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Howbeit hear, Job, my words, and hearken to my speech.

¹

Но послꙋ́шай, і҆́ѡве, слове́съ мои́хъ и҆ бесѣ́дꙋ мою̀ внꙋшѝ:

²

For behold, I have opened my mouth, and my tongue has spoken.

²

сѐ бо, ѿверзо́хъ оу҆ста̀ моѧ̑, и҆ возглаго́ла ѧ҆зы́къ мо́й:

³

My heart shall be found pure by my words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.

³

чи́сто се́рдце моѐ во словесѣ́хъ, ра́зꙋмъ же оу҆стнꙋ̀ моє́ю чи̑стаѧ оу҆разꙋмѣ́етъ:

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The Divine Spirit is that which formed me, and the breath of the Almighty that which teaches me.

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дх҃ъ бж҃їй сотвори́вый мѧ̀, дыха́нїе же вседержи́телево поꙋча́ющее мѧ̀:

⁵

If thou canst, give me an answer: wait therefore; stand against me, and I will stand against thee.

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а҆́ще мо́жеши, да́ждь мѝ ѿвѣ́тъ къ си̑мъ: потерпѝ, ста́ни проти́вꙋ менє̀, и҆ а҆́зъ проти́вꙋ тебє̀.

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Thou art formed out of the clay as also I: we have been formed out of the same substance.

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Ѿ бре́нїѧ сотворе́нъ є҆сѝ ты̀, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ а҆́зъ: ѿ тогѡ́жде сотворе́нїѧ є҆смы̀:

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My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

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не стра́хъ мо́й тѧ̀ смѧте́тъ, нижѐ рꙋка̀ моѧ̀ тѧжка̀ бꙋ́детъ на тѧ̀.

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But thou hast said in mine ears, (I have heard the voice of thy words;) because thou sayest, I am pure, not having sinned;

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Ѻ҆ба́че ре́клъ є҆сѝ во оу҆́шы моѝ, и҆ гла́съ глагѡ́лъ твои́хъ оу҆слы́шахъ, зане́же глаго́леши:

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I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.

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чи́стъ є҆́смь а҆́зъ, не согрѣша́ѧ, непоро́ченъ же є҆́смь, и҆́бо не беззако́нновахъ:

¹⁰

Yet he has discovered a charge against me, and he has reckoned me as an adversary.

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зазо́ръ же на мѧ̀ ѡ҆брѣ́те и҆ мни́тъ мѧ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ проти́вника себѣ̀:

¹¹

And he has put my foot in the stocks, and has watched all my ways.

¹¹

вложи́ же но́гꙋ мою̀ въ дре́во и҆ надсмотрѧ́лъ пꙋти̑ моѧ̑ всѧ̑.

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For how sayest thou, I am righteous, yet he has not hearkened to me? for he that is above mortals is eternal.

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Ка́кѡ бо глаго́леши, ꙗ҆́кѡ пра́въ є҆́смь, и҆ не послꙋ́ша менѐ; Вѣ́ченъ бо є҆́сть, и҆́же над̾ зємны́ми.

¹³

But thou sayest, Why has he not heard every word of my cause?

¹³

Глаго́леши бо: чесѡ̀ ра́ди пра́вды моеѧ̀ не оу҆слы́ша всѧ́ко сло́во;

¹⁴

For when the Lord speaks once, or a second time,

¹⁴

Є҆ди́ною бо возглаго́летъ гдⷭ҇ь, второ́е же во снѣ̀, и҆лѝ въ поꙋче́нїи нощнѣ́мъ,

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sending a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)

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и҆лѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ є҆гда̀ напа́даетъ стра́хъ лю́тъ на человѣ́ки, во дрема́нїихъ на ло́жи:

¹⁶

then opens he the understanding of men: he scares them with such fearful visions:

¹⁶

тогда̀ ѿкры́етъ оу҆́мъ человѣ́ческїй, видѣ́ньми стра́ха тацѣ́ми и҆̀хъ оу҆страши́тъ,

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to turn a man from unrighteousness, and he delivers his body from a fall.

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да возврати́тъ человѣ́ка ѿ непра́вды, тѣ́ло же є҆гѡ̀ѿ паде́нїѧ и҆зба́ви,

¹⁸

He spares also his soul from death, and suffers him not to fall in war.

¹⁸

пощадѣ́ же дꙋ́шꙋ є҆гѡ̀ ѿ сме́рти, є҆́же не па́сти є҆мꙋ̀ на бра́ни.

¹⁹

And again, he chastens him with sickness on his bed, and the multitude of his bones is benumbed.

