¹

For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, and a place for the gold, whence it is refined.

¹

Е$сть бо сребрY мёсто, toнyдуже и3 бывaетъ, и3 мёсто злaту, toнyдуже њчищaетсz.

²

For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.

²

Желёзо бо и3з8 земли2 раждaетсz, мёдь же рaвнw кaменію сэчeтсz.

³

He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.

³

Чи1нъ положи2 тмЁ, и3 вс‰ концы6 сaмъ и3спытyетъ, камhкъ тмы2 и3 сёнь смeрти.

⁴

There is a cutting off of the torrent by reason of dust: so they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from among men.

⁴

Пресэчeніе пот0ка t прaха: забывaющіи же пyть прaвый и3знемог0ша, t человBкъ подвиг0шасz.

⁵

As for the earth, out of it shall come bread: under it has been turned up as it were fire.

⁵

Е$сть землS, и3з8 неsже и3зhдетъ хлёбъ: под8 нeю њбрати1сz ћкw џгнь.

⁶

Her stones are the place of the sapphire: and her dust supplies man with gold.

⁶

Мёсто сапфjра кaменіе є3S, и3 пeрсть злaто є3мY.

⁷

There is a path, the fowl has not known it, neither has the eye of the vulture seen it:

⁷

СтезS, не познA є3S пти1ца, и3 не ўзрЁ ю5 џко сyпово,

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neither have the sons of the proud trodden it, a lion has not passed upon it.

⁸

и3 не ходи1ша по нeй сhнове величaвыхъ, и3 не прeйде по нeй лeвъ.

⁹

He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp rock, and turned up mountains by the roots:

⁹

На несэк0мэ кaмени прострE рyку свою2, преврати1 же и3з8 корeніz г0ры:

¹⁰

and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.

¹⁰

брeги рёкъ раст0рже, всsкое же честн0е ви1дэ џко моE:

¹¹

And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, and has brought his power to light.

¹¹

глубины6 же рёкъ tкры2 и3 показA си1лу свою2 на свётъ.

¹²

But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

¹²

Премyдрость же tкyду њбрётесz; и3 к0е мёсто є4сть вёдэніz;

¹³

A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.

¹³

Не вёсть человёкъ пути2 є3S, нижE њбрётесz въ человёцэхъ.

¹⁴

The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not with me.

¹⁴

Бeздна речE: нёсть во мнЁ: и3 м0ре речE: нёсть со мн0ю.

¹⁵

One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.

¹⁵

Не дaстсz сокр0вище за ню2, и3 не и3звёситсz сребро2 на и3змэнeніе є3S,

¹⁶

Neither shall it be compared with gold of Sophir, with the precious onyx and sapphire.

¹⁶

и3 не сравни1тсz со злaтомъ сwфjрскимъ, со џнmxомъ честнhмъ и3 сапфjромъ:

¹⁷

Gold and crystal shall not be equalled to it, neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange.

¹⁷

не рaвно бyдетъ є4й злaто и3 крmстaль, и3 и3змэнeніе є3S сосyди злaти.

¹⁸

Coral and fine pearl shall not be mentioned: but do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things.

¹⁸

ПревысHкаz и3 би1серіе не помsнутсz, и3 притzжи2 премyдрость пaче внyтреннэйшихъ:

¹⁹

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equalled to it; it shall not be compared with pure gold.

¹⁹

не ўравни1тсz є4й топaзій є3fі0пскій, со злaтомъ чи1стымъ не сравни1тсz.

²⁰

Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

²⁰

Премyдрость же tкyду њбрётесz; и3 к0е мёсто є4сть рaзуму;

²¹

It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.

²¹

Ўтаи1сz t всsкагw человёка, и3 t пти1цъ небeсныхъ скрhсz.

²²

Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.

²²

Пaгуба и3 смeрть рек0стэ: слhшахомъ є3S слaву.

²³

God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.

²³

БGъ блaгw познA є3S пyть: сaмъ бо вёсть мёсто є3S.

²⁴

For he surveys the whole earth under heaven, knowing the things in the earth:

²⁴

И$бо сaмъ поднебeсную всю2 надзирaетъ, вёдый, ±же на земли2, вс‰, ±же сотвори2.

²⁵

all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.

²⁵

Вётрwвъ вёсъ и3 водЁ мёру є3гдA сотвори1лъ,

²⁶

When he made them, thus he saw and numbered them, and made a way for the pealing of the thunder.

²⁶

тaкw ви1дzй сочтE, и3 пyть въ сотрzсeніи гласHвъ,

²⁷

Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it and traced it out.

²⁷

тогдA ви1дэ ю5 и3 повёда ю5, ўгот0вавъ и3зслёди

²⁸

And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; and to abstain from evil is understanding.

²⁸

и3 речE человёку: сE, благочeстіе є4сть премyдрость, ґ є4же ўдалsтисz t ѕлA є4сть вёдэніе.