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[1] Not so he who has applied his soul
and meditates in the law of the Most High.
He will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients
and will be occupied with prophecies.
[2] He will keep the sayings of the men of renown
and will enter in amidst the subtleties of parables.
[3] He will seek out the hidden meaning of proverbs
and be conversant in the dark sayings of parables.
[4] He will serve among great men
and appear before him who rules.
He will travel through the land of foreign nations,
for he has learned what is good and evil among men.
[5] He will apply his heart to return early to the Lord who made him,
and will make supplication before the Most High,
and will open his mouth in prayer,
and will ask for pardon for his sins. [6] If the great Lord wills,
he will be filled with the spirit of understanding;
he will pour forth the words of his wisdom
and in prayer give thanks to the Lord.
[7] He will direct his counsel and knowledge,
and he will meditate in his secrets.
[8] He will show the instruction which he has been taught
and will glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
[9] Many will commend his understanding.
So long as the world endures, it won’t be blotted out.
His memory won’t depart.
His name will live from generation to generation.
[10] Nations will declare his wisdom.
The congregation will proclaim his praise.
[11] If he continues, he will leave a greater name than a thousand.
If he finally rests, it is enough for him. [12] Yet more I will utter, which I have thought about.
I am filled like the full moon.
[13] Listen to me, you holy children,
and bud forth like a rose growing by a brook of water.
[14] Give a sweet fragrance like frankincense.
Put forth flowers like a lily.
Scatter a sweet smell and sing a song of praise.
Bless the Lord for all his works!
[15] Magnify his name
and give utterance to his praise
with the songs on your lips and with harps!
Say this when you utter his praise: [16] All the works of the Lord are exceedingly good,
and every command will be done in its time.
[17] No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?”
for at the proper time they will all be sought out.
At his word, the waters stood as a heap,
as did the reservoirs of water at the word of his mouth.
[18] At his command all his good pleasure is fulfilled.
There is no one who can hinder his salvation.
[19] The works of all flesh are before him.
It’s impossible to be hidden from his eyes.
[20] He sees from everlasting to everlasting.
There is nothing too wonderful for him.
[21] No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?”
for all things are created for their own uses. [22] His blessing covered the dry land as a river
and saturated it as a flood.
[23] As he has made the waters salty,
so the heathen will inherit his wrath.
[24] His ways are plain to the holy.
They are stumbling blocks to the wicked.
[25] Good things are created from the beginning for the good.
So are evil things for sinners.
[26] The main things necessary for the life of man
are water, fire, iron, salt,
wheat flour, and honey, milk,
the blood of the grape, oil, and clothing.
[27] All these things are for good to the godly,
but for sinners, they will be turned into evils. [28] There are winds that are created for vengeance,
and in their fury they lay on their scourges heavily.
In the time of reckoning, they pour out their strength,
and will appease the wrath of him who made them.
[29] Fire, hail, famine, and death—
all these are created for vengeance—
[30] wild beasts’ teeth, scorpions, adders,
and a sword punishing the ungodly to destruction.
[31] They will rejoice in his commandment,
and will be made ready upon earth when needed.
In their seasons, they won’t disobey his command. [32] Therefore from the beginning I was convinced,
and I thought it through and left it in writing:
[33] All the works of the Lord are good.
He will supply every need in its time.
[34] No one can say, “This is worse than that,”
for they will all be well approved in their time.
[35] Now with all your hearts and voices, sing praises
and bless the Lord’s name!
