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Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth · Philotheos the Righteous

Ecclesiastes 12

1И҆ помѧнѝ сотво́ршаго тѧ̀ во дне́хъ ю҆́ности твоеѧ̀, до́ндеже не прїи́дꙋтъ дні́е ѕло́бы твоеѧ̀, и҆ приспѣ́ютъ лѣ̑та, въ ни́хже рече́ши: нѣ́сть мѝ въ ни́хъ хотѣ́нїѧ:

2до́ндеже не поме́ркнетъ со́лнце и҆ свѣ́тъ, и҆ лꙋна̀ и҆ ѕвѣ́зды, и҆ ѡ҆братѧ́тсѧ ѡ҆́блацы созадѝ дождѧ̀:

3въ де́нь, въ ѻ҆́ньже подви́гнꙋтсѧ стра́жїе до́мꙋ, и҆ развратѧ́тсѧ мꙋ́жїе си́лы, и҆ ѹ҆празднѧ́тсѧ ме́лющїи, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѹ҆ма́лишасѧ, и҆ помрача́тсѧ зрѧ́щїи во сква́жнехъ:

4и҆ затворѧ́тъ двє́ри на то́ржищи, въ не́мощи гла́са ме́лющїѧ, и҆ воста́нетъ на гла́съ пти́цы, и҆ смирѧ́тсѧ всѧ̑ дщє́ри пѣ́сни:

5и҆ на высотꙋ̀ ѹ҆́зрѧтъ, и҆ ѹ҆́жасъ на пꙋтѝ, и҆ процвѣте́тъ а҆мѷгда́лъ, и҆ ѡ҆толстѣ́ютъ прꙋ́зїе, и҆ разрꙋши́тсѧ каппарі́съ: ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿи́де человѣ́къ въ до́мъ вѣ́ка своегѡ̀, и҆ ѡ҆быдо́ша на то́ржищи пла́чꙋщїи:

6до́ндеже не преврати́тсѧ ѹ҆́же сре́брѧное, и҆ не сокрꙋши́тсѧ повѧ́зка злата́ѧ, и҆ сокрꙋши́тсѧ водоно́съ ѹ҆ и҆сто́чника, и҆ сло́митсѧ колесо̀ въ ко́лїи.

7И҆ возврати́тсѧ пе́рсть въ зе́млю, ꙗ҆́коже бѣ̀, и҆ дꙋ́хъ возврати́тсѧ къ бг҃ꙋ, и҆́же дадѐ є҆го̀.

8Сꙋета̀ сꙋ́етствїй, речѐ є҆кклесїа́стъ, всѧ́чєскаѧ сꙋета̀.

9И҆ ли́шшее, ꙗ҆́кѡ бы́сть є҆кклесїа́стъ мꙋ́дръ, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ наꙋчѝ ра́зꙋмꙋ человѣ́ка: и҆ ѹ҆́хо и҆зслѣ́дитъ красотꙋ̀ при́тчей.

10Мно́гѡ взыска̀ є҆кклесїа́стъ, є҆́же ѡ҆брѣстѝ словеса̀ хотѣ́нїѧ, и҆ напи́саное пра́вости, словеса̀ и҆́стины.

11Словеса̀ мꙋ́дрыхъ ꙗ҆́коже ѻ҆стны̀ воло́вїи и҆ ꙗ҆́коже гво́здїе вонзе́но, и҆̀же ѿ сложе́нїй да́ни бы́ша ѿ па́стырѧ є҆ди́нагѡ.

12И҆ мно́жае ѿ ни́хъ, сы́не мо́й, храни́сѧ: твори́ти кни̑ги мнѡ́ги нѣ́сть конца̀, и҆ ѹ҆че́нїе мно́гое трꙋ́дъ пло́ти.

13Коне́цъ сло́ва, всѐ слꙋ́шай: бг҃а бо́йсѧ и҆ за́пѡвѣди є҆гѡ̀ хранѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ сїѐ всѧ́къ человѣ́къ:

14ꙗ҆́кѡ всѐ творе́нїе приведе́тъ бг҃ъ на сꙋ́дъ ѡ҆ всѧ́цѣмъ погрѣше́нїи, а҆́ще бла́го и҆ а҆́ще лꙋка́во. Коне́цъ кни́зѣ є҆кклесїа́ста: и҆́мать въ себѣ̀ гла́въ в҃і. This is a translation and has a separate copyright status from the original text. The license for the translation applies to this edition only. Original: This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translation: This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. About this digital edition This e-book comes from the online library Wikisource[1]. This multilingual digital library, built by volunteers, is committed to developing a free accessible collection of publications of every kind: novels, poems, magazines, letters... We distribute our books for free, starting from works not copyrighted or published under a free license. You are free to use our e-books for any purpose (including commercial exploitation), under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported[2] license or, at your choice, those of the GNU FDL[3]. Wikisource is constantly looking for new members. During the realization of this book, it's possible that we made some errors. You can report them at this page[4]. The following users contributed to this book: [The list of contributors has been omitted as requested.] * * * ↑ https://wikisource.org ↑ https://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ↑ https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html ↑ https://wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Scriptorium

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