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And Job continued and said in his parable,

¹

Є҆ще́ же приложи́въ і҆́ѡвъ, речѐ въ при́тчахъ:

²

Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!

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кто́ мѧ оу҆стро́итъ по мцⷭ҇амъ пре́жднихъ дні́й, въ ни́хже мѧ̀ бг҃ъ хранѧ́ше,

³

As when his lamp shone over my head; when by his light I walked through darkness.

³

ꙗ҆́коже є҆гда̀ свѣтѧ́шесѧ свѣти́лникъ є҆гѡ̀ над̾ главо́ю мое́ю, є҆гда̀ свѣ́томъ є҆гѡ̀ хожда́хъ во тмѣ̀,

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As when I steadfastly pursued my ways, when God took care of my house.

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є҆гда̀ бѣ́хъ тѧ́жекъ въ пꙋте́хъ, є҆гда̀ бг҃ъ посѣще́нїе творѧ́ше до́мꙋ моемꙋ̀,

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When I was very fruitful, and my children were about me;

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є҆гда̀ бѣ́хъ бога́тъ ѕѣлѡ̀, ѡ҆́крестъ же менє̀ рабѝ,

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when my ways were moistened with butter, and the mountains flowed for me with milk.

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є҆гда̀ ѡ҆блива́хꙋсѧ пꙋтїѐ моѝ ма́сломъ кра́вїимъ, го́ры же моѧ̑ ѡ҆блива́хꙋсѧ млеко́мъ,

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When I went forth early in the city, and the seat was placed for me in the streets.

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є҆гда̀ и҆схожда́хъ и҆з̾ꙋ́тра во гра́дъ, на сто́гнахъ же поставлѧ́шесѧ мѝ престо́лъ;

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The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and all the old men stood up.

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Ви́дѧще мѧ̀ ю҆́нѡши скрыва́шасѧ, старѣ̑йшины же всѝ востава́ша:

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And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.

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вельмѡ́жи же престава́хꙋ глаго́лати, пе́рстъ возло́жше на оу҆ста̀ своѧ̑.

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And they that heard me blessed me, and their tongue clave to their throat.

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Слы́шавшїи же блажи́ша мѧ̀, и҆ ѧ҆зы́къ и҆́хъ прильпѐ горта́ни и҆́хъ:

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For the ear heard, and blessed me; and the eye saw me, and turned aside.

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ꙗ҆́кѡ оу҆́хо слы́ша и҆ оу҆блажи́ мѧ, ѻ҆́ко же ви́дѣвъ мѧ̀ оу҆клони́сѧ.

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For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.

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Спасо́хъ бо оу҆бо́гаго ѿ рꙋкѝ си́льнагѡ, и҆ сиротѣ̀, є҆мꙋ́же не бѣ̀ помо́щника, помого́хъ.

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Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.

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Благослове́нїе погиба́ющагѡ на мѧ̀ да прїи́детъ, оу҆ста́ же вдѡви́ча благослови́ша мѧ̀.

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Also I put on righteousness, and clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.

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Въ пра́вдꙋ же ѡ҆блача́хсѧ, ѡ҆дѣва́хсѧ же въ сꙋ́дъ ꙗ҆́кѡ въ ри́зꙋ.

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I was the eye of the blind, and the foot of the lame.

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Ѻ҆́ко бѣ́хъ слѣпы̑мъ, нога́ же хромы́мъ:

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I was the father of the helpless; and I searched out the cause which I knew not.

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а҆́зъ бы́хъ ѻ҆те́цъ немѡщны́мъ, ра́спрю же, є҆ѧ́же не вѣ́дѧхъ, и҆зслѣ́дихъ:

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And I broke the jaw-teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.

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сотро́хъ же членѡ́вныѧ непра́ведныхъ, ѿ среды́ же зꙋбѡ́въ и҆́хъ грабле́нїе и҆з̾ѧ́хъ.

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And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm-tree; I shall live a long while.

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Рѣ́хъ же: во́зрастъ мо́й состарѣ́етсѧ ꙗ҆́коже стебло̀ фі́нїково, мнѡ́га лѣ̑та поживꙋ̀.

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My root was spread out by the water, and the dew would lodge on my crop.

¹⁹

Ко́рень разве́рзесѧ при водѣ̀, и҆ роса̀ пребꙋ́детъ на жа́твѣ мое́й.

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My glory was fresh in me, and my bow prospered in his hand.

²⁰

Сла́ва моѧ̀ но́ва со мно́ю, и҆ лꙋ́къ мо́й въ рꙋцѣ̀ мое́й по́йдетъ.

²¹

Men heard me, and gave heed, and they were silent at my counsel.

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(Старѣ̑йшины) слы́шавшїи мѧ̀ внима́хꙋ, молча́хꙋ же ѡ҆ мое́мъ совѣ́тѣ.

²²

At my word they spoke not again, and they were very glad whenever I spoke to them.

²²

Къ моемꙋ̀ глаго́лꙋ не прилага́хꙋ, ра́довахꙋсѧ же, є҆гда̀ къ ни̑мъ глаго́лахъ:

²³

As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, so they waited for my speech.

²³

ꙗ҆́коже землѧ̀ жа́ждꙋщаѧ ѡ҆жида́етъ дождѧ̀, та́кѡ сі́и моегѡ̀ глаго́ланїѧ.

²⁴

Were I to laugh on them, they would not believe it; and the light of my face has not failed.

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А҆́ще возсмѣю́сѧ къ ни̑мъ, не вѣ́риша: и҆ свѣ́тъ лица̀ моегѡ̀ не ѿпада́ше.

²⁵

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.

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И҆збра́хъ пꙋ́ть и҆́хъ, и҆ сѣдѣ́хъ кнѧ́зь, и҆ вселѧ́хсѧ ꙗ҆́коже ца́рь посредѣ̀ хра́брыхъ, а҆́ки оу҆тѣша́ѧй печа́льныхъ.