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If therefore you have respect to the law, And are intent upon wisdom, A lamp will not be wanting, And a shepherd will not fail, And a fountain will not dry up.

If therefore you have respect to the law, And are intent upon wisdom, A lamp will not be wanting, And a shepherd will not fail, And a fountain will not dry up.

And now go and tarry not in (any) place, nor enter a nest, nor settle upon any tree, till you have passed over the breadth of the many waters of the river Euphrates, and have gone to the people that dwell there, and cast down to them this epistle.

And now let it not weary you, and turn not to the right hand nor the left, but fly and go by a direct way, that you may preserve the command of the Mighty One, according as I said unto you.'

And now let it not weary you, and turn not to the right hand nor the left, but fly and go by a direct way, that you may preserve the command of the Mighty One, according as I said unto you.'

Therefore, if you consider that ye have now suffered those things for your good, that you may not finally be condemned and tormented, then you will receive eternal hope; if above all you destroy from your heart vain error, on account of which you departed hence.

For we have sinned against Him who made us, and we have not kept the commandments which he commanded us, yet he hath not chastened us as we deserved.

For we have sinned against Him who made us, and we have not kept the commandments which he commanded us, yet he hath not chastened us as we deserved.

And now, my brethren, I make known unto you that when the enemy had surrounded the city, the angels of the Most High were sent, and they overthrew the fortifications of the strong wall, and they destroyed the firm iron corners, which could not be rooted out.

And the Mighty One did according to the multitude of His mercies, And the Most High according to the greatness of His compassion, And He revealed unto me the word, that I might receive consolation, And He showed me visions that I should not again endure anguish, And He made known to me the mystery of the times. And the advent of the hours he showed me.

And we consider the glory of their greatness, Though they do not keep the statutes of the Most High, But as smoke shall they pass away.

And we consider the strength of their cruelty, Though they remember not the end (thereof), But as a wave that passes shall they be broken.

And let us not now look unto the delights of the Gentiles in the present, but let us remember what has been promised to us in the end.

[Since therefore all these things are done now, does anyone think that they will not be avenged? But the consummation of all things will come to the truth.]

And remember you the law and Zion, and the holy land and your brethren, and the covenant of your fathers, and forget not the festivals and the Sabbaths.

And at all times make request perseveringly and pray diligently with your whole heart that the Mighty One may be reconciled to you, and that He may not reckon the multitude of your sins, but remember the rectitude of your fathers.

For if He judge us not according to the multitude of His mercies, woe unto all us who are born.

When the sinner waxed proud, with a battering-ram he cast down fortified walls, And Thou didst not restrain (him).

For they had done evil one and all, in not hearkening.

For they have done it not in zeal, but in lust of soul,

Delay not, O God, to recompense them on (their) heads, To turn the pride of the dragon into dishonour.

And I had not long to wait before God showed me the insolent one Slain on the mountains of Egypt, Esteemed of less account than the least on land and sea;

His body, ( too,) borne hither and thither on the billows with much insolence, With none to bury (him), because He had rejected him with dishonour. He reflected not that he was man.

And reflected not on the latter end;

He said: I will be lord of land and sea; And he recognized not that it is God who is great, Mighty in His great strength.

(It is He) who setteth me up in glory, And bringeth down the proud to eternal destruction in dishonour, Because they knew Him not.

Why sleepest thou, O my soul, And blessest not the Lord

The righteous despiseth not the chastening of the Lord; His will is always before the Lord.

The steadfastness of the righteous is from God their deliverer; There lodgeth not in the house of the righteous sin upon sin.

And he shall not be remembered, when the righteous is visited.

He fills one (house) with lawlessness, And (then) his eyes (are fixed) upon the next house, To destroy it with words that give wing to (desire). (Yet) with all these his soul, like Sheol, is not sated.

And they have not remembered God, Nor feared God in all these things;

When I cry to Thee, do not silently disregard me.

when we are in distress we call upon Thee for help, And Thou dost not turn back our petition, for Thou art our God.

Cause not Thy hand to be heavy upon us, Lest through necessity we sin.

Even though Thou restore us not, we will not keep away; But unto Thee will we come.

Even though Thou restore us not, we will not keep away; But unto Thee will we come.

Kings and rulers and peoples Thou dost nourish, O God; And who is the help of the poor and needy, if not Thou, O Lord

At what he sees in his bad dreams, his soul shall not be troubled;

When he passes through rivers and the tossing of the seas, he shall not be dismayed.

Make not Thy dwelling afar from us, O God; Lest they assail us that hate us without cause.

For Thou hast rejected them, O God; Let not their foot trample upon Thy holy inheritance.

Chasten us Thyself in Thy good pleasure; But give (us) not up to the nations;

For, if Thou sendest pestilence, Thou Thyself givest it charge concerning us; For Thou art merciful, And wilt not be angry to the point of consuming us.

