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Then Eliphaz the Thæmanite answered and said,

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Отвњща же е^лифа'съ, џемани'тинъ и^ реq. ё^бо

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Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?

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не г~ь ли е^сть наё^ча'яи ра'ꙁђмђ и^ хи'трости. чи'мъ

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For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in thy works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?

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б^о бреже'тъ г~ь а^ще ты е^си дњ'лы непоро'ченъ, и^ли походи ја%ко про'стъ пђть твои,

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Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?

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и^ли сло'вот^и творя ѓ^бличи'тъ т^я, и^ вни'деT ли с тобо'ю на сђдъ”

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Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?

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Кое ё^бо, не ѕло'ба ли твоя е^сть мно'га, беZчисле'ни же т^и сђть грњси”

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And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.

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В ꙁаи^м# б^о дая'ше бра'тїи свое'и въ тщњ, ѓ^де'ждђ же наги'хъ эTја%лъ е^си,

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Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.

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и^ воды` жа'ждђщая не напои'лъ е^си, и^ а'лчющая лиши'лъ е^си хлњ'ба”

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And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those that were already settled on the earth.

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Сђди'л# же е^си нњкїихъ лицемъ, вселил# же е^си ё^бо'гихъ на ꙁемли`”

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But thou hast sent widows away empty, and hast afflicted orphans.

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вдови'ца эTпђстилъ е^си тща`, сироты ѓ^ѕлоби'лъ е^си”

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Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.

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Тњм#же ё^бо ѓ^быидо'ша т^я сњти, и пот#ща т^я ра'ть и^ꙁряDна”

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The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.

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Свњтъ тебњ тма` бы'сть, ё^спо'ша же вода т^я покры`”

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Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?

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Не живы'и ли на высо'кихъ преꙁира'ет#, възноси'мыя же ё^кори'ꙁною смњри”

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And thou hast said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?

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И$ ре'клъ е^си чт^о раꙁђмњ крњ'пкїи, и^ли на ѓ%блацњ сђдитъ”

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A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.

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ѓ%блакъ и^ эTкрове'нїе е^го неви'димо бђдетъ, и^ крђгᲆ нб~си ѓ^бы'идеT”

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Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

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е^да` стеѕю вњ'чнђю съхрани'ши, ю%же пра'ша мђ'жїе непра'ведни,

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who were seized before their time: their foundations are as an overflowing stream.

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и^же ја%ти бы'ша беꙁ# вре'мене, и^ рњка текђщи эT ѓ^снова'нїя и^хъ”

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Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

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гл~ющи г~ь чт^о сътво'ритъ намъ, и^ли чт^о нанесе'тъ на' ны вседржи'теl”

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Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from him.

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И$же и^спо'лнилъ е^сть до'мы и^хъ бл~гоT, совњт# же нечести'выX дале'че эT него”

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The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them.

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Видњвше же пра'веDницы въсмᲇя'шеся, непоро'ченъ же глђмля'шеся.

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Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their property.

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то'кмо поги'бе и^мњ'нїе и^хъ, и^ ѓ^ста'нки и^хъ поја%сть ѓ%гнь”

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Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.

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Бђди же жесто'къ а^ще сътерпи'ши, пото'мъ плоD твои бђдеT въ блаѕњ”

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And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

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Прїими же и^з# ё%стъ е^го ѓ^бњща'нїе, и прїими словеса` е^го въ срDцы свое^мъ”

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And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.

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А$ще ли же ѓ^брати'шися и^ смири'ши себе преD гм~ъ, и^ дале'че сътвориши эT жи'тїя твое^го непра'вдђ”

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Thou shalt lay up for thyself treasure in a heap on the rock; and Sophir shall be as the rock of the torrent.

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Положи на пе'рсти въ ка'мени, ја^коже ка'мень пото'ка сап#фи'рова”

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So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.

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Бђди же т^и вседръжи'тель помо'щник# эT вра'гъ, чи'ста же въꙁда'сть т^я ја%ко сребро` раждеже'но”

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Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.

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Пото'мъ въꙁвесели'шися преD бм~ъ, и^ въꙁрњвъ на' нб~оти'хо”

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And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee power to pay thy vows.

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Помо'льшђ же ти ся къ немђ и^ ё^слы'шит# т^я, да'сть же т^и моли'твы твоя въꙁда'ти”

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And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.

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Оу^стро'иT же т^и жили'ще пра'вды, на пђтеX же твоиX бђдетъ свњтъ”

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Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

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ЈА/ко смири` себе, и^ рече'ши въꙁвели'чися, и^ смире'на ѓ^чи'ма сп~сетъ”

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He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.

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І$ и^ꙁба'витъ непови'нна, и^ сп~сая чи'сᲄыма рђка'ма с^и”