¹

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

Лђ'чши беꙁъчаDство съ бл~гочестїемъ, бесме'ртїе б^о еs въ па'мяти е^я, ја%ко и^ преD бм~ъ позна'ется и^ преD чл~ки.

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

сђщїи б^о въспомина'ютъ ю& и любятъ эTше'дшђю и^ въ вњце вњн#цено'сно чти'тся. и^ нескверны'хъ подви'жникъ т#ща'нїе ѓ^долева'ющи.

³

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

³

многопло'дна нечести'выхъ мно'жества неключи'ма бђдTђ, и^ эT прелюбодњя'нїи насажде'нное не да'сть ко'ренїеM глђбинђ, ниже крњ'пко стоя'нїе сътворитъ”

⁴

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.

⁴

А$ще ё^бо и^ вњтви на вре'мя процвњтђт#, не на крњпкаго вᲆꙁшеDшаго эT вњтрђ пококолᲇблеTся, и^ эT ѕњлныхъ вњтръ и^скорени'тся.

⁵

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

⁵

и^ съкрђшатся вњтви несконча'ни, и^ плоD и^хъ неключи'мъ ѓ^ско'меn во я'дь и^ нивочт^о потребеn.

⁶

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

⁶

эT беꙁако'нныX б^о со'нїи ча'да рожде'ная, свњдњтели сђть лђка'вствїя на роди'тели б^о и^спыта'нїя и^хъ”

⁷

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

⁷

Пра'ведник же а^ще пости'гнетъ сконча'тися въ поко'и бђдеT”

⁸

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

⁸

Ста'рость б^о чsтна не многолњтна, ниже число` лњтъ и^ꙁочте'но”

⁹

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

⁹

Сњди'на же е^сть мђдрость чл~комъ, и^ во'зрастъ ста'рости жи'тїе непоро'чно.

¹⁰

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

¹⁰

бл~гоё^гожде'нъ б~ђ бы'сть и^ въꙁлюби'ся, и^ живыи межDђ грњшными преложи'ся,

¹¹

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

¹¹

въсхищенъ бы'сть да не ꙁлоба и^ꙁмњнитъ ра'зђма е^го, и^л^и лесть прельсти'тъ дш~ђ е^го”

¹²

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

¹²

Раченїа бо ѕлая ѓ^мрача'етъ бл~гая, и^ жела'нїе по'хоти и^ꙁмњня'етъ ё'мъ незлобивъ.

¹³

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

¹³

сконча'вся вᲆ ма'лᲇ и^спо'лни лњта длъга,

¹⁴

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

¹⁴

ё^годна б^о бњ` гв~и дш~а е^го. тMњже пот#ща'ся эT среды лђкавствїя.

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

лю'дїе же ви'дњвше и^ не разђмњвше, ни положи'ша въ по'мыслњ таковое, ја%ко блгDть и^ млsть въ прпDбныхъ е^го, и^ посњще'нїе въ и^ꙁбра'нныхъ е^го”

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

ѓ^сђди'т же пра'ведникъ ё^мира'яи живы'хъ нечести'выхъ, и^ ю'ность скоnча'ющаяся скоро долголњтнеи ста'рости непра'веднаго”

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

Оу^зрятъ б^о конецъ премђдраго, и^ не разђмњютъ чт^о въсхотњ ѓ^ немᲆ, и^ въ чт^о ё^ма'ли е^го г~ь”

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

ё^зрятъ и^ ё^ничижа'тъ е^го, и^мже г~ь посмње'тся.

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

и^ бђдђтъ посемъ въ паде'нїе беꙁъчестно, и^ въ срамотђ въ мрътвыхъ въ вkњ” ЈА/ко поврьжетъ и^хъ бђ'ихъ на'дменыхъ, и^ поколњблетъ и^хъ эT ѓ^снова'нїя, и^ до послњди и^зчеꙁнђтъ” И$ бђдђтъ въ бо'лњꙁни, и^ па'мять и^хъ поги'бнетъ.

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

прїидђтъ въ помышле'нїе грњхъ свои^хъ, и^ ѓ^бли'чаT и^хъ проти'вђ беꙁаконїи и^хъ”