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Tвэщaвъ же сwфaръ мінeйскій, речE:

¹

Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,

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глаг0лzй мн0гw, и3 противоуслhшитъ: и3ли2 многорёчивъ мни1тсz бhти прaведенъ; благословeнъ рождeнный t жены2 малолётенъ.

²

He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short-lived offspring of woman.

³

Не мн0гъ во словесёхъ бyди: нёсть бо противовэщazй ти2.

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Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?

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Не глаг0ли бо, ћкw чи1стъ є4смь дёлы и3 безпор0ченъ пред8 ни1мъ:

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For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.

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но кaкw гDь возгlетъ къ тебЁ и3 tвeрзетъ ўстнЁ свои2 съ тоб0ю;

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But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips with thee!

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Пот0мъ возвэсти1тъ ти2 си1лу премyдрости, ћкw сугyбъ бyдетъ въ си1хъ, ±же проти1ву тебє2: и3 тогдA ўразумёеши, ћкw достHйнаz тебЁ сбhшасz t гDа, и4миже согрэши1лъ є3си2,

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Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.

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И#ли2 слёдъ гDень њбрsщеши; и3ли2 въ послBднzz дости1глъ є3си2, ±же сотвори2 вседержи1тель;

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Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?

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Выс0ко нeбо, и3 что2 сотвори1ши; глубочaе же сyщихъ во ѓдэ что2 вёси;

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Heaven is high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know?

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не должaе ли мёры земнhz, и3ли2 широты2 морскjz;

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Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.

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Ѓще же преврати1тъ вс‰, кто2 речeтъ є3мY: что2 сотвори1лъ є3си2;

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And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?

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Т0й бо вёсть дэлA беззак0нныхъ: ви1дэвъ же нелBпаz, не прeзритъ.

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For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.

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Человёкъ же и4накw њби1луетъ словесы2: земнhй же рождeнный t жены2 рaвенъ nслY пустhнному.

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But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass of the desert.

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Ѓще бо ты2 чи1сто положи1лъ є3си2 сeрдце твоE, воздэвaеши же рyцэ твои2 къ немY,

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For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up thine hands towards him;

¹⁴

ѓще беззак0нно что2 є4сть въ рукY твоє1ю, далeче сотвори2 є5 t тебє2, непрaвда же въ жили1щи твоeмъ да не всели1тсz:

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if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.

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тaкw бо ти2 возсіsетъ лицE, ћкоже водA чистA: совлечeшисz же сквeрны, и3 не ўбои1шисz,

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For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.

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и3 трудA забyдеши, ћкоже волны2 мимошeдшіz, и3 не ўстраши1шисz.

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And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.

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Моли1тва же твоS, ѓки денни1ца, и3 пaче полyдне возсіsетъ ти2 жи1знь:

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And thy prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee as from the noon-day.

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ўповaz же бyдеши, ћкw бyдетъ ти2 надeжда: t туги1 же и3 попечeніz kви1тсz ти2 ми1ръ:

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And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.

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ўпок0ишисz бо, и3 не бyдетъ борsй тS: премэнsющіисz же мн0зи и4мутъ проси1ти тS,

¹⁹

For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.

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спасeніе же њстaвитъ и5хъ: надeжда бо и4хъ пaгуба, џчи же нечести1выхъ и3стaютъ.

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But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.