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Па́ки же ѡ҆бличѝ є҆го̀ болѣ́знїю на ло́жи и҆ мно́жество косте́й є҆гѡ̀ разсла́би:

²⁰

And he shall not be able to take any food, though his soul shall desire meat;

²⁰

всѧ́кагѡ же бра́шна пшени́чна не возмо́жетъ прїѧ́ти, а҆ дꙋша̀ є҆гѡ̀ ꙗ҆́ди хо́щетъ,

²¹

until his flesh shall be consumed, and he shall shew his bones bare.

²¹

до́ндеже согнїю́тъ плѡ́ти є҆гѡ̀, и҆ пока́жетъ кѡ́сти є҆гѡ̀ то́щѧ:

²²

His soul also draws nigh to death, and his life is in Hades.

²²

прибли́жисѧ же на сме́рть дꙋша̀ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ живо́тъ є҆гѡ̀ во а҆́дѣ.

²³

Though there should be a thousand messengers of death, not one of them shall wound him: if he should purpose in his heart to turn to the Lord, and declare to man his fault, and shew his folly;

²³

А҆́ще бꙋ́детъ ты́сѧща а҆́гг҃лъ смертоно́сныхъ, є҆ди́нъ ѿ ни́хъ не оу҆ѧзви́тъ є҆го̀: а҆́ще помы́слитъ се́рдцемъ ѡ҆брати́тисѧ ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ, повѣ́сть же человѣ́кꙋ сво́й зазо́ръ, и҆ безꙋ́мїе своѐ пока́жетъ,

²⁴

he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as fresh plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with marrow.

²⁴

застꙋ́питъ є҆̀, є҆́же не впа́сти є҆мꙋ̀ въ сме́рть, ѡ҆бнови́тъ же тѣ́ло є҆гѡ̀ ꙗ҆́коже повапле́нїе на стѣнѣ̀, кѡ́сти же є҆гѡ̀ и҆спо́лнитъ мо́зга:

²⁵

And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in his full strength.

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оу҆мѧгчи́тъ же є҆гѡ̀ пло́ть ꙗ҆́коже младе́нца, и҆ оу҆стро́итъ є҆го̀ возмꙋжа́вша въ человѣ́цѣхъ.

²⁶

And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; he shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression of praise: for he will render to men their due.

²⁶

Помо́литсѧ же ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ и҆ прїѧ́тъ и҆́мъ бꙋ́детъ, вни́детъ же лице́мъ весе́лымъ со и҆сповѣ́данїемъ, возда́стъ же человѣ́кѡмъ пра́вдꙋ свою̀.

²⁷

Even then a man shall blame himself, saying, What kind of things have I done? and he has not punished me according to the full amount of my sins.

²⁷

Посе́мъ тогда̀ за́зритъ человѣ́къ са́мъ себѣ̀, глаго́лѧ: ꙗ҆кова̑ѧ содѣва́хъ; и҆ не по досто́инствꙋ и҆стѧза́ мѧ, ѡ҆ ни́хже согрѣши́хъ:

²⁸

Deliver my soul, that it may not go to destruction, and my life shall see the light.

²⁸

спасѝ дꙋ́шꙋ мою̀, є҆́же не вни́ти во и҆стлѣ́нїе, и҆ жи́знь моѧ̀ свѣ́тъ оу҆́зритъ.

²⁹

Behold, all these things the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.

²⁹

Сѐ, сїѧ̑ всѧ̑ твори́тъ крѣ́пкїй (бг҃ъ) пꙋти̑ трѝ съ мꙋ́жемъ:

³⁰

And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.

³⁰

но и҆зба́ви дꙋ́шꙋ мою̀ ѿ сме́рти, да живо́тъ мо́й во свѣ́тѣ хва́литъ є҆го̀.

³¹

Hearken, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.

³¹

Внима́й, і҆́ѡве, и҆ послꙋ́шай менѐ, премолчѝ, и҆ а҆́зъ возглаго́лю:

³²

If thou hast words, answer me: speak, for I desire thee to be justified.

³²

и҆ а҆́ще тебѣ̀ сꙋ́ть словеса̀, ѿвѣща́й мѝ: глаго́ли, хощꙋ́ бо ѡ҆правди́тисѧ тебѣ̀:

³³

If not, do thou hear me: be silent, and I will teach thee.

³³

а҆́ще же нѝ, ты̀ послꙋ́шай менѐ, оу҆молчѝ, и҆ наꙋчꙋ́ тѧ премꙋ́дрости.