлюби'хъ ю&, и^ преDложи'хъ ю& ꙁа свњтъ и^мњти, ја%ко не ё^сыпа'емо е^сть вњща'нїе е^я.

¹⁰

I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for the light that cometh from her never goeth out.

¹¹

прїидо'ша же мнњ` бл~га вся вкђ'пњ с нею, и^ без#числе'но бога'тьство рђко'ю, е^я”

¹¹

All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands.

¹²

И$ въꙁвесели' же ся ѓ^ всњхъ ја%ко и^хъ мни'тся премђ'дрость, и^ не видXњ же е^я` в роже'нїю бы'ти си'хъ,

¹²

And I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom goeth before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them.

¹³

неле'стне наё^чиXся, без# ꙁа'висᲄи подаю, и^ бога'тьства е^я` не съкры'ю,

¹³

I learned diligently, and do communicate her liberally: I do not hide her riches.

¹⁴

не конча'емо б^о е^сть сокро'вище чл~коM, е^го'же бл~гїи къ б~ђ посла'ша въ содрђже'нїе, и^ накаꙁа'нїа ради да'ры съста'влены”

¹⁴

For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning.

¹⁵

Мнњ же да'сть б~ъ гл~ати ѓ^сђжде'нїя и^ мнњти досто'ине ё^спњва'ю^щихъ” ја%ко тои премђ'дрости водитель е^сть, и^ премђдрымъ и^справи'тель”

¹⁵

God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise.

¹⁶

Въ рђ'кђ б^о е^го и^ мы` и^ словеса` наша и^ вся'ка же мђ'дрость, и^ дlњ хђдо'жество.

¹⁶

For in his hand are both we and our words; all wisdom also, and knowledge of workmanship.

¹⁷

сеи б^о даде мнњ и^же сђть ра'ꙁђма и%стинна, поꙁна'ти съставле'нїе ми'рђ, и^ сᲆдњла'нїе стихїи.

¹⁷

For he hath given me certain knowledge of the things that are, namely, to know how the world was made, and the operation of the elements:

¹⁸

нача'ло и^ съверше'нїе и^ по'лъ вре'менїя, ѓ%браꙁъ премњне'нїе і^ и^ꙁмᲇне'нїе, и^ съверше'нїе вре'менемъ.

¹⁸

the beginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of the turning of the sun, and change of seasons:

¹⁹

лњта крђ'гъ, и^ ѕвњꙁдамъ раз#смотре'нїе,

¹⁹

the circuits of years, and positions of stars:

²⁰

е^стество живо'тныхъ, и^ гнњ'въ ѕвњр'еи. вњтровъ нђж'дђ и^ помышле'нїя чл~къ, ра'ꙁньство лњтора'слемъ и^ си'лы ко'ренїи,

²⁰

the natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the diversities of plants, and the virtues of roots:

²¹

и^ е^ли'ка же сђть съкры'та и^ непреDвидњ'нна и^з#ё^чи'хъ. в сихъ б^о ё^мохитрецъ наёчи м^я премђ'дрости.

²¹

and all such things as are either secret or manifest, them I know.

²²

е^сть б^о в то'и дх~ъ ст~ъ ра'ꙁђма, е^ді'нороDныи, мно'годе'ньныи ꙁра'чныи. бл~годви'жныи, пречи'стыи, нескве'рныи и%стиненъ, бл~гъ, любя'щъ добро`, ѓ%стръ не въꙁбра'ненъ, бл~годњлателенъ,

²²

For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an understanding spirit, holy, one only, manifold, subtil, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good,

²³

любочл~ченъ, и^ꙁвњстныи крњ'пкїи, без'печа'ленъ, вс^еси'ленъ вс^евидя'щїи” Вы'нђ въмњщаяи дх~овъ раꙁђми'чныхъ чи'стых#, зрачнњ'ишихъ.

²³

kind to man, stedfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits.

²⁴

всњхъ б^о движе'нїи поDвижнњ'иша е^сть премђ'дрость” достиꙁа'етъ и^ въмњщаеT вы'нђ ради своея чистоты,

²⁴

For wisdom is more moving than any motion: she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness.

²⁵

мгла б^о е^сть си'лы бж~їа и^ꙁлїя'нїе вседержи'теля крњ'пка, и^ сего ра'ди ничто` ѓ^сквернено на ню прїиде'тъ”

²⁵

For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her.

²⁶

Оу^бњле'нїе б^о е^сть свњтлости вњ'чныя и^ зерца'ло непоро'чно бж~їя дњла'нїя, и^ ѓ'браꙁъ бл~госты'ня е^го.

²⁶

For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.

²⁷

е^ді'на же сђщи вся мо'жеT и^ пребыва'ющаа в неи вся ѓ^бновляеT” И$ по ро'дњхъ въ дш~а прпDбныхъ преходя'ща, дрђ'ги бж~їя и^ пррoки поставля'етъ.

²⁷

And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself, she maketh all things new: and in all ages entering into holy souls, she maketh them friends of God, and prophets.

²⁸

ничтоже б^о въꙁлю'битъ б~ъ, то'кмо сего и^же сᲆ премђ'дростїю пребываеT”

²⁸

For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom.

²⁹

Є$сть б^о сїя краснњ'иши сл~нца, и^ паче всњхъ ѕвњꙁдъ положе'нїя свњтђ, паче лђ'чша ѓ^брњтеся пре'жняя.

²⁹

For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it.

³⁰

сего ё^бо въспрїимђеT но'щь, премђ'дрости же не ё^долњеT ѕлоба”

³⁰

For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom.