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I will thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour: I do give praise unto thy name:

Мл~тва і^сђса, сн~а сира'хова”

²

for thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries:

¹

Исповњм# ти ся г~и цр~ю, и^ въсхвалю тебе` б~а сп~са мое^го, і^ и^сповњда'юся и^мени твое^мђ,

³

and hast delivered me, according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had;

²

ја%ко покрови'тель и^ помо'щникъ быs м^и.

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from the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which I kindled not;

³

і^ и^скђпи` плоT мою эT пагђбы и^ эT сњти клеветы ја^ꙁы'чныа, и^ эT ё'сᲄъ дњлающа лжђ`, и^ преDстоя'щиM бы'сть помо'щникᲆ.

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from the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words.

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и^ꙁба'ви м^я по мно'ꙁеи млsти и^мени твое^го эT рыка'нїа гото'ваh на ло'в#,

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By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

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і^ и^ꙁ рђки и%щђщиX дш~а мое^я, и^ эT мно'гиX ско'рбїи ја%же и^мXњ

⁷

They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none.

⁶

эT мно'гиX стђжа'нїи ѓ^гненыXхъ ѓ%крsтъ, и^ средњ ѓ^гня не съжегоXся,

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Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies.

⁷

и^ꙁ глђби'ны чрњва а%дова, и^ эT ја^ꙁы'ка нечи'ста, и^ словеs ложенъ, къ цр~ю ѓ^блъга'нїя ја^ꙁы'ка непра'ведна.

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Then lifted I up my supplication from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death.

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приближи'ся и^ до смр~ти дш~а моя,

¹⁰

I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help.

⁹

и^ живо'тъ мои б^њ бли'зђ а^да.

¹¹

I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praise with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard:

¹⁰

и^ ѓ^бдержа'ша м^я всю'дђ, и^ не бњ` сп~са'ющаго, възрњхъ на по'мощь чл~чю и^ не бњ`.

¹²

for thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee, and bless thy name, O Lord.

¹¹

и^ помянђхъ млsть твою г~и, и^ дњя'нїе твое е^же эT вњка.

¹³

When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer.

¹²

ја%ко и^зима'еши терпя'щихъ т^я г~и, и^ сп~аса'еши и^хъ эT рђ'къ вра'гъ.

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I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end.

¹³

и^ възнесо'хъ эT земли` моле'нїе мое, и^збавле'нїя ради смр~тнаго помолиXся.

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Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.

¹⁴

и^ призваX б~а, эTц~а г~а мое^го, не ѓ^ста'ви ти мене въ дн~и ско'рби, въ вре'мя гръдых# без# по'мощи.

¹⁶

I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.

¹⁵

и^ въспо'ю и^мя ᲄвое непреста'нно и^ въспо'ю ᲄя и^сповњда'нїемъ. и^ ё^слы'шалъ е^си мл~твђ мою,

¹⁷

I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom.

¹⁶

спsлъ бо м^я е^си эT па'гђбы, и^зя'тъ м^я эT вре'мене лђка'вна.

¹⁸

For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded.

¹⁷

сего ради и^сповњм# ти ся и^ въсхва'лю т^я, и^ блsвлю и^мя твое г~и”

¹⁹

My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her.

¹⁸

Є$ще ю%нъ сы'и пр'ьвње да'же не заблђжђся, и^ска'хъ премђдрости ја%вњ въ мл~твњ мое'и,

²⁰

I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be forsaken.

¹⁹

прDе цр~ковїю моли'хся ѓ^ не'и. и^ до послњдњ пои^щђ е^я`, эT цвњтъ ја%ко съзрњ'юща гро'зда.

²¹

My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession.

²⁰

възвесели'ся срDце мое ѓ^ не'и, на'иде нога моя въ пра'вости, эT ю%ности мое^я иZслњдихᲆ е^я`.

²²

The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith.

²¹

приклонихъ ма'ло ё%хо мое и^ прїя'х#, и^ мно'го ѓ^брњто'хъ себњ наказа'нїе,

²³

Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of learning.

²²

прет#кнове'нїе бысть м^и е^я` ради.

²⁴

Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye of these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?

²³

да'ющемђ м^и премђ'дрость въздаM сла'вђ,

²⁵

I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money.

²⁴

размы'слихъ бо твори'ти ю&, и^ позавидXњ бл~гомђ и^ не постыжђся.

²⁶

Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find.

²⁵

сварися дш~а моя ѓ^ ню`, и^ въ сътворе'нїи мое^мъ и^спыта'хъ.

²⁷

Behold with your eyes, how that I have had but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest.

²⁶

рђцњ мои въздњхъ на высотђ. и^ невњдњ'нїя е^я` съразђмњхъ.

²⁸

Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her.

²⁷

дш~ђ мою и^спра'виX на ню.

²⁹

Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise.

²⁸

срDце стя жа'хъ с не'ю и^сперва. и^ ѓ^цыщенїемъ ѓ^брњто'хъ ю&. сего ради не ѓ^ставленъ бђ'дђ.

³⁰

Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward.

²⁹

и^ ё^тро'ба моя` смятеся и%щђщи е^я`, тњм#же стяжа'хъ бл~гостяжа'нїе.