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Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?

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Не и҆скꙋше́нїе ли житїѐ человѣ́кꙋ на землѝ, и҆ ꙗ҆́коже нае́мника повседне́внагѡ жи́знь є҆гѡ̀;

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Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?

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и҆лѝ ꙗ҆́коже ра́бъ боѧ́йсѧ гдⷭ҇а своегѡ̀ и҆ оу҆лꙋчи́въ сѣ́нь; и҆лѝ ꙗ҆́коже нае́мникъ жды́й мзды̀ своеѧ̀;

³

So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.

³

та́кожде и҆ а҆́зъ жда́хъ мцⷭ҇ы тщы̀, нѡ́щи же болѣ́зней даны̀ мѝ сꙋ́ть.

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Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.

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А҆́ще оу҆снꙋ̀, глаго́лю: когда̀ де́нь; є҆гда́ же воста́нꙋ, па́ки: когда̀ ве́черъ; и҆спо́лненъ же быва́ю болѣ́зней ѿ ве́чера до оу҆́тра.

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And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.

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Мѣ́ситсѧ же моѐ тѣ́ло въ гноѝ черве́й, ѡ҆блива́ю же грꙋ́дїе землѝ, гно́й стрꙋжа̀.

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And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.

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Житїе́ же моѐ є҆́сть скорѧ́е бесѣ́ды, поги́бе же во тще́й наде́жди.

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Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shall not yet again see good.

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Помѧнѝ оу҆̀бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ дꙋ́хъ мо́й живо́тъ, и҆ ктомꙋ̀ не возврати́тсѧ ѻ҆́ко моѐ ви́дѣти блага̑ѧ.

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The eye of him that sees me shall not see me again: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.

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Не оу҆́зритъ менѐ ѻ҆́ко ви́дѧщагѡ мѧ̀: ѻ҆́чи твоѝ на мнѣ̀, и҆ ктомꙋ̀ нѣ́смь,

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I am as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:

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ꙗ҆́коже ѡ҆́блакъ ѡ҆чище́нъ ѿ небесѐ: а҆́ще бо человѣ́къ сни́детъ во а҆́дъ, ктомꙋ̀ не взы́детъ,

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and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.

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ни возврати́тсѧ во сво́й до́мъ, нижѐ и҆́мать є҆го̀ позна́ти ктомꙋ̀ мѣ́сто є҆гѡ̀.

¹¹

Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.

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Оу҆́бѡ нижѐ а҆́зъ пощажꙋ̀ оу҆́стъ мои́хъ, возглаго́лю въ нꙋ́жди сы́й, ѿве́рзꙋ оу҆ста̀ моѧ̑ го́рестїю дꙋшѝ моеѧ̀ сотѣсне́нъ.

¹²

Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?

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Є҆да̀ мо́ре є҆́смь, и҆лѝ ѕмі́й, ꙗ҆́кѡ оу҆чини́лъ є҆сѝ на мѧ̀ хране́нїе;

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I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.

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Реко́хъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ оу҆тѣ́шитъ мѧ̀ ѻ҆́дръ мо́й, произнесꙋ́ же ко мнѣ̀ на є҆ди́нѣ сло́во на ло́жи мое́мъ:

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Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.

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оу҆страша́еши мѧ̀ со́нїѧми и҆ видѣ́нїѧми оу҆жаса́еши мѧ̀:

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Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.

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свободи́ши ѿ дꙋ́ха моегѡ̀ дꙋ́шꙋ мою̀, ѿ сме́рти же кѡ́сти моѧ̑.

¹⁶

For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life is vain.

¹⁶

Не поживꙋ́ бо во вѣ́къ, да долготерплю̀: ѿстꙋпѝ ѿ менє̀, тще́ бо житїѐ моѐ.

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For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?

¹⁷

Что́ бо є҆́сть человѣ́къ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возвели́чилъ є҆сѝ є҆го̀; и҆лѝ ꙗ҆́кѡ внима́еши оу҆мо́мъ къ немꙋ̀;

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Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?

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и҆лѝ посѣще́нїе твори́ши є҆мꙋ̀ по всѧ́ко оу҆́тро и҆ въ поко́и сꙋди́ти є҆го̀ и҆́маши;

¹⁹

How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?

¹⁹

Доко́лѣ не ѡ҆ста́виши менѐ, нижѐ ѿпꙋска́еши мѧ̀, до́ндеже поглощꙋ̀ сли̑ны моѧ̑ въ болѣ́зни;

²⁰

If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and why am I a burden to thee?

²⁰

А҆́ще а҆́зъ согрѣши́хъ, что̀ тебѣ̀ возмогꙋ̀ содѣ́лати, свѣ́дый оу҆́мъ человѣ́чь; почто́ мѧ є҆сѝ положи́лъ прекосло́вна тебѣ̀, и҆ є҆́смь тебѣ̀ бре́менемъ;

²¹

Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning, I am no more.

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почто̀ нѣ́си сотвори́лъ беззако́нїю моемꙋ̀ забве́нїѧ, и҆ ѡ҆чище́нїѧ грѣха̀ моегѡ̀; нн҃ѣ же въ зе́млю ѿидꙋ̀, оу҆́тренюѧй же нѣ́смь ктомꙋ̀.