Prokeimenon (Psalm 59), tone 4: Give us help from sorrow, / and human salvation is in vain.
Verse: God, you rejected us and deposed us, you were angry and you showed mercy to us.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 59), tone 4: Give us help in oppression, because salvation from man is unsuccessful!
Verse: God, You rejected and crushed us, You were angry with us and took pity on us.
Genesis reading. [Gen.8:4–21]
The ark sat in the seventh month on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. But the waters diminished even until the tenth month: and in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the version of the mountains appeared. And after fourty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had created. And he sent a liar [to see, even if the waters had receded from the face of the earth,] and he came out and did not return, until the waters were dried up from the earth. And he sent a dove along it, you see, even though the waters had receded from the face of the earth. And when the dove found no rest for her feet, she returned to him in the ark, for there was water on all the face of the whole earth: and she stretched out her hand, received it, and brought it to herself into ark. And having delayed yet another seven days, he again sent the dove out of the ark: And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had an olive branch with leaves in his mouth: and Noah knew that give up the waters from the face of the earth. And having delayed another seven days, he again sent a dove, and did not hesitate to return to him later.
And in the first and six hundredth summer of the life of Noah, on the first day of the first month, the waters dried up from the face of the earth, and the covering of the ark was revealed to Noah, which he had created, and he saw that the water is dried up from the face of the earth. In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth dried up. And the Lord God spoke to Noah, saying: Come out of the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you: And all the wild animals and trees are with you, and bring flesh from the birds even to the cattle, and bring with you every creeping thing that moves on the earth: and grow and multiply on the earth. And Noah went out, and his wife, and his sons, and his sons' wives with him: and all the beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and every creeping thing that moves after their kind on the earth, came out of the ark. And Noah built an altar to the Lord: and he took from all the clean cattle and from all the clean birds, and offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smells the stench of fragrance.
Reading Genesis [8:4–21a]
The ark stopped in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. The water subsided until the tenth month, and in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. And after forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made, and sent out a raven to see if the water had receded; and, having flown out, he did not return until the water on the earth dried up. And after him he released a dove to see if the water had disappeared from the face of the earth. And the dove, not finding rest for her feet, returned to him in the ark, for there was water all over the face of the earth. And he stretched out his hand, took it and brought it into the ark. And, after hesitating for another seven days, he released the dove from the ark. And the dove returned to him in the evening and held an olive branch with a leaf in her mouth. And Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. And, after hesitating for another seven days, he again released the dove - and she never returned to him. In the six hundred and first year of Noah's life, on the first day of the first month, water dried up from the face of the earth. And Noah opened the roof of the ark which he had made, and saw that the water was dried up from the face of the earth.
And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth dried up, and on the twenty-seventh day of the month he opened the ark. And the Lord God said to Noah thus: “Come out of the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives with you, and all the beasts that are with you; and all flesh, from birds even to cattle, and every creeping thing that moves on the earth, you shall bring with you. And increase and multiply on earth.” And Noah went out, and his wife, and his sons, and his sons' wives with him. And all the beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the creeping things that move on the earth, came out of the ark on the first day of the third month. And Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of all the clean cattle and of all the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord God felt a pleasant fragrance.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 60), tone 6: Hear, O God, my prayer, / attend to my prayer.
Verse: From the ends of the earth I cried to You, my heart was always saddened.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 60), tone 6: Hear, O God, my request, notice my prayer!
Verse: From the ends of the earth I cried out to You in the faintness of my heart.
Reading parables. [Prov.10:31-32, 11:1-12]
The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom; the tongue of the unrighteous will perish. The lips of righteous men drop drops of grace, but the lips of the wicked are corrupted. The measure of flattering abomination is before the Lord: but the weight of righteousness is acceptable to Him. Wherever grief enters, there comes dishonor: but the lips of the humble learn wisdom. When a righteous person dies, leave repentance; the death of the wicked is both convenient and derisive. The perfection of the upright will guide them; and the inclination of those who deny will take them captive. They do not use their wealth in the day of wrath: but righteousness will deliver from death. The truth of the blameless man straightens the paths, but wickedness falls into unrighteousness. The truth of upright men will deliver them, but iniquity is caught by lack of advice. If a righteous man dies, hope will not perish: but the praise of the wicked will perish. The righteous will flee from the trap; the wicked will give themselves up to the wrong place. In the mouth of the wicked there is a snare for the citizenry, but the sense of the righteous is prosperous.
In the good of the righteous the city will be restored, and in the destruction of the wicked there will be joy. The city will be exalted in the blessing of the upright, but the mouths of the wicked will be dug up. A citizen devoid of reason swears, but a wise man leads in silence.
Reading the book of Proverbs [10:31–32; 11:1–12]
The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, but the tongue of the unrighteous perishes. The lips of righteous men flow forth grace, but the lips of the wicked corrupt. A wrong scale is an abomination to the Lord, but a right weight is acceptable to Him. Where pride comes, there comes dishonor, but the lips of the humble are taught wisdom. The excellence of the upright will guide them, but the wickedness of the treacherous will destroy them. Possessions will not profit you on the day of wrath, but righteousness will save you from death. The righteous, dying, leaves regret for himself; but the destruction of the wicked is sudden and joyful. The truth of the blameless straightens the paths, but wickedness falls into unrighteousness. The truth of upright men will deliver them, but the wicked are taken captive by foolishness. With the death of a righteous man, hope does not perish, but the self-praise of the wicked perishes. The righteous will escape the trap, but the wicked will be betrayed in his place. In the mouths of wicked people there is a snare for citizens, but the knowledge of the righteous leads to good. When the righteous prosper, the city is encouraged, and when the wicked perish, there is triumph. By the blessing of the righteous the city will be exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it will be destroyed.
A man without reason ridicules citizens, but a reasonable man remains silent.