se.m03.d21.pl2

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Τριῴδιον	Triodion
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Δʹ Ἑβδομάδος εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν.	On Friday of the Fourth Week at Vespers
Ἦχος βαρύς. Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας	Grave Mode. On Friday Evening
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΑʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ	Menaion - March 21
Μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβου Ἐπισκόπου, τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ	Memory of our Devout Father James the Bishop and Confessor
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Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ	THE DIVINE LITURGY OF PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας Δʹ Ἑβδομάδος 2026	On Friday Evening of the Fourth Week 2026
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	From the Triodion.
Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος βαρύς.	Sticheron Idiomelon. Grave Mode.
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Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.	Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord. [SAAS]
Τοῖς πάθεσι δουλώσας, τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὸ ἀξίωμα, κτηνώδης ἐγενόμην, καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύω ἀτενίσαι πρὸς σὲ Ὕψιστε· ἀλλὰ κάτω νενευκὼς Χριστέ, ὡς ὁ Τελώνης, δέομαι κραυγάζων σοι· Ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι καὶ σῶσόν με.	I have subjugated my soul’s honor to the sinful passions. I have become like a beast, and I am unable to look up at You, O Most High. But with my head hanging low, O Christ, like the Publican I pray to You and cry out: O God, be merciful to me, and save me. [SD]
Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.	The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. [SAAS]
Τοῖς πάθεσι δουλώσας, τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὸ ἀξίωμα, κτηνώδης ἐγενόμην, καὶ οὐκ ἰσχύω ἀτενίσαι πρὸς σὲ Ὕψιστε· ἀλλὰ κάτω νενευκὼς Χριστέ, ὡς ὁ Τελώνης, δέομαι κραυγάζων σοι· Ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι καὶ σῶσόν με.	I have subjugated my soul’s honor to the sinful passions. I have become like a beast, and I am unable to look up at You, O Most High. But with my head hanging low, O Christ, like the Publican I pray to You and cry out: O God, be merciful to me, and save me. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.	For the Martyrs.
Ἦχος βαρύς.	Grave Mode.

Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.	Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. [SAAS]
Δόξα σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, Ἀποστόλων καύχημα, Μαρτύρων ἀγαλλίαμα, ὧν τὸ κήρυγμα Τριὰς ἡ ὁμοούσιος.	Glory be to You, Christ our God, the Apostles’ pride and joy, exultation of the Martyr Saints, whose proclamation was the consubstantial Trinity. [SD]
Ἦχος βαρύς.	Grave Mode.

Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.	Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]
Ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, οἱ καλῶς ἀθλήσαντες καὶ στεφανωθέντες, πρεσβεύσατε πρὸς Κύριον ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Holy martyr saints, who competed well and were crowned as victors, intercede with the Lord for us, that He have mercy on our souls. [SD]
Ἦχος βαρύς. Αὐτόμελον.	Grave Mode. Automelon.

Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.	If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]
Καταφρονήσαντες πάντων, τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, καὶ ἐν σταδίῳ τὸν Χριστόν, ἀνδρείως κηρύξαντες, ἀμοιβὰς τῶν βασάνων, παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐκομίσασθε· ἀλλʼ ὡς ἔχοντες παῤῥησίαν, αὐτὸν ἱκετεύσατε, ὡς Θεὸν παντοδύναμον, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν σῶσαι, τῶν εἰς ὑμᾶς προστρεχόντων δεόμεθα.	When you had wisely despised everything on earth, * O holy martyr Saints, * and had courageously acknowledged Christ in the stadium, * in return for the tortures you received your rewards from Him. * Now that you have acquired access to God the omnipotent, * we beseech you most fervently * to entreat Him in earnest * to save the souls of us sinners who flee to you. [SD]
Ἦχος βαρύς.	Grave Mode.

Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]
Πανεύφημοι Μάρτυρες, θρέμματα πνευματικά, ὁλοκαυτώματα λογικά, θυσία δεκτή, εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ, ὑμᾶς οὐχ ἡ γῆ κατέκρυψεν, ἀλλʼ οὐρανὸς ὑπεδέξατο, Ἀγγέλων συμμέτοχοι γεγόνατε, μεθʼ ὧν ἱκετεύσατε δεόμεθα, τῷ Σωτῆρι καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, εἰρηνεῦσαι τὸν κόσμον, καὶ σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	O world-famous Martyrs, the spiritual livestock, rational whole burnt offerings, and sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God: the earth did not conceal you, but heaven received you, and thus you share the fellowship of the Angels. We beseech you, pray with them unto our Savior and God, that He bring peace into the world, and that He save our souls. [SD]
Στιχηρὰ τοῦ Μηναίου.	Stichera from the Menaion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.	Mode 2. Joseph took You down.
	Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.
Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]
Κόσμου τοὺς θορύβους ἐκφυγών, ἐν ἀταραξίᾳ παμμάκαρ τὸν νοῦν ἐφύλαξας, μὴ περιπλανώμενον, μηδὲ ῥεμβόμενον, ταῖς τοῦ βίου συγχύσεσι, καὶ ταῖς τρικυμίαις, ἀλλʼ ἀνατεινόμενον, καὶ ἄνω βλέποντα, πόθῳ πρὸς τὸν ἄνω Δεσπότην, πρὸς τὸν εὐεργέτην τῶν ὅλων, ἀξιομακάριστε Ἰάκωβε.	Fleeing from the tumult of the world, * you, all-blessed James, were preserving unagitated your mind, * which you kept from roving and paying attention to * the distractions and turbulence * of life in the world; * you instead uplifted it to gaze with longing on high * to the Lord and Master in heaven, * who is the divine Benefactor * of all men, O ever-blessed Saint of God. [SD]
Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.	For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]
Κόσμου τοὺς θορύβους ἐκφυγών, ἐν ἀταραξίᾳ παμμάκαρ τὸν νοῦν ἐφύλαξας, μὴ περιπλανώμενον, μηδὲ ῥεμβόμενον, ταῖς τοῦ βίου συγχύσεσι, καὶ ταῖς τρικυμίαις, ἀλλʼ ἀνατεινόμενον, καὶ ἄνω βλέποντα, πόθῳ πρὸς τὸν ἄνω Δεσπότην, πρὸς τὸν εὐεργέτην τῶν ὅλων, ἀξιομακάριστε Ἰάκωβε.	Fleeing from the tumult of the world, * you, all-blessed James, were preserving unagitated your mind, * which you kept from roving and paying attention to * the distractions and turbulence * of life in the world; * you instead uplifted it to gaze with longing on high * to the Lord and Master in heaven, * who is the divine Benefactor * of all men, O ever-blessed Saint of God. [SD]
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.	Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Ἔξω τῆς τοῦ κόσμου ταραχῆς, Πάτερ διεξάγων τὸν βίον, παθῶν ἐλεύθερος, γέγονας τῇ χάριτι περιφρουρούμενος, καὶ δαιμόνων τὰς φάλαγγας, ἀσκήσει συντόνῳ, καὶ θείαις ἀστράψεσι, καταστεψάμενος, χαίρων σὺν Ἀγγέλοις χορεύεις, ὧν τὴν πολιτείαν ἐκτήσω, περὶ τὸν Παντάνακτα καὶ Κύριον.	Father, having led a quiet life * far from all the world’s agitation, guarded by grace divine, * you attained the state of freedom from the passions and sin. * And by means of your rigorous * ascetical practice * and the light of God that shone from you, you wholly subdued * ranks of demons. Now you are joyful, * dancing round the Lord with the Angels, * whose exalted status you indeed attained. [SD]
Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.	For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]
Ἔζης ἔξω κόσμου καὶ σαρκός, ὑπὲρ τὰ ὁρώμενα πάντα, ὡς τὴν ἀόρατον, δόξαν ἐνθυμούμενος, καὶ φανταζόμενος, τῆς σκηνῆς τὴν εὐπρέπειαν, τῆς ἐπουρανίου, καὶ τὴν ὡραιότητα τὴν ἀκατάληπτον, ἧς νῦν ἐμφορούμενος σῶσαι, τοὺς πιστῶς τιμῶντάς σε Πάτερ, τὸν Χριστὸν δυσώπησον Ἰάκωβε.	You lived as if outside of the world * and the flesh, recalling the glory that is invisible. * You transcended all things visible, imagining * the majestical grandeur of * the Savior’s celestial * tabernacle and its ineffable beauty; of which * you, O Father James, are a bearer. * Pray for us to Christ that He save us * who extol you faithfully and honor you. [SD]
Δόξα. Νεκρώσιμον.	Glory. For the Dead.
Ἦχος βαρύς.	Grave Mode.

