¹

дося'жетъ б^о эT конца да'же до конца крњ'пко, и^ раз#смотря'етъ вся` бл~го”

¹

Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily; and sweetly doth she order all things.

²

Сїю въꙁлюби'хъ и^ въꙁыскаX эT ю%ности моея, и^ вᲆꙁыскаX невњстђ води'ти себњ, и^ люби'тель бы'хъ красоты тоя.

²

I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.

³

бл~гороDства тоя сла'витъ съжи'тїе и^мњ'ющи бж~їе, н^о и^ всњхъ влDка възлюби ю&.

³

In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her.

⁴

ё^чи'тел#ница бо е^сть наказа'нїа бж~їа, и^збра'телница дњ'ла того,

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For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works.

⁵

и^ а'ще бога'тьство е^сть въжделњ'ннаго притяжа'нїя въ животњ. чт^о премђ'дрости богатњ'ише, е^ю'же дњ'лаются вся`,

⁵

If riches be a possession to be desired in this life; what is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things?

⁶

а^ще же чђв#ство дњ'лается, кт^о е^я` сђщихъ лђ'чшїи хђдо'жникъ е^сть”

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And if prudence work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman than she?

⁷

И$ а'ще пра'вдђ възлю'битъ кт^о, трђды сея сђть чтsны. трезвњ'нїю б^о и^ премђ'дрости ё^читъ и^ пра'вдњ и^ мђжества, и%хже лђ'чши ничтоже е^сть въ жи'зни чл~комъ”

⁷

And if a man love righteousness, her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.

⁸

И$ а'ще мно'жествђ ё%ма вожDелњ'етъ кто, вњдњти дре'вняа, и^ бђ'дђщая разђмњти. вњдњти вњтїя словесъ и^ рњше'нїя гада'нїи, зна'менїя и^ чюдеся провњ'дњ, и^ съхожде'нїе вре'менъ и^ вњ'ковъ”

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If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times.

⁹

Сђди'хъ ё^бо сїю и^звести мн^њ къ сожитїю, вњ'дђщи ја^ко бђ'детъ м^и съвњтникъ бл~гихъ, и^ прїе^дине'нїе попече'нїи и^ ско'рби”

⁹

Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief.

¹⁰

И$ бђ'детъ сею сла'ва въ наро'дњхъ, и^ честь преD ста'рцы” ю%ноша

¹⁰

For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young.

¹¹

ѓ%стръ ѓ^бря'щђся въ сђ'дњ, и^ въ зра'цњ си'л#ныхъ ё^дивлюся”

¹¹

I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men.

¹²

Молча'щђ м^и потръпяT, вњща'ющђ м^и вънмяT” и^ гл~ющђ м^и ѓ^ мно'ѕњ, рђ'кђ положаT на ё^ста своя”

¹²

When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me: if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth.

¹³

Сея ради прїимђ без#смр~тїе, и^ па'мять вњ'чнђю симъ и^же по мнњ ѓ^ста'влю.

¹³

Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me.

¹⁴

расмотрю лю'ди, и^ ја^зы'цы повинђтся м^и.

¹⁴

I shall set the people in order, and the nations shall be subject unto me.

¹⁵

ё^бояTся мене слы'шавши мђчи'тели стра'шнїи, и^ ѓ^ мно'жествњ ја%влю'ся бл~гъ и^ въ бра'ни крњ'покъ”

¹⁵

Horrible tyrants shall be afraid when they do but hear of me; I shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in war.

¹⁶

Въходя'щи въ до'мъ мои ё^покоюся с нею” не бо и%мать го'рести жи'тїе е^я`” ни бо'лњзни съжи'тїе тоя, н^о весе'лїе и^ ра'дость”

¹⁶

After I am come into mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness: and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy.

¹⁷

Сїя помышля'ющи въ мнњ` и^ печахся въ срDцы мое^мъ, ја%ко без#смр~тна е^сть въ сроDствњ премђдросᲄь,

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Now when I considered these things in myself, and pondered them in my heart, how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality;

¹⁸

и^ вᲆ содрђженїи е^я` ё^слаже'нїе бл~го, и^ въ трђдњхъ рђ'кђ е^я бога'тьство беZ ѓ^скђдњ'нїя” и^ въ ѓ^бъё^че'нїю бесњды е^я мђдрость, и^ просвњще'нїе въ приѓ^бще'нїи слове'съ е^я” ѓбхожа'хъ и%щђщи да въспрїимђ ю&.

¹⁸

and great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me.

¹⁹

ѓ%трокъ же быхъ разђ'менъ, дш~и же бл~гїя жре'бїи.

¹⁹

For I was a witty child, and had a good spirit.

²⁰

паче же бл~гъ сы'и прїидоX въ тњ'ло нескве'рно”

²⁰

Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled.

²¹

Познахъ же ја%ко не и^на'ко бђдђ въздержа'нᲆ, а^ще не б~ъ да'сть” И$ сїе кое^ю мђдростїю вњдњти кое^го е^сть блгDть” И$ прїидо'хъ къ г~ђ и^ моли'хся е^мђ, и^ реко'хъ эT всего срDца мое^го”

²¹

Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said,