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Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: for the memorial thereof is immortal: because it is known with God, and with men.

¹

Лyчше безчaдство со добродётелію: безсмeртіе бо є4сть въ пaмzти є3S, ћкw и3 пред8 бGомъ познaетсz и3 пред8 человBки:

²

When it is present, men take example at it; and when it is gone, they desire it: it weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled rewards.

²

присyщую бо подражaютъ ю5 и3 желaютъ tшeдшіz, и3 въ вёцэ вэнцен0снw чти1тсz несквeрныхъ п0двигwвъ брaнь њдолёвши.

³

But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall not thrive, nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation.

³

Многопл0дно же нечести1выхъ мн0жество неключи1мо бyдетъ, и3 прелюбодBйнаz насаждє1ніz не дадyтъ корeніz въ глубинY, нижE крёпко стоsніе сотворsтъ:

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For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.

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ѓще бо и3 вBтви на врeмz процвэтyтъ, не крёпкw возшeдше t вётра поколeблютсz и3 t ѕёлныхъ вётрwвъ и3скоренsтсz:

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The imperfect branches shall be broken off, their fruit unprofitable, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for nothing.

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сокрушaтсz вBтви несовершє1нны, и3 пл0дъ и4хъ неключи1мь, њск0менъ въ снёдь, и3 ни во что2 потрeбенъ.

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For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial.

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T беззак0нныхъ бо снHвъ ч†да раждaємаz свидётеліе сyть лукaвствіz на роди1тєли во и3спытaніи и4хъ.

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But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest.

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Првdникъ же ѓще пости1гнетъ скончaтисz, въ пок0и бyдетъ:

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For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years.

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стaрость бо честнA не многолётна, нижE въ числЁ лётъ и3зчитaетсz:

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But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.

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сэди1на же є4сть мyдрость человёкwмъ, и3 в0зрастъ стaрости житіE несквeрно.

¹⁰

He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated.

¹⁰

Бlгоуг0денъ бGови бhвъ, возлю1бленъ бhсть, и3 живhй посредЁ грёшныхъ престaвленъ бhсть:

¹¹

Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul.

¹¹

восхищeнъ бhсть, да не ѕл0ба и3змэни1тъ рaзумъ є3гw2, и3ли2 лeсть прельсти1тъ дyшу є3гw2.

¹²

For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind.

¹²

Рачeніе бо ѕл0бы помрачaетъ дHбраz, и3 парeніе п0хоти премэнsетъ ќмъ неѕл0бивъ.

¹³

He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time:

¹³

Скончaвсz вмaлэ и3сп0лни лBта дHлга:

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for his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked.

¹⁴

ўг0дна бо бЁ гDеви душA є3гw2, сегw2 рaди потщaсz t среды2 лукaвствіz:

¹⁵

This the people saw, and understood not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

¹⁵

лю1діе же ви1дэвше и3 не разумёвше, нижE пол0жше въ помышлeніи таков0е, ћкw блгdть и3 млcть въ прпdбныхъ є3гw2 и3 посэщeніе во и3збрaнныхъ є3гw2.

¹⁶

Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous.

¹⁶

Њсyдитъ же првdникъ ўмирazй живhхъ нечести1выхъ, и3 ю4ность скончaвшаzсz ск0рw долголётную стaрость непрaведнагw.

¹⁷

For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety.

¹⁷

Ќзрzтъ бо кончи1ну премyдрагw и3 не ўразумёютъ, что2 ўсовётова њ нeмъ и3 во что2 ўтверди2 є3го2 гDь:

¹⁸

They shall see him, and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn; and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore.

¹⁸

ќзрzтъ и3 ўничижaтъ є3го2, гDь же посмэeтсz и5мъ:

¹⁹

For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the foundation; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow; and their memorial shall perish.

¹⁹

и3 бyдутъ посeмъ въ падeніе безчeстно и3 во ўкори1зну въ мeртвыхъ въ вёкъ: ћкw раст0ргнетъ и5хъ безгл†сны ни1цъ и3 поколeблетъ и5хъ t њсновaній, и3 дaже до послёднихъ њпустёютъ и3 бyдутъ въ болёзни, и3 пaмzть и5хъ поги1бнетъ:

²⁰

And when they cast up the account of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face.

²⁰

пріи1дутъ въ помышлeніе грэхHвъ свои1хъ боzзли1віи, и3 њбличaтъ и5хъ проти1ву беззакHніz и4хъ.