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And I, Baruch, went to the holy place, and sat down upon the ruins and wept, and said:

And when I had said these things I fell asleep there, and I saw a vision, and lo! a cloud was ascending from a very great sea, and I kept gazing upon it) and lo! it was full of waters white and black, and there were many colors in those self-same waters, and as it were the likeness of great lightning was seen at its summit.

And it came to pass after these things that that cloud began to pour upon the earth the waters that were in it.

For though Adam first sinned And brought untimely death upon all, Yet of those who were born from him Each one of them has prepared for his own soul torment to come, And again each one of them has chosen for himself glories to come.

For at the consummation of the world vengeance shall be taken upon those who have done wickedness according to their wickedness, And you will glorify the faithful according to their faithfulness.

And I wondered and was astonished, and pondered in my thoughts regarding the multitude of goodness which sinners who are upon the earth have rejected, and regarding the great torment which they have despised, though they knew that they should be tormented because of the sin they had committed.

And the time of their captivity which came upon the nine tribes and a half, because they were in many sins.

'And the bright eighth waters which you have seen, this is the rectitude and uprightness of Hezekiah king of Judah and the grace (of God) which came upon him.

[And the festivals and the Sabbaths he established in their sanctity], and their polluted ones he burnt in the fire, and the lying prophets which deceived the people, these also he burnt in the fire, and the people who listened to them when they were living, he cast them into the brook Kidron, and heaped stones upon them.

Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty One will bring upon the earth and its inhabitants and upon its rulers Perturbation of spirit and stupor of heart.

Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty One will bring upon the earth and its inhabitants and upon its rulers Perturbation of spirit and stupor of heart.

And when those things which were predicted have come to pass, Then shall confusion fall upon all men, And some of them shall fall in battle, And some of them shall perish in anguish,

These things therefore shall come upon the nations which are to be spared by Him.

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.

Wherefore I have been the more careful to leave you the words of this epistle before I die, that you may be comforted regarding the evils which have come upon you, and that you may be grieved also regarding the evil that has befallen your brethren; and again, also, that you may justify His judgment which

'How long will these things endure for us? And will these evils come upon us always?'

And after his death you cast them away from you: on this account there came upon you what had been predicted.

For no man upon it had done what they did,

She put off the glorious diadem which God had set upon her,

In dishonor was her beauty cast upon the ground.

And I saw and entreated the Lord and said, Long enough, O Lord, has Thine hand been heavy on Israel, in bringing the nations upon (them).

Pouring out their wrath upon us with a view to rapine.

Bless God, ye that fear the Lord with wisdom, For the mercy of the Lord will be upon them that fear Him, in the Judgment;

For the Lord is good to them that call upon Him in patience, Doing according to His mercy to His pious ones, Establishing (them) at all times before Him in strength.

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

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

His eyes are upon every woman without distinction; His tongue lieth when he maketh contract with an oath.

And their eyes (are fixed) upon any man's house that is (still) secure, That they may, like (the) Serpent, destroy the wisdom of . . . with words of transgressors,

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.

Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon all them that love Thee.

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.

Upon the whole earth is Thy mercy, O Lord, in goodness.

They that fear the Lord rejoice in good (gifts), And Thy goodness is upon Israel in Thy kingdom. Blessed is the glory of the Lord for He is our king.

Happy is the man whose heart is fixed to call upon the name of the Lord;

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

And when we call upon Thee, Thou hearkenest to us;

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

(But) God hath shown Himself righteous in His judgments upon the nations of the earth;

Turn, O God, Thy mercy upon us, and have pity upon us;

Turn, O God, Thy mercy upon us, and have pity upon us;

But Thou art our God from the beginning, And upon Thee is our hope (set), O Lord;

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

Unto whom art Thou good, O God, except to them that call upon the Lord

For shame is upon us and upon our faces on account of all these things.

For shame is upon us and upon our faces on account of all these things.

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.

For Thou didst choose the seed of Abraham before all the nations, And didst set Thy name upon us, O Lord,

And we hope in Thee, when our soul turneth (unto Thee). The mercy of the Lord be upon the house of Israel for ever and ever.

And the mercy of the Lord (is) upon them that love Him in truth, And the Lord remembereth His servants in mercy.

For good and merciful is God for ever, And the assemblies of Israel shall glorify the name of the Lord. The salvation of the Lord be upon the house of Israel unto everlasting gladness!

Let the Lord do what He hath spoken concerning Israel and Jerusalem; Let the Lord raise up Israel by His glorious name. The mercy of the Lord be upon Israel for ever and ever.

The salvation of the Lord be upon Israel His servant for ever; And let the sinners perish together at the presence of the Lord; But let the Lord's pious ones inherit the promises of the Lord.

Noisome beasts ran upon them: With their teeth they tore their flesh, And with their molars crushed their bones. But from all these things the Lord delivered us,

But upon the pious is the mercy of the Lord, And upon them that fear Him His mercy.

But upon the pious is the mercy of the Lord, And upon them that fear Him His mercy.

When I was in distress I called upon the name of the Lord, I hoped for the help of the God of Jacob and was saved;

For the mark of God is upon the righteous that they may be saved. Famine and sword and pestilence (shall be) far from the righteous,

For the mark of destruction is upon their forehead.

How long are the days of man's life upon the earth As are his days, so is the hope (set) upon him.

How long are the days of man's life upon the earth As are his days, so is the hope (set) upon him.

Faithful is the Lord in all His judgments Which He doeth upon the earth.

For the heavens withheld the rain from dropping upon the earth, Springs were stopped (that sprang) perennial(ly) out of the deeps, (that ran down) from lofty mountains. For there was none among them that wrought righteousness and justice; From the chief of them to the least (of them) all were sinful;

For he shall know them, that they are all sons of their God. And he shaIl divide them according to their tribes upon the land,

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.

May the Lord hasten His mercy upon Israel! May He deliver us from the uncleanness of unholy enemies! The Lord Himself is our king for ever and ever.

Thine eyes look upon them, so that none of them suffers want;

Thine ears listen to the hopeful prayer of the poor. Thy judgments (are executed) upon the whole earth in mercy;

And Thy love (is) toward the seed of Abraham, the children of Israel. Thy chastisement is upon us as (upon) a first-born, only-begotten son,

And Thy love (is) toward the seed of Abraham, the children of Israel. Thy chastisement is upon us as (upon) a first-born, only-begotten son,

Upon her, on a sudden filled with joy

And straightway they, upon the fruitful soil

Increase, work constantly upon the earth,

And they made wars. And then upon them came

And therefore all men born upon the earth

Were sent upon them. And wars, homicides,

Upon you. And it certainly shall be

And looking out upon the mighty mass

Because they hoped to look upon the land.

It was made fast upon the narrow strand.

Because upon it all were to be saved

Of the great ocean shall upon them pour

Should be brought upon men of evil soul.

Shall come upon the Hebrews, and take faith

And there shall be upon them fearful wrath

Came upon earlier men. And Cronos reigned,

The Immortal purposed upon Babylon

Therefore shalt thou then look upon thy land

O happy upon earth shall that man be

Shall all good order come upon mankind,

And of each land the sun looks down upon

For greedy men, and put upon thy neck

And then upon all Hellas there shall be

Together shall upon all mortals come.

Shall come upon you, then ye'll recognize

Upon them, and they all shall be destroyed

Upon the quadrupeds. And then shall they

And wailing, and upon the boundless earth

Magnanimous, and be upon thy guard.