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Septuaginta
[1] Πλὴν G4133 τοῦ G3588 ἐπιδιδόντος G1929 τὴν G3588 ψυχὴν G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 διανοουμένου ἐν G1722 νόμῳ G3551 ὑψίστου, G5310 σοφίαν G4678 πάντων G3956 ἀρχαίων G744 ἐκζητήσει G1567 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 προφητείαις G4394 ἀσχοληθήσεται, [2] διήγησιν G1335 ἀνδρῶν G435 ὀνομαστῶν συντηρήσει G4933 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 στροφαῖς παραβολῶν G3850 συνεισελεύσεται, G4897 [3] ἀπόκρυφα G614 παροιμιῶν G3942 ἐκζητήσει G1567 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 αἰνίγμασι G135 παραβολῶν G3850 ἀναστραφήσεται. G390 [4] Ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 μεγιστάνων G3175 ὑπηρετήσει G5256 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 ἡγουμένων G2233 ὀφθήσεται· G3700 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 ἀλλοτρίων G245 ἐθνῶν G1484 διελεύσεται, G1330 ἀγαθὰ G18 γὰρ G1063 καὶ G2532 κακὰ G2556 ἐν G1722 ἀνθρώποις G444 ἐπείρασεν. G3985 [5] Τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπιδώσει G1929 ὀρθρίσαι G3719 πρὸς G4314 κύριον G2962 τὸν G3588 ποιήσαντα G4160 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔναντι G1725 ὑψίστου G5310 δεηθήσεται· G1189 καὶ G2532 ἀνοίξει G455 στόμα G4750 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 προσευχῇ G4335 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ἁμαρτιῶν G266 αὐτοῦ G846 δεηθήσεται. G1189 [6] Ἐὰν G1437 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 μέγας G3173 θελήσῃ, G2309 πνεύματι G4151 συνέσεως G4907 ἐμπλησθήσεται· G1705 αὐτὸς G846 ἀνομβρήσει ῥήματα G4487 σοφίας G4678 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 προσευχῇ G4335 ἐξομολογήσεται G1843 κυρίῳ· G2962 [7] αὐτὸς G846 κατευθυνεῖ G2720 βουλὴν G1012 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπιστήμην καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀποκρύφοις G614 αὐτοῦ G846 διανοηθήσεται· [8] αὐτὸς G846 ἐκφανεῖ παιδείαν G3809 διδασκαλίας G1319 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 νόμῳ G3551 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 καυχήσεται. G2744 [9] Αἰνέσουσιν G134 τὴν G3588 σύνεσιν G4907 αὐτοῦ G846 πολλοί, G4183 καὶ G2532 ἕως G2193 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος G165 οὐκ G3756 ἐξαλειφθήσεται· G1813 οὐκ G3756 ἀποστήσεται G868 τὸ G3588 μνημόσυνον G3422 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 ζήσεται G2198 εἰς G1519 γενεὰς G1074 γενεῶν· G1074 [10] τὴν G3588 σοφίαν G4678 αὐτοῦ G846 διηγήσονται G1334 ἔθνη, G1484 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 ἔπαινον G1868 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐξαγγελεῖ G1804 ἐκκλησία· G1577 [11] ἐὰν G1437 ἐμμείνῃ, G1696 ὄνομα G3686 καταλείψει G2641 ἢ G2228 χίλιοι, G5507 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἀναπαύσηται, G373 ἐκποιεῖ αὐτῷ. G846 [12] Ἔτι G2089 διανοηθεὶς ἐκδιηγήσομαι G1555 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 διχομηνία ἐπληρώθην. G4137 [13] Εἰσακούσατέ G1522 μου, G3450 υἱοὶ G5207 ὅσιοι, G3741 καὶ G2532 βλαστήσατε G985 ὡς G5613 ῥόδον φυόμενον G5453 ἐπὶ G1909 ῥεύματος ὑγροῦ G5200 [14] καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 λίβανος G3030 εὐωδιάσατε ὀσμὴν G3744 καὶ G2532 ἀνθήσατε ἄνθος G438 ὡς G5613 κρίνον. G2918 Διάδοτε G1239 ὀσμὴν G3744 καὶ G2532 αἰνέσατε G134 ᾆσμα, εὐλογήσατε G2127 κύριον G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἔργοις, G2041 [15] δότε G1325 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 μεγαλωσύνην G3172 καὶ G2532 ἐξομολογήσασθε G1843 ἐν G1722 αἰνέσει G133 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 ᾠδαῖς G5603 χειλέων G5491 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 κινύραις καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 ἐρεῖτε G2046 ἐν G1722 ἐξομολογήσει [16] Τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 κυρίου G2962 πάντα G3956 ὅτι G3754 καλὰ G2570 σφόδρα, G4970 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 πρόσταγμα ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔσται· G2071 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 εἰπεῖν G2036 Τί G5101 τοῦτο; G5124 Εἰς G1519 τί G5101 τοῦτο; G5124 Πάντα G3956 γὰρ G1063 