¹

I myself also am a mortal man, like to all, and the offspring of him that was first made of the earth,

¹

Єсмь б^о и^ а'зъ чл~къ смр~тенъ подо'бенъ всњмъ, и^ бывыи эT роди'теля прежде създа'н#наго.

²

and in my mother's womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep.

²

и^ въ чре'вњ матерни взя'хъ пло'ть, десятїю мsцеи сътолстњхъ въ кро'ви эT сњмени мђж'еска, не ё^слаже'нїю л^и сна сънидо'хъ”

³

And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do.

³

И$ а'зъ рожDенъ въспрїяX ѓ%бщего а^е'ра, и^ в подо'бостра'стнђю зе'млю ё^падо'хъ, и^ перваго гла'са подо'бна всњмъ и^спђстиX пла'чђщи.

⁴

I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares.

⁴

и^ в пеленахъ въскормле'нъ е^смь, и^ вели'кимъ прилежа'нїемъ.

⁵

For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth.

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ни е^ді'нъ б^о цр~ь и%но и^мњ рожде'нїя нача'ло.

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For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.

⁶

е^ді'нᲆ бо вхоD всњмъ е^сть в жи'тїе подо'бен# же і^ и^схо'дъ”

⁷

Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.

⁷

Сего ради помоли'хся и^ дана бы'сть мнњ мђ'дрость, и призва'хъ и^ прїиде на' мя дх~ъ премђ'дрости.

⁸

I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her.

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и^ преDсђди'хъ ю& скљпетръ и^ престо'лъ, и^ бога'тество ничт^оже мнњхъ бы'ти въ рас#сђже'нїю тоя.

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Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her.

⁹

ниже ё^подоби'хъ е^я` ка'мени пречи'стомђ, ја%ко все зла'то въ сложе'нїи тоя пњсо'къ е^сть меншїи, и^ ја%ко каl мни'тся преD не'ю сребро”

¹⁰

I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for the light that cometh from her never goeth out.

¹⁰

Па'че здра'вїя и^ красоты въꙁлюби'хъ ю&, и^ преDложи'хъ ю& ꙁа свњтъ и^мњти, ја%ко не ё^сыпа'емо е^сть вњща'нїе е^я.

¹¹

All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands.

¹¹

прїидо'ша же мнњ` бл~га вся вкђ'пњ с нею, и^ без#числе'но бога'тьство рђко'ю, е^я”

¹²

And I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom goeth before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them.

¹²

И$ въꙁвесели' же ся ѓ^ всњхъ ја%ко и^хъ мни'тся премђ'дрость, и^ не видXњ же е^я` в роже'нїю бы'ти си'хъ,

¹³

I learned diligently, and do communicate her liberally: I do not hide her riches.

¹³

неле'стне наё^чиXся, без# ꙁа'висᲄи подаю, и^ бога'тьства е^я` не съкры'ю,

¹⁴

For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning.

¹⁴

не конча'емо б^о е^сть сокро'вище чл~коM, е^го'же бл~гїи къ б~ђ посла'ша въ содрђже'нїе, и^ накаꙁа'нїа ради да'ры съста'влены”

¹⁵

God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise.

¹⁵

Мнњ же да'сть б~ъ гл~ати ѓ^сђжде'нїя и^ мнњти досто'ине ё^спњва'ю^щихъ” ја%ко тои премђ'дрости водитель е^сть, и^ премђдрымъ и^справи'тель”

¹⁶

For in his hand are both we and our words; all wisdom also, and knowledge of workmanship.

¹⁶

Въ рђ'кђ б^о е^го и^ мы` и^ словеса` наша и^ вся'ка же мђ'дрость, и^ дlњ хђдо'жество.

¹⁷

For he hath given me certain knowledge of the things that are, namely, to know how the world was made, and the operation of the elements:

¹⁷

сеи б^о даде мнњ и^же сђть ра'ꙁђма и%стинна, поꙁна'ти съставле'нїе ми'рђ, и^ сᲆдњла'нїе стихїи.

¹⁸

the beginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of the turning of the sun, and change of seasons:

¹⁸

нача'ло и^ съверше'нїе и^ по'лъ вре'менїя, ѓ%браꙁъ премњне'нїе і^ и^ꙁмᲇне'нїе, и^ съверше'нїе вре'менемъ.

¹⁹

the circuits of years, and positions of stars:

¹⁹

лњта крђ'гъ, и^ ѕвњꙁдамъ раз#смотре'нїе,

²⁰

the natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the diversities of plants, and the virtues of roots:

²⁰

е^стество живо'тныхъ, и^ гнњ'въ ѕвњр'еи. вњтровъ нђж'дђ и^ помышле'нїя чл~къ, ра'ꙁньство лњтора'слемъ и^ си'лы ко'ренїи,

²¹

and all such things as are either secret or manifest, them I know.

²¹

и^ е^ли'ка же сђть съкры'та и^ непреDвидњ'нна и^з#ё^чи'хъ. в сихъ б^о ё^мохитрецъ наёчи м^я премђ'дрости.

²²

For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an understanding spirit, holy, one only, manifold, subtil, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good,

²²

е^сть б^о в то'и дх~ъ ст~ъ ра'ꙁђма, е^ді'нороDныи, мно'годе'ньныи ꙁра'чныи. бл~годви'жныи, пречи'стыи, нескве'рныи и%стиненъ, бл~гъ, любя'щъ добро`, ѓ%стръ не въꙁбра'ненъ, бл~годњлателенъ,

²³

kind to man, stedfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits.

²³

любочл~ченъ, и^ꙁвњстныи крњ'пкїи, без'печа'ленъ, вс^еси'ленъ вс^евидя'щїи” Вы'нђ въмњщаяи дх~овъ раꙁђми'чныхъ чи'стых#, зрачнњ'ишихъ.

²⁴

For wisdom is more moving than any motion: she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness.

²⁴

всњхъ б^о движе'нїи поDвижнњ'иша е^сть премђ'дрость” достиꙁа'етъ и^ въмњщаеT вы'нђ ради своея чистоты,

²⁵

For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her.

²⁵

мгла б^о е^сть си'лы бж~їа и^ꙁлїя'нїе вседержи'теля крњ'пка, и^ сего ра'ди ничто` ѓ^сквернено на ню прїиде'тъ”

²⁶

For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.

²⁶

Оу^бњле'нїе б^о е^сть свњтлости вњ'чныя и^ зерца'ло непоро'чно бж~їя дњла'нїя, и^ ѓ'браꙁъ бл~госты'ня е^го.

²⁷

And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself, she maketh all things new: and in all ages entering into holy souls, she maketh them friends of God, and prophets.

²⁷

е^ді'на же сђщи вся мо'жеT и^ пребыва'ющаа в неи вся ѓ^бновляеT” И$ по ро'дњхъ въ дш~а прпDбныхъ преходя'ща, дрђ'ги бж~їя и^ пррoки поставля'етъ.

²⁸

For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom.

²⁸

ничтоже б^о въꙁлю'битъ б~ъ, то'кмо сего и^же сᲆ премђ'дростїю пребываеT”

²⁹

For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it.

²⁹

Є$сть б^о сїя краснњ'иши сл~нца, и^ паче всњхъ ѕвњꙁдъ положе'нїя свњтђ, паче лђ'чша ѓ^брњтеся пре'жняя.

³⁰

For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom.

³⁰

сего ё^бо въспрїимђеT но'щь, премђ'дрости же не ё^долњеT ѕлоба”