¹

Then Sophar the Minæan answered and said,

¹

Отвњща же софа'рь минњ'искїи и^ рече.

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.

²

гл~яи мно'го и^ ё^слы'шитъ, и^л^и на ё^мњ и^мᲇа мњни'тся бы'ти пра'веденᲆ блsвенъ рожде'ныи эT жены`, и^ малолњтенъ.

³

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

³

не мно'гъ словесы бђди, нњсть б^о и^же эTвњща'ет# ти,

⁴

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

⁴

не гл~и б^о ја%ко чи'стъ е^смь дњлы, и^ бес поро'ка преD нимᲆ.

⁵

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

⁵

н^о ја%коже ё^бо г~ь възгл~еᲄъ к тебњ`, и^ эTврьꙁетъ ё^стнњ` свои` с тобо'ю,

⁶

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.

⁶

пото'мъ възвњстиT ти си'лђ премђдрости. ја^ко сђгђбъ бђдетъ противђ тебе`” И$ тогда раꙁђмњ'еши, ја%ко досᲄо'иноти ся сᲆбы'сть эT г~а, и^хже съгрњшиl си.

⁷

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

⁷

и^л^и слњдъ гн~ь ѓбря'щеши, и^л^и въ послњдняя ѓ^ста'ви ја%же сътвори` вседръжи'тель.

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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?

⁸

высо'че нб~о, и^ чт^о сътвори'ши, глђблеy а%да чт^о съвњси,

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

⁹

и^л^и дале мњры ꙁе'мныя, и^ли ширины мо'рьскїя.

¹⁰

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

¹⁰

а^ще же раз#врати'тъ вс^е, кт^о речетъ е^мђ чт^о сътвори'лъ е^си,

¹¹

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

¹¹

то'и б^о вњсᲄь дњ'ла безаконникъ, ви'дњвъ же нелњ'пая не поꙁритъ.

¹²

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

¹²

чл~къ же и%нако плаваеT словесы`, земны же рожDе'ны эT жены`, ра'венъ ѓ^слђ` пђсты'нномђ”

¹³

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

¹³

А$ще б^оты` чи'сто положи'лъ е^си срDце свое`. въꙁдњжеши же рђцњ свои` к немђ`,

¹⁴

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

¹⁴

а^ще чт^о беꙁако'нїе е^сть в рђкђ твое^ю далече сᲆтвори эT себе`, непра'вдаy въ животњ твое^мъ да не в#селиTся”

¹⁵

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

¹⁵

Тако б^оти въсїя'етъ лице ја%ко вода` чисᲄа, съвлечеши же с^и сквернђ и^ не ё^бои'шися.

¹⁶

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

¹⁶

и^ трDђ забђ'деши ја^ко волнђ` мимошеDшђ, и^ не ё^страшишися.

¹⁷

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

¹⁷

моли'тва же т^и а^ки де'ньница, эT пладне же въꙁыидетъ т^и жи'знь”

¹⁸

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

¹⁸

Оу^пова'я же бђдеши ја%ко бђ'деT т^и надежDа, эT тђги' же и^ эT промышленїя ја%виT ти ся ми'ръ”

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.

¹⁹

Оу^млъкнеши б^о и^ не бђдеT боря'и ти ся, преда'емїи же тебњ`, мно'готи ся мо'лятъ”

²⁰

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

²⁰

Сп~се'нїе же и^хъ ѓ^ста'неT, надежа бо ихъ пагђба. ѓ%чи же нечьстивыхъ и^ста'етњ”