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And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the days of evil come, and the years overtake thee in which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.

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И҆ помѧнѝ сотво́ршаго тѧ̀ во дне́хъ ю҆́ности твоеѧ̀, до́ндеже не прїи́дꙋтъ дні́е ѕло́бы твоеѧ̀, и҆ приспѣ́ютъ лѣ̑та, въ ни́хже рече́ши: нѣ́сть мѝ въ ни́хъ хотѣ́нїѧ:

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While the sun and light are not darkened, nor the moon and the stars; nor the clouds return after the rain:

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до́ндеже не поме́ркнетъ со́лнце и҆ свѣ́тъ, и҆ лꙋна̀ и҆ ѕвѣ́зды, и҆ ѡ҆братѧ́тсѧ ѡ҆́блацы созадѝ дождѧ̀:

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in the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the mighty men shall become bent, and the grinding women cease because they have become few, and the women looking out at the windows be dark;

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въ де́нь, въ ѻ҆́ньже подви́гнꙋтсѧ стра́жїе до́мꙋ, и҆ развратѧ́тсѧ мꙋ́жїе си́лы, и҆ оу҆празднѧ́тсѧ ме́лющїи, ꙗ҆́кѡ оу҆ма́лишасѧ, и҆ помрача́тсѧ зрѧ́щїи во сква́жнехъ:

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and they shall shut the doors in the market-place, because of the weakness of the voice of her that grinds at the mill; and he shall rise up at the voice of the sparrow, and all the daughters of song shall be brought low;

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и҆ затворѧ́тъ двє́ри на то́ржищи, въ не́мощи гла́са ме́лющїѧ, и҆ воста́нетъ на гла́съ пти́цы, и҆ смирѧ́тсѧ всѧ̑ дщє́ри пѣ́сни:

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and they shall look up, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall blossom, and the locust shall increase, and the caper shall be scattered: because man has gone to his eternal home, and the mourners have gone about the market:

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и҆ на высотꙋ̀ оу҆́зрѧтъ, и҆ оу҆́жасъ на пꙋтѝ, и҆ процвѣте́тъ а҆мѷгда́лъ, и҆ ѡ҆толстѣ́ютъ прꙋ́зїе, и҆ разрꙋши́тсѧ каппарі́съ: ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿи́де человѣ́къ въ до́мъ вѣ́ка своегѡ̀, и҆ ѡ҆быдо́ша на то́ржищи пла́чꙋщїи:

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before the silver cord be let go, or the choice gold be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel run down to the cistern;

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до́ндеже не преврати́тсѧ оу҆́же сре́брѧное, и҆ не сокрꙋши́тсѧ повѧ́зка злата́ѧ, и҆ сокрꙋши́тсѧ водоно́съ оу҆ и҆сто́чника, и҆ сло́митсѧ колесо̀ въ ко́лїи.

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before the dust also return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.

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И҆ возврати́тсѧ пе́рсть въ зе́млю, ꙗ҆́коже бѣ̀, и҆ дꙋ́хъ возврати́тсѧ къ бг҃ꙋ, и҆́же дадѐ є҆го̀.

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Vanity of vanities, said the Preacher; all is vanity.

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Сꙋета̀ сꙋ́етствїй, речѐ є҆кклесїа́стъ, всѧ́чєскаѧ сꙋета̀.

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And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

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И҆ ли́шшее, ꙗ҆́кѡ бы́сть є҆кклесїа́стъ мꙋ́дръ, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ наꙋчѝ ра́зꙋмꙋ человѣ́ка: и҆ оу҆́хо и҆зслѣ́дитъ красотꙋ̀ при́тчей.

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The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, even words of truth.

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Мно́гѡ взыска̀ є҆кклесїа́стъ, є҆́же ѡ҆брѣстѝ словеса̀ хотѣ́нїѧ, и҆ напи́саное пра́вости, словеса̀ и҆́стины.

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The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails firmly fastened, which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

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Словеса̀ мꙋ́дрыхъ ꙗ҆́коже ѻ҆стны̀ воло́вїи и҆ ꙗ҆́коже гво́здїе вонзе́но, и҆̀же ѿ сложе́нїй да́ни бы́ша ѿ па́стырѧ є҆ди́нагѡ.

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And moreover, my son, guard thyself by means of them: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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И҆ мно́жае ѿ ни́хъ, сы́не мо́й, храни́сѧ: твори́ти кни̑ги мнѡ́ги нѣ́сть конца̀, и҆ оу҆че́нїе мно́гое трꙋ́дъ пло́ти.

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Hear the end of the matter, the sum: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole man.

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Коне́цъ сло́ва, всѐ слꙋ́шай: бг҃а бо́йсѧ и҆ за́пѡвѣди є҆гѡ̀ хранѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ сїѐ всѧ́къ человѣ́къ:

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For God will bring every work into judgment, with everything that has been overlooked, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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ꙗ҆́кѡ всѐ творе́нїе приведе́тъ бг҃ъ на сꙋ́дъ ѡ҆ всѧ́цѣмъ погрѣше́нїи, а҆́ще бла́го и҆ а҆́ще лꙋка́во.