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יְרֵא יְהֹוָה לֹא יִפְגַּע רָע, כִּי אִם בְּנוּסוֹ שָׁב וְנִמְלָט.
Evil shall not befall him that feareth the Lord; But in temptation even again he shall be delivered (?).
Τῷ φοβουμένῳ Κύριον οὐκ ἀπαντήσει κακὸν, ἀλλʼ ἐν πειρασμῷ καὶ πάλιν ἐξελεῖται.
There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; But in temptation even again he will deliver him.
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לֹא יֶחְכַּם שׂוֹנֵא תוֹרָה, וּמִתְמוֹטֵט בְּמִסְעָר כָּאֳנִיָּה.
He that hateth the law shall not be wise; And he is moved as…tossed with tempest (?).
Ἀνὴρ σοφὸς οὐ μισήσει νόμον, ὁ δὲ ὑποκρινόμενος ἐν αὐτῷ, ὡς ἐν καταιγίδι πλοῖον.
A wise man hateth not the law; But he that is a hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm.
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אִישׁ נָבוֹן יָבִין דְּבַר יְהֹוָה, וְתוֹרָתוֹ כְּאוּרִים בַּחֹשֶׁן.
A man of discernment discerneth a matter; And his law....... *******
Ἄνθρωπος συνετὸς ἐμπιστεύσει νόμῳ, καὶ ὁ νόμος αὐτῷ πιστὸς ὡς ἐρώτημα δικαίων.
A man of understanding trusteth in the law; And the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle.
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Ἑτοίμασον λόγον, καὶ οὕτως ἀκουθήσῃ, σύνδησον παιδείαν καὶ ἀποκρίθητι.
Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: And bind up instruction, and then make answer.
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Τροχὸς ἁμάξης σπλάγχνα μωροῦ, καὶ ὡς ἄξων στρεφόμενος ὁ διαλογισμὸς αὐτοῦ.
The heart of the foolish is like a cart wheel; And his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
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Ἵππος εἰς ὀχείαν ὡς φίλος μῶκος, ὑποκάτω παντὸς ἐπικαθημένου χρεμετίζει.
A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, He neigheth under everyone that sitteth upon him.
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Διατί ἡμέρα ἡμέρας ὑπερέχει, καὶ πᾶν φῶς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ ἀφʼ ἡλίου;
Why doth one day excel another, When as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
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Ἐν γνώσει Κυρίου διεχωρίσθησαν, καὶ ἠλλοίωσε καιροὺς καὶ ἑορτάς·
By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: And he altered seasons and feasts.
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ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ἀνύψωσε καὶ ἡγίασε, καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔθηκεν εἰς ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν.
Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed [them], And some of them hath he made ordinary days.
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Καὶ ἄνθρωποι πάντες ἀπὸ ἐδάφους, καὶ ἐκ γῆς ἐκτίσθη Ἀδάμ.
And all men are from the ground, And Adam was created of earth.
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Ἐν πλήθει ἐπιστήμης Κύριος διεχώρισεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἠλλοίωσε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν.
In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, And made their ways diverse.
12
Ἐξ αὐτῶν εὐλόγησε καὶ ἀνύψωσε, καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἡγίασε, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἤγγισεν· ἀπʼ αὐτῶν κατηράσατο, καὶ ἐταπείνωσε, καὶ ἀνέστρεψεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ στάσεως αὐτῶν.
Some of them hath he blessed and exalted, And some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: But some of them hath he cursed and brought low, And turned out of their places.
13
Ὡς πηλὸς κεραμέως ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ· οὕτως ἄνθρωποι ἐν χειρὶ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτοὺς, ἀποδοῦναι αὐτοῖς κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ.
As the clay is in the potter’s hand, To fashion it at his pleasure: So man is in the hand of him that made him, To render to them as liketh him best.
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Ἀπέναντι τοῦ κακοῦ τὸ ἀγαθὸν, καὶ ἀπέναντι τοῦ θανάτου ἡ ζωὴ, οὕτως ἀπέναντι εὐσεβοῦς ἀμαρτωλός.
Good is set against evil, and life against death: So is the godly against the sinner, And the sinner against the godly.
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Καὶ οὕτως ἔμβλεψον εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ὑψίστου, δύο δύο ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός.
So look upon all the works of the most High; And there are two and two, one against another.
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Κᾀγὼ ἔσχατος ἠγρύπνησα, καὶ κατεκληρονόμησα αὐτοὺς καθὼς ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς.
Though I was the last to wake up, Yet I received their inheritance as from the beginning.
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רחם על עם נקרא בשמך, ישראל בכור כניתה.
Have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name; Israel, whom thou didst surname Firstborn.
Ἐλέησον λαὸν, Κύριε, κεκλημένον ἐπʼ ὀνόματί σου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὃν πρωτογόνῳ ὡμοίωσας.
O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, And upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
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רחם על קרית קדשך, ירושלים מכון שבתך.
Have mercy upon thy holy city; Jerusalem, the place of thy dwelling.
Οἰκτείρησον πόλιν ἁγιάσματός σου Ἱερουσαλὴμ, πόλιν καταπαύματός σου.
O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, The place of thy rest.
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מלא ציון את הודך, ומכבודך את היכלך.
