Prokeimenon (Psalm 43), tone 4: In God we will boast all day long,/ and in Your name we will confess forever.
Verse: God gave us ears to hear, and our fathers told us.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 43), tone 4: Every day let us boast in God and glorify His name forever.
Verse: God, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers told us.
Genesis reading. [Gen.6:9–22]
Noah is a righteous man, perfect in his generation, Noah is pleasing to God. Noah gave birth to three sons, Shema, Ham, Japheth. The earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled with unrighteousness. And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was not corrupted: for all corruption hath made its way upon the earth: And the Lord God said unto Noah, The time of every man shall come before Me, for the land is filled with wickedness from them: and so I will destroy them and the land. Make for yourself an ark of quadrangular [unrotten] trees: make nests in the ark, and tar it inside and outside with pitch. And thus you made the ark: the length of the ark was three hundred lactaes, and the breadth of fifty lactaes, and the height of it thirty lactaes. Gathering the vault together, you will create the ark, and you will complete it from above: the door of the ark will be made from the country: dwellings of two blood and three blood will be created in it. And behold, I will bring a flood and water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which is the spirit of life under heaven: and every thing that is upon the earth shall come to an end.
And I will make my covenant with you: you shall go into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. And of all livestock, and of all creeping things, and of all beasts, and of all flesh, thou shalt bring two two of them into the ark, that thou shalt eat with thee: male and female. From every bird of birds according to their kind, and from all livestock according to their kind, and from every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to their kind, two and two of them all will come down to you and eat with you, males and female. You take for yourself from all the food, even the food you have, and gather it to yourself, and it will be food for you and them. And do to Noah all that is commanded unto him, the Lord God, do so.
Reading Genesis [6:9b–22]
Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generation, Noah was pleasing to God. And Noah begat three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. But the earth was corrupted before God and the earth was filled with unrighteousness. And the Lord God saw the earth: and it was corrupted, for all flesh had perverted its way on the earth. And the Lord God said to Noah: “The time of every man has come before Me, for the earth is filled with them iniquity, and behold, I will destroy them and the earth. Therefore, make yourself an ark from rotting quadrangular trees, make small compartments in it and cover it with resin inside and out. And you shall make the ark like this: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. Make the ark a vault, and make it a cubit on top, and make the door of the ark on the side; make the lower, second and third compartments in it. But I will bring a flood of water on the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the spirit of life under heaven; and what is on earth will come to an end. And I will establish My covenant with you: You shall enter into the ark, you, and your sons, and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.
And from all the livestock, and from all the beasts, and from all flesh, two pairs of them you will bring into the ark, to eat with you; They will be male and female. From every bird that flies in the sky, according to its kind, and from every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, two pairs of each will come in to eat with you, male and female. Take for yourself whatever food you want to eat, and gather it for yourself, and there will be food for you and for them.” And Noah did all that God commanded him: and so he did.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 44), tone 6: I will remember Your name/ in every generation and generation.
Verse: My heart will vomit the word good, I say my deeds to the King.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 44), tone 6: I will remember Your name in every generation and generation.
Verse: My heart has poured out a good word, I tell the King about my deeds.
Reading parables. [Prov.8:1-21]
Son, you preach wisdom, so that understanding will listen to you. On the high edges there is, but in the middle there is a path: At the gates the mighty ones crouch, and at the entrances they sing. O people, I pray to you, and I give my voice to the son of man. Understand the kindness of deceit, and apply your heart to non-punishment. Listen to me: this is an honest river, and I will bring it out of the right walls. For my throat shall learn the truth, but lying lips are detestable to me. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, nothing in them is obstinate, nothing is corrupt: All rights to those who understand, and rights to those who gain understanding. Accept punishment, not silver, and the mind is tempted more than gold: choose knowledge more than pure gold. Better is the wisdom of valuable stones, but anything honest is unworthy of it. I have called upon the wisdom of all, counsel and reason and sense. The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and grief and pride, and the ways of the wicked: but I have hated the corrupt ways of the wicked.
My advice and confirmation, my reason, my strength. By me kings reign, and the mighty write the truth. The nobles are magnified by me, and the rulers hold the earth by me. I love those who love me, but those who seek me will find grace. My wealth and glory are, and the acquisition of many is true. It is better to eat fruit than gold and precious stones: my fruit is better than the chosen silver. I walk in the paths of righteousness, and in the midst of the path of righteousness I live: Let me divide the wealth of those who love me, and fill their treasures with good things.
Reading the book of Proverbs [8:1–21a]
My son! Preach wisdom so that the mind will obey you, for it is found in the most elevated places and stops at the crossroads; he sits at the gates of the rulers, he sings at the gates. “To you, O people, I appeal, to the sons of men I send my speech. Comprehend, ye simple-minded, deceit, and ignorant, apply your heart. Listen to me, because I will speak exalted things and bring out right things from my lips. For my throat speaks the truth, but lying lips are an abomination to me. All the sayings of my mouth are true; there is nothing insidious or crafty about them. All of them are clear to the intelligent and fair to those who seek knowledge. Receive instruction rather than silver, and understanding which is better than refined gold - prefer knowledge to pure gold; because wisdom is better than precious stones and everything valuable is not worth it. I, Wisdom, planted advice and reason, and called for meaning. The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, pride, arrogance, and the ways of the wicked and the mouth of unbelievers; I also hated the corrupt ways of the evil ones. I have advice and strength, I have reason, I have strength.
By me kings reign and rulers write laws. The nobles are strengthened by me, and through me the rulers rule the earth. I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find grace. Riches and glory belong to me, the property of many and justice; to use my fruits is better than gold and precious stones, my fruits are better than refined silver. I walk along the path of righteousness and am among the paths of justice in order to distribute wealth to those who love me and fill their treasuries with goodness.”