| 1. | The Lord created man out of earth, and turned him back to it again. |
| 2. | He gave to men few days, a limited time, but granted them authority over the things upon the earth. |
| 3. | He endowed them with strength like his own, and made them in his own image. |
| 4. | He placed the fear of them in all living beings, and granted them dominion over beasts and birds. |
| 6. | He made for them tongue and eyes; he gave them ears and a mind for thinking. |
| 7. | He filled them with knowledge and understanding, and showed them good and evil. |
| 8. | He set his eye upon their hearts to show them the majesty of his works. |
| 10. | And they will praise his holy name, to proclaim the grandeur of his works. |
| 11. | He bestowed knowledge upon them, and allotted to them the law of life. |
| 12. | He established with them an eternal covenant, and showed them his judgments. |
| 13. | Their eyes saw his glorious majesty, and their ears heard the glory of his voice. |
| 14. | And he said to them, "Beware of all unrighteousness." And he gave commandment to each of them concerning his neighbor. |
| 15. | Their ways are always before him, they will not be hid from his eyes. |
| 17. | He appointed a ruler for every nation, but Israel is the Lord's own portion. |
| 19. | All their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways. |
| 20. | Their iniquities are not hidden from him, and all their sins are before the Lord. |
| 22. | A man's almsgiving is like a signet with the Lord and he will keep a person's kindness like the apple of his eye. |
| 23. | Afterward he will arise and requite them, and he will bring their recompense on their heads. |
| 24. | Yet to those who repent he grants a return, and he encourages those whose endurance is failing. |
| 25. | Turn to the Lord and forsake your sins; pray in his presence and lessen your offenses. |
| 26. | Return to the Most High and turn away from iniquity, and hate abominations intensely. |
| 27. | Who will sing praises to the Most High in Hades, as do those who are alive and give thanks? |
| 28. | From the dead, as from one who does not exist, thanksgiving has ceased; he who is alive and well sings the Lord's praises. |
| 29. | How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness for those who turn to him! |
| 30. | For all things cannot be in men, since a son of man is not immortal. |
| 31. | What is brighter than the sun? Yet its light fails. So flesh and blood devise evil. |
| 32. | He marshals the host of the height of heaven; but all men are dust and ashes. |
