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ΠΡΟΣΘΕΙΣ δὲ ἔτι ᾿Ελιοὺς λέγει·

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And Elius further continued, and said,

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μεῖνόν με μικρὸν ἔτι, ἵνα διδάξω σε· ἔτι γὰρ ἐν ἐμοί ἐστι λέξις.

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Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me.

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ἀναλαβὼν τὴν ἐπιστήμην μου μακράν, ἔργοις δέ μου δίκαια ἐρῶ ἐπ᾿ ἀληθείας

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Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,

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καὶ οὐκ ἄδικα ρήματα ἀδίκως συνιεῖς.

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I will speak just things truly, and thou shalt not unjustly receive unjust words.

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γίνωσκε δὲ ὅτι ὁ Κύριος οὐ μὴ ἀποποιήσηται τὸν ἄκακον. δυνατὸς ἰσχύϊ καρδίας

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But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,

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ἀσεβῆ οὐ μὴ ζωοποιήσει καὶ κρίμα πτωχῶν δώσει.

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he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.

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οὐκ ἀφελεῖ ἀπὸ δικαίου ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ· καὶ μετὰ βασιλέων εἰς θρόνον καὶ καθιεῖ αὐτοὺς εἰς νῖκος, καὶ ὑψωθήσονται.

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He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but they shall be with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted.

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καὶ οἱ πεπεδημένοι ἐν χειροπέδαις συσχεθήσονται ἐν σχοινίοις πενίας,

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But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.

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καὶ ἀναγγελεῖ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἰσχύσουσιν.

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And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.

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ἀλλὰ τοῦ δικαίου εἰσακούσεται· καὶ εἶπεν ὅτι ἐπιστραφήσονται ἐξ ἀδικίας.

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But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.

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ἐὰν ἀκούσωσι καὶ δουλεύσωσι, συντελέσουσι τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτῶν ἐν ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τὰ ἔτη αὐτῶν ἐν εὐπρεπείαις.

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If they should hear and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour.

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ἀσεβεῖς δὲ οὐ διασῴζει παρὰ τὸ μὴ βούλεσθαι αὐτοὺς εἰδέναι τὸν Κύριον καὶ διότι νουθετούμενοι ἀνήκοοι ἦσαν.

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But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.

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καὶ ὑποκριταὶ καρδίᾳ τάξουσι θυμόν· οὐ βοήσονται, ὅτι ἔδησεν αὐτούς.

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And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath against themselves; they will not cry, because he has bound them.

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ἀποθάνοι τοίνυν ἐν νεότητι ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτῶν, ἡ δὲ ζωὴ αὐτῶν τιτρωσκομένη ὑπὸ ἀγγέλων,

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Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers of death.

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ἀνθ᾿ ὧν ἔθλιψαν ἀσθενῆ καὶ ἀδύνατον, κρίμα δὲ πρᾳέων ἐκθήσει.

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Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.

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καὶ προσέτι ἠπάτησέ σε ἐκ στόματος ἐχθροῦ· ἄβυσσος, κατάχυσις ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς, καὶ κατέβη τράπεζά σου πλήρης πιότητος.

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And he has also enticed thee out of the mouth of the enemy:

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οὐχ ὑστερήσει δὲ ἀπὸ δικαίων κρίμα,

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there is a deep gulf and a rushing stream beneath it, and thy table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous;

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θυμὸς δὲ ἐπ᾿ ἀσεβεῖς ἔσται δι᾿ ἀσέβειαν δώρων, ὧν ἐδέχοντο ἐπ᾿ ἀδικίαις.

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but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities.

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μή σε ἐκκλινάτω ἑκὼν ὁ νοῦς δεήσεως ἐν ἀνάγκῃ ὄντων ἀδυνάτων, καὶ πάντας τοὺς κραταιοῦντας ἰσχύν.

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Let not thy mind willingly turn thee aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress.

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μὴ ἐξελκύσῃς τὴν νύκτα τοῦ ἀναβῆναι λαοὺς ἀντ᾿ αὐτῶν·

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And draw not forth all the mighty men by night, so that the people should go up instead of them.

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ἀλλὰ φύλαξαι μὴ πράξῃς ἄτοπα· ἐπὶ τούτων γὰρ ἐξείλω ἀπὸ πτωχείας.

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But take heed lest thou do that which is wrong: for of this thou hast made choice because of poverty.

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ἰδοὺ ὁ ᾿Ισχυρὸς κραταιώσει ἐν ἰσχύϊ αὐτοῦ· τίς γάρ ἐστι κατ᾿ αὐτὸν δυνάστης;

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Behold, the Mighty One shall prevail by his strength: for who is powerful as he is?

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τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ἐτάζων αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα; ἢ τίς ὁ εἰπών· ἔπραξεν ἄδικα;

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And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, He has wrought injustice?

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μνήσθητι, ὅτι μεγάλα ἐστὶν αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὧν ἦρξαν ἄνδρες.

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Remember that his works are great beyond those which men have attempted.

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πᾶς ἄνθρωπος εἶδεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ὅσοι τιτρωσκόμενοί εἰσι βροτοί.

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Every man has seen in himself, how many mortals are wounded.

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ἰδοὺ ὁ ᾿Ισχυρὸς πολύς, καὶ οὐ γνωσόμεθα· ἀριθμὸς ἐτῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπέραντος.

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Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know him: the number of his years is even infinite.

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ἀριθμηταὶ δὲ αὐτῷ σταγόνες ὑετοῦ, καὶ ἐπιχυθήσονται ὑετῷ εἰς νεφέλην·

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And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud.

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ρυήσονται παλαιώματα, ἐσκίασε δὲ νέφη ἐπὶ ἀμυθήτων βροτῶν. 28α ὥραν ἔθετο κτήνεσιν, οἴδασι δὲ κοίτης τάξιν. 28β ἐπὶ τούτοις πᾶσιν οὐκ ἐξίσταταί σου ἡ διάνοια οὐδὲ διαλλάσσεταί σου ἡ καρδία ἀπὸ σώματος;

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The ancient heavens shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. Yet by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in thy body.

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καὶ ἐὰν συνῇ ἀπεκτάσεις νεφέλης, ἰσότητα σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ,

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And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, or the measure of his tabernacle;

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ἰδοὺ ἐκτενεῖ ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν ἠδὼ καὶ ριζώματα τῆς θαλάσσης ἐκάλυψεν·

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behold he will stretch his bow against him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.

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ἐν γὰρ αὐτοῖς κρινεῖ λαούς, δώσει τροφὴν τῷ ἰσχύοντι.

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For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength.

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ἐπὶ χειρῶν ἐκάλυψε φῶς καὶ ἐνετείλατο περὶ αὐτῆς ἐν ἀπαντῶντι·

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He has hidden the light in his hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.

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ἀναγγελεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ φίλον αὐτοῦ Κύριος, κτῆσις καὶ περὶ ἀδικίας.

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The Lord will declare concerning this to his friend: but there is a portion also for unrighteousness.