Ἀνάπαυσον Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν ζωοδότα, οὓς μετέστησας ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν, ἐκ τῶν προσκαίρων, κράζοντας· Κύριε δόξα σοι.	O Savior and Life-giver, to those You transferred * from this fleeting life, grant rest, as they cry out, * “Glory to You, O Lord.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος βαρύς.	Both now. Grave Mode.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Τὸ αʹ Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Ἦχου.	The First Theotokion of the Mode.

Μήτηρ μὲν ἐγνώσθης, ὑπὲρ φύσιν Θεοτόκε, ἔμεινας δὲ παρθένος, ὑπὲρ λόγον καὶ ἔννοιαν· καὶ τὸ θαῦμα τοῦ τόκου σου, ἑρμηνεῦσαι γλῶσσα οὐ δύναται· παραδόξου γὰρ οὔσης τῆς συλλήψεως Ἁγνή, ἀκατάληπτός ἐστιν ὁ τρόπος τῆς κυήσεως· ὅπου γὰρ βούλεται Θεός, νικᾶται φύσεως τάξις. Διό σε πάντες Μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ γινώσκοντες, δεόμεθά σου ἐκτενῶς· πρέσβευε τοῦ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	O Theotokos, you became a mother in a manner passing nature. You remained a virgin in a manner passing speech and thought, and no language is capable of explaining the marvel of your childbirth. O Virgin pure, as conception was a paradox, incomprehensible is the manner of birth; for where God wills, the order of nature yields. And now, all we who know you, the Mother of God, earnestly implore you: Intercede with Him for the salvation of our souls. [GOASD]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.	Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You.
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα	The Readings
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἑσπέρας…	The evening…
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΟΘʹ (79).	Psalm 79 (80).
Ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν Χερουβίμ, ἐμφάνηθι.	Reveal Yourself, O You who sit upon the cherubim.
Ὁ ποιμαίνων τὸν Ἰσραήλ, πρόσχες.	Give heed, O You who shepherd Israel. [SAAS]
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν ΙΒʹ, 1 – 7	Gn 12:1 – 7
Εἶπε Κύριος τῷ Ἄβραμ. Ἔξελθε ἐκ τῆς γῆς σου, καὶ ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας σου, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός σου, καὶ δεῦρο εἰς γῆν, ἣν ἄν σοι δείξω, καὶ ποιήσω σε εἰς ἔθνος μέγα, καὶ εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ μεγαλυνῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ ἔσῃ εὐλογημένος, καὶ εὐλογήσω τοὺς εὐλογοῦντάς σε, καὶ τοὺς καταρωμένους σε καταράσομαι, καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς. Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἄβραμ, καθάπερ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, καὶ ᾤχετο μετʼ αὐτοῦ Λώτ, Ἄβραμ δὲ ἦν ἐτῶν ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε, ὅτε ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ Χαῤῥάν. Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἄβραμ Σάραν τὴν γυναίκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ Λὼτ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶν, ὅσα ἐκτήσαντο, καὶ πᾶσαν ψυχήν, ἣν ἐκτήσαντο, ἐν Χαῤῥὰν καὶ ἐξήλθοσαν πορευθῆναι εἰς γῆν Χαναάν. Καὶ διώδευσεν Ἄβραμ τὴν γῆν εἰς τὸ μῆκος αὐτῆς, ἕως τοῦ τόπου Συχέμ, ἐπὶ τὴν δρῦν τὴν ὑψηλήν, οἱ δὲ Χαναναῖοι τότε κατῴκουν τὴν γῆν. Καὶ ὤφθη Κύριος τῷ Ἄβραμ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Τῷ σπέρματί σου δώσω τὴν γῆν ταύτην. Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ θυσιαστήριον τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ ὀφθέντι αὐτῷ.	Now the Lord said to Abram, “Get out of your country, from your kindred and from your father’s house, to a land I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you; and in you all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.” Then Abram departed as the Lord said to him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. So Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son and all their possessions and every soul they acquired in Haran, and they departed for the land of Canaan. Thus they came to the land of Canaan. Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your seed I will give this land.” And there Abram built an altar to the Lord, who appeared to him. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 2.
Ψαλμὸς Πʹ (80).	Psalm 80 (81).
Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε τῷ Θεῷ τῷ βοηθῷ ἡμῶν.	Rejoice in God our helper.
Λάβετε ψαλμόν, καὶ δότε τύμπανον.	Take up a psalm and sound a timbrel. [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ (ἐμμελῶς)	READER (sung)
Κέλευσον.	Command!
Ὁ Ἱερεύς, κρατῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ λαμπάδα ἀνημμένην καὶ θυμιατήριον ἐξηρτημένον, ἵσταται ἐνώπιον τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης καὶ ποιεῖ σχῆμα σταυροῦ λέγων·	The Priest holds a lit candle in his right hand with the censer hanging below it, stands before the holy Table, gestures crosswise and says:
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν καὶ εὐλογῶν αὐτὸν σταυροειδῶς διὰ τῆς λαμπάδος λέγει·	Then he turns to face the people, blesses them crosswise with the candle, and says:
Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι.	The light of Christ shines on all.
Εἶτα δὲ παραδίδωσι τήν τε λαμπάδα καὶ τὸ θυμιατήριον τῷ ὑπηρετοῦντι.	Then he hands the candle and the censer to the acolyte.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Πρμ ΙΔʹ, 15 – 26	Pr 14:15 – 27
Ἄκακος ἀνὴρ πιστεύει παντὶ λόγῳ· πανοῦργος δὲ ἔρχεται εἰς μετάνοιαν. Σοφὸς φοβηθεὶς ἐξέκλινεν ἀπὸ κακοῦ· ὁ δὲ ἄφρων, ἑαυτῷ πεποιθώς, μίγνυται ἀνόμῳ. Ὀξύθυμος πράσσει μετὰ ἀβουλίας· ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος πολλὰ ὑποφέρει. Μεριοῦνται ἄφρονες κακίαν· οἱ δὲ πανοῦργοι κρατήσουσιν αἰσθήσεως. Ὀλισθήσουσι κακοὶ ἔναντι ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς θεραπεύσουσι θύρας δικαίων. Φίλοι μισήσουσι φίλους πτωχούς, φίλοι δὲ πλουσίων πολλοί. Ὁ ἀτιμάζων πένητας ἁμαρτάνει, ὁ ἐλεῶν δὲ πτωχοὺς μακαριστός. Πλανώμενοι ἄδικοι τεκταίνουσι κακά· ἔλεον δὲ καὶ ἀλήθειαν τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί. Οὐκ ἐπίστανται ἔλεον καὶ πίστιν τέκτονες κακῶν· ἐλεημοσύναι δὲ καὶ πίστεις παρὰ τέκτοσιν ἀγαθοῖς. Ἐν παντὶ μεριμνῶντι ἔνεστι περισσόν· ὁ δὲ ἡδὺς καὶ ἀνάλγητος ἐν ἐνδείᾳ ἔσται. Στέφανος σοφῶν πλοῦτος αὐτῶν· ἡ δὲ διατριβὴ ἀφρόνων κακή. Ῥύσεται ἐκ κακῶν ψυχὴν μάρτυς πιστός· ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ δόλιος. Ἐν φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐλπὶς ἰσχύος· τοῖς δὲ τέκνοις αὐτοῦ καταλείψει ἔρεισμα εἰρήνης.	A simple man believes in every word, but an astute man comes to repentance. A wise man fears and turns away from evil, but a man without discernment persuades himself to mingle with a lawless man. A quick-tempered man acts with recklessness, but a man with discernment bears many things. Men without discernment will share in evil, but the astute will take hold of perception. Evil men will slip and fall in the presence of good men, and the ungodly shall serve at the gate of the righteous. Friends will hate poor friends, but the friends of the rich are many. He who dishonors the poor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor is very blessed. Deceivers devise evil things, but good men devise mercy and truth. Devisers of evil things do not understand mercy and faithfulness, but mercies and faithfulness are with devisers of good things. To everyone who is careful there is an abundance, but he who is pleasure-taking and slothful shall be in want. The crown of the wise is astuteness, but the pastime of the undiscerning is evil. A faithful witness will rescue a soul from evil men, but a deceitful man kindles lies. In the fear of the Lord there is hope of strength, and to His children there remains support. [SAAS]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Εἰρήνη σοι.	Peace be with you.

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