¹

For a mortal born of a woman is short-lived, and full of wrath.

¹

Чл~къ б^о рожен# эT жены` ма'лолњтеn, и^спо'лнь гнњ'ва.

²

Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; and he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.

²

и^ли ја%ко цвTњ процвњты'и эTпаде, эTбњжа же ја^ко стњнь и^ не постоиT.

³

Hast thou not taken account even of him, and caused him to enter into judgment before thee?

³

с^е и^ ѓ^ сеM словеси сътвори'лъ е^си, внити преD т^я сђдомъ.

⁴

For who shall be pure from uncleanness? not even one;

⁴

кто` б^о чи'стъ бђдетъ эT скверны, и^ никᲄо'же,

⁵

if even his life should be but one day upon the earth: and his months are numbered by him: thou hast appointed him for a time, and he shall by no means exceed it.

⁵

а^ще и^ е^ді'нᲆ дн~ь житїе е^го на земли`. и^сщете'ни же мsцы е^го эT него, въ лњте положи'лъ е^си и^ не престђ'пиT.

⁶

Depart from him, that he may be quiet, and take pleasure in his life, though as a hireling.

⁶

эTстђпи` эT него` да ё^млъкнет#, і^ и^ꙁво'литъ жи'тїе ја%коже нае%мникъ”

⁷

For there is hope for a tree, even if it should be cut down, that it shall blossom again, and its branch shall not fail.

⁷

Є$сть б^о дре'вђ надежда, а^ще б^о посњче'но бђдет#, паки процвњтъ, и^ лњтора'сль е^го не ѓ^скђдњ'етъ”

⁸

For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;

⁸

А$ще б^о състарњеTся въ ꙁемли` ко'ренᲆ е^го, а^ще же на ка'мени сконча'ется стебло е^го,

⁹

it will blossom from the scent of water, and will produce a crop, as one newly planted.

⁹

эT во'ня воды` процвњте” Сътвори'т же жа'твђ, ја%ко мла'до сажDено.

¹⁰

But a man that has died is utterly gone; and when a mortal has fallen, he is no more.

¹⁰

мQђ же ё^меръ эTи'де, паD же чл~къ пото'мъ не бђ'детъ.

¹¹

For the sea wastes in length of time, and a river fails and is dried up.

¹¹

лњты ѓ^скђдњ'етъ мо'ре, рњка' же ѓ^пђстњвшїи и^сше,

¹²

And man that has lain down in death shall certainly not rise again till the heaven be dissolved, and they shall not awake from their sleep.

¹²

и^ чл~къ спа'выи не вᲆста'нетъ. до'ндеже не бђдетъ нб~о съшвено, и^ не въспрянђтъ эT сна` и^хъ”

¹³

For oh that thou hadst kept me in the grave, and hadst hidden me until thy wrath should cease, and thou shouldest set me a time in which thou wouldest remember me!

¹³

А$ще ё^бо во а'дњ бы` м^я съхрани'лъ, сᲆкры'лъ же м^я бы`, до'ндеже преста'нетъ гнњвъ тво'и. и^ въчини'ши вре'мя, в неже па'мять сътвори'ши м^и”

¹⁴

For if a man should die, shall he live again, having accomplished the days of his life? I will wait till I exist again?

¹⁴

А$ще ё^бо ё%мреT чл~къ жи'въ бђдеT, скон#чавъ дн~и лњтъ свои^хъ. тръплю до'ндеже па'ки бђдђ”

¹⁵

Then shalt thou call, and I will hearken to thee: but do not thou reject the work of thine hands.

¹⁵

Посем же въꙁовеши, а%ꙁ же ё^слы'шђ т^я, дњлаy рђкђ твое'ю не эTвраща'ися.

¹⁶

But thou hast numbered my devices: and not one of my sins shall escape thee?

¹⁶

и^счел же е^си хи'трости моя` и^ ничто'же т^я преи'детъ грњхъ мои^хᲆ”

¹⁷

And thou hast sealed up my transgressions in a bag, and marked if I have been guilty of any transgression unawares.

¹⁷

Запечатлњлъ же ми е^си беꙁако'нїя въ меш#цњ, наꙁнамена'лъ же е^си а^ще чт^о беZ во'ля престђпихъ.

¹⁸

And verily a mountain falling will utterly be destroyed, and a rock shall be worn out of its place.

¹⁸

и^ ра'ꙁвњ гора` пада'ющи распадеся, и^ ка'мень ѓ^беTша'етъ эT мњста свое^го.

¹⁹

The waters wear the stones, and waters falling headlong overflow a heap of the earth: and thou destroyest the hope of man.

¹⁹

ка'мень е^гоже ѓ^глади'ша во'ды, и^ потопи'ша во'ды вᲆ знаки перьсᲄь земля`. и^ тер#пњнїе члчsко погђби'лъ е^си,

²⁰

Thou drivest him to an end, and he is gone: thou settest thy face against him, and sendest him away;

²⁰

въвъꙁринlђ е^си до конца ѓ^тиде. приставиl е^си лице, і^ и^спђстилъ,

²¹

and though his children be multiplied, he knows it not; and if they be few, he is not aware.

²¹

мно'гом же бы'вшемъ сн~омъ е^го не вњсть. а^ще и^ ма'ло иX бђдеT не сᲆвњсться

²²

But his flesh is in pain, and his soul mourns.

²²

н^о плоти е^го болᲇша, дш~а же е^го сњтова`”