Fill Sion with thy majesty; And thy temple from thy glory.
Πλῆσον Σιὼν ἆραι τὰ λόγιά σου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης σου τὸν λαόν σου.
Fill Zion with thine unspeakable oracles, And thy people with thy glory.
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תן עדות למראש מעשיך, והקם חזון דברק בשמך.
Give testimony to the firstling of thy works; And establish the vision spoken in thy name.
Δὸς μαρτύριον τοῖς ἐν ἀρχῇ κτίσμασί σου, καὶ ἔγειρον προφητείας τὰς ἐπʼ ὀνόματί σου·
Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, And raise up prophets that have been in thy name.
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תן את פעלת קויך, ונביאיך יאמנו.
Give their reward to them that wait for thee; And let thy prophets be true.
δὸς μισθὸν τοῖς ὑπομένουσί σε, καὶ οἱ προφῆταί σου ἐμπιστευθήτωσαν.
Reward them that wait for thee, And let thy prophets be found faithful.
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תשמע תפלת עבדיך, כרצונך על עמך. וידעו כל אפסי ארץ, כי אתה אלהי עולם.
Hear the prayer of thy servants; According to thy good pleasure (?) unto thy people. And let all the ends of the earth know (H), That thou art our God for ever (?).
Εἰσάκουσον, Κύριε, δεήσεως τῶν ἱκετῶν σου, κατὰ τὴν εὐλογίαν Ἀαρὼν περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου, καὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι σὺ Κύριος εἶ ὁ Θεὸς τῶν αἰώνων.
O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, That all they which dwell upon the earth may know That thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
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כל מאכל אוכל גרגרת, אך יש אכל מאכל נעים. כל מאכל תסגר בבטן, אך יש מאכל ממאכל תנעם. כל זכר תקבל אשה, [אך איש יבחר עלמה].
The throat eateth every meat; Yet is one meat more pleasant than another (M). Every food is taken into the belly, but one food is more pleasant than another. A woman will receive every man (?); Yet is one woman beautiful (M). *******
Πᾶν βρῶμα φάγεται κοιλία, ἔστι δὲ βρῶμα βρώματος κάλλιον.
The belly devoureth all meats, Yet is one meat better than another.
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חך בוחן מטעמי דבר, ולב מבין מטעמי כזב.
The palate tests the flavours of food, and a discerning heart the flavours of a lie.
Φάρυγξ γεύεται βρώματα θήρας, οὕτως καρδία συνετὴ λόγους ψευδεῖς.
As the palate tasteth diverse kinds of venison: So doth a heart of understanding false speeches.
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לב עקוב יתן עצבת, ואיש ותיק ישיבנה בו. כל נכה תאכל חיה, אך יש מכה ממכה תנעם.
A crooked heart causes grief, but an experienced man pays it back to him. A wild beast will eat any prey, but one blow is more pleasant than another.
Καρδία στρεβλὴ δώσει λύπην, καὶ ἄνθρωπος πολύπειρος ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ.
A froward heart causeth heaviness: But a man of experience will recompense him.
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Πάντα ἄῤῥενα ἐπιδέξεται γυνὴ, ἔστι δὲ θυγάτηρ θυγατρὸς κρείσσων.
A woman will receive every man, Yet is one daughter better than another.
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תאר אשה יחליץ פנים, ועל כל מחמד עין יגבר.
A woman's beauty brightens the face and surpasses every delight of the eye.
Κάλλος γυναικὸς ἱλαρύνει πρόσωπον, καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν ἀνθρώπου ὑπεράγει.
The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, And a man loveth nothing better.
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ועוד אם יש מרפא לשון, אין אישהּ מבני אדם. קנה אשה ראשית קנין, עזר ומבצר ועמוד משען. באין גדר יבער כרם, ובאין אשה נע ונד.
And if she has besides a healing tongue, her husband is not like other men. One who acquires a wife has the first of possessions, a help, a fortress and a pillar to lean on. Where there is no fence the vineyard is laid waste, and without a wife a man is a wanderer and a vagabond.
Εἰ ἔστιν ἐπὶ γλώσσης αὐτῆς ἔλεος καὶ πραΰτης, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς καθʼ υἱοὺς ἀνθρώπων.
If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, Then is not her husband like other men.
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Ὁ κτώμενος γυναῖκα ἐνάρχεται κτήσεως, βοηθὸν κατʼ αὐτὸν καὶ στύλον ἀναπαύσεων.
He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, A help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
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Οὗ οὐκ ἐστι φραγμὸς, διαρπαγήσεται κτῆμα, καὶ οὗ οὐκ ἔστι γυνὴ, στενάξει πλανώμενος.
Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: And he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning.
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מי יאמין בגדוד צבא, המדלג מעיר אל עיר. כן איש אשר לא קן, המרגיע כאשר יערב.
Who will trust a band of soldiers that skips from city to city? So a man who has no nest, who lodges wherever night falls.
Τίς γὰρ πιστεύσει εὐζώνῳ λῃστῇ σφαλλομένῳ ἐκ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν; οὕτως ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔχοντι νοσσιὰν καὶ καταλύοντι οὗ ἐὰν ὀψισῇ.
Who will trust a thief well appointed, That skippeth from city to city? So [who will believe] a man that hath no house, And lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him?