And the nations shall not prevail against us. For Thou art our shield,

For Thou wilt pity the seed of Israel for ever And Thou wilt not reject (them): But we (shall be) under Thy yoke for ever, And (under) the rod of Thy chastening.

They left no sin undone, wherein they surpassed not the heathen.

Overlook us not, O our God, lest the nations swallow us up, as though there were none to deliver.

And we will not depart from Thee, For good are Thy judgments upon us.

Thou blessest the righteous, and dost not reprove them for the sins that they have committed; And Thy goodness is upon them that sin, when they repent.

And, now, Thou art our God, and we the people whom Thou hast loved: Behold and show pity, O God of Israel, for we are Thine; And remove not Thy mercy from us, lest they assail us.

And Thou wilt not reject (us) for ever. Thou madest a covenant with our fathers concerning us;

Happy is the man whom the Lord remembereth with reproving, And whom He restraineth from the way of evil with strokes, That he may be cleansed from sin, that it may not be multiplied.

For He maketh straight the ways of the righteous, And doth not pervert (them) by His chastening.

For terrible is the overthrow of the sinner; But not one of all these things toucheth the righteous. For not alike are the chastening of the righteous (for sins done) in ignorance, And the overthrow of the sinners

For terrible is the overthrow of the sinner; But not one of all these things toucheth the righteous. For not alike are the chastening of the righteous (for sins done) in ignorance, And the overthrow of the sinners

Their planting is rooted for ever; They shall not be plucked up all the days of heaven: For the portion and the inheritance of God is Israel.

But not so are the sinners and transgressors, Who love (the brief) day (spent) in companionship with their sin; Their delight is in fleeting corruption,

And they remember not God. For the ways of men are known before Him at all times, And He knoweth the secrets of the heart before they come to pass.

Therefore their inheritance is Sheol and darkness and destruction, And they shall not be found in the day when the righteous obtain mercy;

He that offereth these things shall never be shaken by evil; The flame of fire and the wrath against the unrighteous shall not touch him,

For they shall flee away from the pious as men pursued in war; But they shall pursue sinners and overtake (them), And they that do lawlessness shall not escape the judgment of God; As by enemies experienced (in war) shall they be overtaken,

Their inheritance shall not be found of their children,

when my soul departed from the Lord God of Israel— Had not the Lord helped me with His ever lasting mercy.

I will give thanks unto Thee, O God, for Thou hast helped me to (my) salvation; And hast not counted me with sinners to (my) destruction.

Remove not Thy mercy from me, O God, Nor Thy memorial from my heart until I die.

And let not the beauty of a lawless woman beguile me, Nor any one that is subject to () unprofitable sin.

For if Thou givest not strength, Who can endure chastisement with poverty

But, for our sins, sinners rose up against us; They assailed us and thrust us out; What Thou hadst not promised to them, they took away (from us) with violence.

God showed them no pity; He sought out their seed and let not one of them go free.

And the children of the covenant in the midst of the mingled peoples [surpassed them in evil.] There was not among them one that wrought in the midst of Jerusalem mercy and truth.

And he shall not suffer unrighteousness to lodge any more in their midst, Nor shall there dwell with them any man that knoweth wickedness,

For he shall not put his trust in horse and rider and bow, Nor shall he multiply for himself gold and silver for war, Nor shall he gather confidence from () a multitude () for the day of battle.

And (relying) upon his God, throughout his days he will not stumble; For God will make him mighty by means of (His) holy spirit, And wise by means of the spirit of understanding, with strength and righteousness.

And the blessing of the Lord (will be) with him: he will be strong and stumble not;

(It is He) who hath established in (their) courses the lights (of heaven) for determining seasons from year to year, And they have not turned aside from the way which He appointed them

And they have erred not since the day He created them. Since the generations of old they have not withdrawn from their path, Unless God commanded them (so to do) by the command of His servants.

And they have erred not since the day He created them. Since the generations of old they have not withdrawn from their path, Unless God commanded them (so to do) by the command of His servants.

They darkened not with passion, nor concealed

God showed them not to touch a certain tree;

Was brought to pass, since hearing they kept not

For they did not worn out with troubles die,

Kinsmen they knew not, and they formed intrigues

But if, with shameless soul, they heed me not

Be thou not uninitiate in my lore."

Whatever things ye practiced they shall not

Who bade me warn you, that ye perish not.

Be sober, cut off badness, do not fight

Will send wrath if ye do not placate God

The wrath of God most high not fearing, kept

For not yet had the water ebbed away;

And he shall fulfill God's law, not destroy,

And then shall Israel, drunken, not discern,

Not seeing with their eyes, more blind than moles,

I follow; for I know not that I speak,

Abundant fruits, divided not in parts

Days not a few; and then will he display

And 'tis not right men stain it with vile deeds.

[Do not be rich unrighteously, but lead

Which is another's. Speak not what is false,