¹

Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth.

¹

Слы'шите б^о цр~їе и^ раꙁђмњ'ите, и^ наё^чи'теся сђдїя концемᲆ ꙁемли`.

²

Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations.

²

внђши'те съдержа'щїи мно'жества, и^ гор#дя'щеися ѓ^ наро'дњхъ ја^зы'къ”

³

For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels.

³

ЈА/ко дана е^сть эT г~а держа'ва ва'мъ, и^ си'ла эT вы'шняго” И$же и^стя'жетᲆ дњ'ла ва'ша, и^ помышле'нїя и^спыта'етъ.

⁴

Because, being ministers of his kingdom, ye have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor walked after the counsel of God;

⁴

ја%ко слђ'зи сђще црsтва е^го не сђди'сте пра'во, ни съхрани'сте ꙁако'на, ниже по во'ли бж~їеи ходи'сте”

⁵

horribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.

⁵

Съкрђше'нїе ско'ро ја^виTся ва'мъ, ја%ко сђдъ жесточа'ишїи на тњхъ въ находя'щихъ бывае^т#” Ма'ла

⁶

For mercy will soon pardon the meanest: but mighty men shall be mightily tormented.

⁶

б^о подается млsть, си'лнїи же си'лне и^стя'жђтся”

⁷

For he which is Lord over all shall fear no man's person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike.

⁷

Не лишаеT бо ся лица всњхᲆ влDка. ниже ё^срами'тся вельмо'жи. ја%ко ма'ла и^ вели'ка се'и сътвори, подо'бне же прораꙁђмњва'етъ ѓ^ всњхъ.

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But a sore trial shall come upon the mighty.

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держа'вным# же крњпко совњ'сть и^спыта'нїе”

⁹

Unto you therefore, O kings, do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not fall away.

⁹

К ваM б^о ЭO мђчи'тели словеса моя, да наё^чи'теся премђ'дрости и^ не падете.

¹⁰

For they that keep holiness holily shall be judged holy: and they that have learned such things shall find what to answer.

¹⁰

и^бо съхраня'щеи прпDбне прпDбная преё^подобя'тся. і^ и'же наё^ча'ютᲆ сїа ѓ^бря'щђть эTвњтъ.

¹¹

Wherefore set your affection upon my words; desire them, and ye shall be instructed.

¹¹

въжделњ'ите ё^бо словеs моиX, въꙁлюби'те и^ накажи'теся”

¹²

Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her.

¹²

Свњтла и^ неё^вядо'ма е^сть премђдрость, и^ въꙁмо'жна ви'дится эT любя'щиX ю&, и^ ѓ^бря'щется эT и%щђщихᲆ ю&.

¹³

She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first known unto them.

¹³

достиꙁаеT жела'ющихъ преDвидњти”

¹⁴

Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting at his doors.

¹⁴

Оу^рани'выи к не'и не ё^трђдиTся, преDтека'я б^о преD вра'ты его.

¹⁵

To think therefore upon her is the perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.

¹⁵

е^же б^о помы'слити ѓ^ не'и чю'вство е^сть съверше'ное, и^ бдя'и е^я` ра'ди въ ско'ре беZ печа'ли бђдеT.

¹⁶

For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought.

¹⁶

ја%ко досто'иныхъ е^я` сїя ѓ^бхо'дитъ и%щђщи, и^ на стезя'хъ пока'жеTся и^мъ блгDтнњ. и^ въ всеM провидњ'нїи преDтече'тъ и^мъ.

¹⁷

For the very true beginning of her is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love;

¹⁷

нача'ло б^о е^я` и^стиннњ'ише е^сть наказа'нїя вожDелњ'нїе.

¹⁸

and love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption;

¹⁸

прилежа'нїе же наказа'нїя любы, и^ лю'битъ же хране'нїе зако'на е^я`.

¹⁹

and incorruption maketh us near unto God:

¹⁹

хране'нїе же зако'на съверше'нїе нерастлњнїа е^сть, нерастлњнїе же тво'ритъ блиZ бы'ти б~ђ.

²⁰

therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom.

²⁰

въжDелњ'нїе б^о премђ'дрости въꙁво'дитъ къ црsтвђ вњ'чномђ”

²¹

If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, honour wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore.

²¹

А$ще ё^бо наслажDаетеся прsтлы и^ скљ=петры ЭO мђчи'телїе людїи, почтњт'е премђ'дросᲄь да въ вњ'ки црsтвђете”

²²

As for wisdom, what she is, and how she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not pass over the truth.

²²

Чт^о же е^сть премђ'дрость и^ ја%ко бы'сть, възвњщђ

²³

Neither will I go with consuming envy; for such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom.

²³

и^ не ё^таю эT васъ та'инъ. н^о эT нача'ла роже'нїя иZслњ'жђ,

²⁴

But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people.

²⁴

и^ положђ на свTњ ра'ꙁђмъ е^я`, и^ не престђплю и^стин#ны.

²⁵

Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good.

²⁵

ниже за'вистїю таю^щи сᲆпђтьствђю, ја%ко се'и не бђ'детъ прича'стникъ премђ'дрости.