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 αὐτοῦ G846 ζητηθήσεται. G2212 [17] Ἐν G1722 λόγῳ G3056 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔστη G2476 ὡς G5613 θιμωνιὰ ὕδωρ G5204 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ῥήματι G4487 στόματος G4750 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀποδοχεῖα ὑδάτων. G5204 [18] Ἐν G1722 προστάγματι αὐτοῦ G846 πᾶσα G3956 ἡ G3588 εὐδοκία, G2107 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ὃς G3739 ἐλαττώσει G1642 τὸ G3588 σωτήριον G4992 αὐτοῦ. G846 [19] Ἔργα G2041 πάσης G3956 σαρκὸς G4561 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 κρυβῆναι G2928 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ὀφθαλμῶν G3788 αὐτοῦ· G846 [20] ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος G165 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 ἐπέβλεψεν, G1914 καὶ G2532 οὐθέν G3762 ἐστιν G2076 θαυμάσιον G2297 ἐναντίον G1726 αὐτοῦ. G846 [21] Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 εἰπεῖν G2036 Τί G5101 τοῦτο; G5124 Εἰς G1519 τί G5101 τοῦτο; G5124 Πάντα G3956 γὰρ G1063 εἰς G1519 χρείας G5532 αὐτῶν G846 ἔκτισται. G2936 [22] Ἡ G3588 εὐλογία G2129 αὐτοῦ G846 ὡς G5613 ποταμὸς G4215 ἐπεκάλυψεν G1943 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 κατακλυσμὸς G2627 ξηρὰν G3584 ἐμέθυσεν· G3182 [23] οὕτως G3779 ὀργὴν G3709 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔθνη G1484 κληρονομήσει, G2816 ὡς G5613 μετέστρεψεν G3344 ὕδατα G5204 εἰς G1519 ἅλμην. [24] Αἱ G3588 ὁδοὶ G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 τοῖς G3588 ὁσίοις G3741 εὐθεῖαι, G2117 οὕτως G3779 τοῖς G3588 ἀνόμοις G459 προσκόμματα· G4348 [25] ἀγαθὰ G18 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαθοῖς G18 ἔκτισται G2936 ἀπ’ G575 ἀρχῆς, G746 οὕτως G3779 τοῖς G3588 ἁμαρτωλοῖς G268 κακά. G2556 [26] Ἀρχὴ G746 πάσης G3956 χρείας G5532 εἰς G1519 ζωὴν G2222 ἀνθρώπου, G444 ὕδωρ G5204 καὶ G2532 πῦρ G4442 καὶ G2532 σίδηρος G4604 καὶ G2532 ἅλας G217 καὶ G2532 σεμίδαλις G4585 πυροῦ καὶ G2532 γάλα G1051 καὶ G2532 μέλι, G3192 αἷμα G129 σταφυλῆς G4718 καὶ G2532 ἔλαιον G1637 καὶ G2532 ἱμάτιον· G2440 [27] ταῦτα G5023 πάντα G3956 τοῖς G3588 εὐσεβέσιν G2152 εἰς G1519 ἀγαθά, G18 οὕτως G3779 τοῖς G3588 ἁμαρτωλοῖς G268 τραπήσεται εἰς G1519 κακά. G2556 [28] Ἔστιν G2076 πνεύματα, G4151 ἃ G3739 εἰς G1519 ἐκδίκησιν G1557 ἔκτισται G2936 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 θυμῷ G2372 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐστερέωσεν G4732 μάστιγας G3148 αὐτῶν· G846 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 συντελείας G4930 ἰσχὺν G2479 ἐκχεοῦσιν G1632 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 θυμὸν G2372 τοῦ G3588 ποιήσαντος G4160 αὐτοὺς G846 κοπάσουσιν. G2869 [29] Πῦρ G4442 καὶ G2532 χάλαζα G5464 καὶ G2532 λιμὸς G3042 καὶ G2532 θάνατος, G2288 πάντα G3956 ταῦτα G5023 εἰς G1519 ἐκδίκησιν G1557 ἔκτισται· G2936 [30] θηρίων G2342 ὀδόντες G3599 καὶ G2532 σκορπίοι G4651 καὶ G2532 ἔχεις G2192 καὶ G2532 ῥομφαία G4501 ἐκδικοῦσα G1556 εἰς G1519 ὄλεθρον G3639 ἀσεβεῖς· G765 [31] ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐντολῇ G1785 αὐτοῦ G846 εὐφρανθήσονται G2165 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 εἰς G1519 χρείας G5532 ἑτοιμασθήσονται G2090 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 καιροῖς G2540 αὐτῶν G846 οὐ G3756 παραβήσονται G3845 λόγον. G3056 [32] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἐξ G1537 ἀρχῆς G746 ἐστηρίχθην G4741 καὶ G2532 διενοήθην καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 γραφῇ G1124 ἀφῆκα G863 [33] Τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 κυρίου G2962 πάντα G3956 ἀγαθὰ G18 καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 χρείαν G5532 ἐν G1722 ὥρᾳ G5610 αὐτῆς G846 χορηγήσει, G5524 [34] καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 εἰπεῖν G2036 Τοῦτο G5124 τούτου G5127 πονηρότερον, G4191 πάντα G3956 γὰρ G1063 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 εὐδοκιμηθήσεται. [35] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 καρδίᾳ G2588 καὶ G2532 στόματι G4750 ὑμνήσατε G5214 καὶ G2532 εὐλογήσατε G2127 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου. G2962
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament