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Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him.

¹

Плhти пaки кто2 помhсливъ и3 сверBпыz вHлны преходи1ти, носsщагw є3го2 кораблS тлённэйшее дрeво призывaетъ:

²

For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill.

²

џное бо желaніе пристzжaній ўмhсли, хитрeцъ же мyдростію содёла:

³

But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves;

³

тв0й же, џ§е, ўстроsетъ пр0мыслъ: ћкw дaлъ є3си2 и3 въ м0ри пyть и3 въ волнaхъ стезю2 крёпкую,

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shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art.

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показyz, ћкw си1ленъ є3си2 t всsкагw спcти2, ѓще и3 без8 худ0жества кто2 взhдетъ.

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Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

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Х0щеши же, да не бyдутъ пр†здна дэлA премdрости твоеS: сегw2 рaди и3 малёйшему дрeву ввэрsютъ человёцы дyшы (сво‰), и3 преходsще вHлны кораблецeмъ и3збaвлени сyть.

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For in the old time also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation.

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И# t начaла бо, є3гдA погибaху г0рдіи и3споли1ни, ўповaніе мjра въ кораблецЁ и3збэжaвшее, њстaви вёку сёмz рождeніz, рук0ю твоeю ўстр0ено.

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For blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh.

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Благословeно бо дрeво, и4мже бывaетъ прaвда.

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But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it: and it, because, being corruptible, it was called God.

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Рукотворeнное же пр0клzто є4сть, и3 сотвори1вый є5: ћкw џвъ ќбw содёла, сіe же тлённое б0гомъ и3меновaсz.

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For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God.

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Въ рaвнэ бо ненави6дима сyть бGу и3 нечeствуzй, и3 нечeстіе є3гw2:

¹⁰

For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it.

¹⁰

и4бо сотворeное съ сотв0ршимъ мyчимо бyдетъ.

¹¹

Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise.

¹¹

Сегw2 рaди и3 во јдwлэхъ kзhческихъ бyдетъ кaзнь, ћкw въ создaніи б9іи въ мeрзость сотворeни сyть и3 въ соблaзны душaмъ человёчєскимъ и3 въ сёть ногaмъ бyихъ.

¹²

For the devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them the corruption of life.

¹²

Начaло бо блужeніz ўмышлeніе јдwлwвъ: и3з8wбрётеніе же и4хъ тлёніе животA.

¹³

For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever.

¹³

Нижe бо бhша t начaла, нижE бyдутъ во вёки:

¹⁴

For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end.

¹⁴

тщеслaвіемъ бо человёческимъ внид0ша въ мjръ, и3 сегw2 рaди крaтокъ и4хъ конeцъ вмэни1сz.

¹⁵

For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.

¹⁵

Г0рькимъ бо плaчемъ сётуz nтeцъ ск0рw восхищeнагw чaда w4бразъ сотвори1въ, є3г0же тогдA человёка мeртва, нн7э ћкw б0га почтE: и3 предадE подр{чнымъ т†йны и3 жє1ртвы:

¹⁶

Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the commandments of kings.

¹⁶

пот0мъ врeменемъ возм0гшій нечести1вый њбhчай, ѓки зак0нъ храни1мь бhсть, и3 мучи1телей повелёніемъ почитaєма бsху и3зв†zннаz:

¹⁷

Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they took the counterfeit of his visage from far, and made an express image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present.

¹⁷

и5хже въ лицE не могyще чествовaти человёцы дaльнагw рaди њбитaніz, и3здалeча лицE и3з8wбрази1вше, ћвный w4бразъ почитaемагw царS сотвори1ша, ћкw да tстоsщаго ѓки бли1з8 сyщаго ласкaютъ со прилэжaніемъ.

¹⁸

Also the singular diligence of the artificer did help to set forward the ignorant to more superstition.

¹⁸

Въ продолжeніе же ѕлочeстіz и3 не разумёющихъ принyди худ0жниково любочeстіе.

¹⁹

For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion.

¹⁹

Сeй бо хотS ўгоди1ти держaвствующему, произведE хи1тростію (своeю) под0біе на лyчшее:

²⁰

And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured as a man.

²⁰

мн0жество же человBкъ, привлечeно благоwбрaзіемъ дёла, прeжде вмaлэ чествовaнаго человёка нн7э въ б0га вмэни1ша.

²¹

And this was an occasion to deceive the world: for men, serving either calamity or tyranny, did ascribe unto stones and stocks the incommunicable name.

²¹

И# сіE бhсть житію2 въ прельщeніе, ћкw и3ли2 ѕлоключeнію, и3ли2 мучи1телству послужи1вше человёцы, несоo1бщно и4мz кaменію и3 древaмъ њбложи1ша.

²²

Moreover this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God; but whereas they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so great plagues called they peace.

²²

Посeмъ не дов0лно бЁ прельщaтисz њ б9іи рaзумэ, но и3 въ вели1цэй живyще безyміz брaни, толи6каz ѕл†z мjръ и3менyютъ.

²³

For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites;

²³

И$бо и3ли2 дэтоубjйствєнныz жє1ртвы, и3ли2 сокровє1нныz т†йны, и3ли2 неи1стwвныz t и3нhхъ зак0нwвъ пи1ршєства творsше,

²⁴

they kept neither lives nor marriages any longer undefiled: but either one slew another traiterously or grieved him by adultery.

²⁴

нижE житіS, нижE брaкwвъ чи1стыхъ є3щE хранsтъ: є3ди1нъ же другaго и3ли2 навётомъ ўбивaетъ, и3ли2 блудS њскорблsетъ.

²⁵

So that there reigned in all men without exception, blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury,

²⁵

Вс‰ же смёшєна сyть, кр0вь и3 ўбjйство, татьбA и3 лeсть, растлёніе, невёрство, смzтeніе, заклинaніе, молвA благи1хъ,

²⁶

disquieting of good men, forgetfulness of good turns, defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in marriages, adultery, and shameless uncleanness.

²⁶

благодaти забвeніе, душaмъ њсквернeніе, рождeнію премэнeніе, брaкwвъ безчи1ніе, прелюбодэsніе и3 студодэsніе.

²⁷

For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.

²⁷

Недост0йныхъ бо и4мене јдwлwвъ служeніе начaло всsкагw ѕлA, и3 винA и3 конeцъ є4сть:

²⁸

For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.

²⁸

и4бо и3ли2 веселsщесz неи1стовствуютъ, и3ли2 прор0чествуютъ лHжнаz, и3ли2 живyтъ непрaведнэ, и3ли2 кленyтсz ск0рw.

²⁹

For insomuch as their trust is in idols which have no life, though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt.

²⁹

На безд{шныz бо јдwлы надёющесz, ѕлЁ кленyщесz казни1ми бhти не чaютъ.

³⁰

Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, and also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.

³⁰

За nбоs же на ни1хъ пріи1детъ сyдъ: понeже ѕлЁ мyдрствоваша њ бз7э, внeмлюще јдwлwмъ, и3 непрaведнw клsшасz лeстію, презрёвше препод0біе.

³¹

For it is not the power of them by whom they swear: but it is the just vengeance of sinners, that punisheth always the offence of the ungodly.

³¹

Не бо2 си1ла кленyщихъ, но согрэшaющымъ сyдъ нах0дитъ всегдA на преступлeніе непрaведныхъ.