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In vain for you, O my sons, did I endure the many pangs of labour, and the more difficult cares of your upbringing.

Alas, for my sons, that some were yet unwed, and those that were wedded had begotten no children; I shall never see children of yours, nor shall I be called by the name of grandparent.

Ah me, that had many beautiful children, and am a widow and desolate in my woe! Neither will there be any son to bury me when I am dead!'

'My sons, noble is the fight; and do ye, being called thereto to bear witness for our nation, fight therein zealously on behalf of the Law of our fathers.

'I was a pure maiden, and I strayed not from my father's house, and I kept guard over the rib that was builded into Eve.

No seducer of the desert, no deceiver in the field, corrupted me; nor did the false, beguiling Serpent sully the purity of my maidenhood; I lived with my husband all the days of my youth; but when these my sons were grown up, their father died.

No seducer of the desert, no deceiver in the field, corrupted me; nor did the false, beguiling Serpent sully the purity of my maidenhood; I lived with my husband all the days of my youth; but when these my sons were grown up, their father died.

No seducer of the desert, no deceiver in the field, corrupted me; nor did the false, beguiling Serpent sully the purity of my maidenhood; I lived with my husband all the days of my youth; but when these my sons were grown up, their father died.

No seducer of the desert, no deceiver in the field, corrupted me; nor did the false, beguiling Serpent sully the purity of my maidenhood; I lived with my husband all the days of my youth; but when these my sons were grown up, their father died.

The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall not be without Him.

For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head.

For it is not like a withered crown which buddeth not: but thou livest upon my head, and thou hast blossomed upon my head.

I love the Beloved, and my soul loves Him:

No man, O my God, changeth thy holy place;

O Most High, thou wilt not forsake me, for thou art my hope:

My persecutors will come and not see me:

For my hope is upon the Lord, and I will not fear, and because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear:

For my hope is upon the Lord, and I will not fear, and because the Lord is my salvation, I will not fear:

And He is as a garland on my head and I shall not be moved; even if everything should be shaken, I stand firm;

So speaks in my members the Spirit of the Lord, and I speak by His love.

My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward Him: this path of mine is excellent:

My joy is the Lord and my impulse is toward Him: this path of mine is excellent:

Like my nature He became that I might learn Him and like my form, that I might not turn back from Him:

Like my nature He became that I might learn Him and like my form, that I might not turn back from Him:

Keep my secret, ye who are kept by it:

Keep my faith, ye who are kept by it.

And understand my knowledge, ye who know me in truth.

For I do not turn away my face from them that are mine;

For I know them, and before they came into being I took knowledge of them, and on their faces I set my seal:

I fashioned their members: my own breasts I prepared for them, that they might drink my holy milk and live thereby.

I fashioned their members: my own breasts I prepared for them, that they might drink my holy milk and live thereby.

For my workmanship are they and the strength of my thoughts:

For my workmanship are they and the strength of my thoughts:

Who then shall rise up against my handiwork, or who is there that is not subject to them?

I willed and fashioned mind and heart: and they are mine, and by my own right hand I set my elect ones:

I willed and fashioned mind and heart: and they are mine, and by my own right hand I set my elect ones:

And my righteousness goeth before them and they shall not be deprived of my name, for it is with them.

And my righteousness goeth before them and they shall not be deprived of my name, for it is with them.

Open your ears and I will speak to you. Give me your souls that I may also give you my soul,

The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused to dwell in me His deathless life;

The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused to dwell in me His deathless life;

And it became to me for the praise of the Most High, and of God my Father.

And I was unpolluted by my love for them, because they confessed me in high places: and the traces of the light were set upon their heart:

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

My heart was cloven and its flower appeared; and grace sprang up in it: and it brought forth fruit to the Lord,

For the Most High clave my heart by His Holy Spirit and searched my affection towards Him: and filled me with His love.

For the Most High clave my heart by His Holy Spirit and searched my affection towards Him: and filled me with His love.

And His opening of me became my salvation; and I ran in His way in His peace, even in the way of truth:

And speaking waters touched my lips from the fountain of the Lord plenteously:

And my inebriation was not one without knowledge, but I forsook vanity and turned to the Most High my God,

And my inebriation was not one without knowledge, but I forsook vanity and turned to the Most High my God,

He lightened my eyes, and my face received the dew; and my nostrils enjoyed the pleasant odour of the Lord;

He lightened my eyes, and my face received the dew; and my nostrils enjoyed the pleasant odour of the Lord;

He lightened my eyes, and my face received the dew; and my nostrils enjoyed the pleasant odour of the Lord;

And like the flow of waters flows truth from my mouth, and my lips show forth His fruit.

And like the flow of waters flows truth from my mouth, and my lips show forth His fruit.

As the eyes of a son to his father, so are my eyes, O Lord, at all times towards thee.

For with thee are my consolations and my delight.

For with thee are my consolations and my delight.

Stretch out to me, O Lord, at all times thy right hand: and be my guide even unto the end, according to thy good pleasure.

As the sun is the joy to them that seek for its daybreak, so is my joy the Lord;

Because He is my Sun and His rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.

Because He is my Sun and His rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.

Death hath been destroyed before my face: and Sheol hath been abolished by my word:

Death hath been destroyed before my face: and Sheol hath been abolished by my word:

So also my work is the Psalm of the Lord: my craft and my occupation are in His praises:

So also my work is the Psalm of the Lord: my craft and my occupation are in His praises:

So also my work is the Psalm of the Lord: my craft and my occupation are in His praises:

Because His love bath nourished my heart, and even to my lips His fruits He poured out.

Because His love bath nourished my heart, and even to my lips His fruits He poured out.

For my love is the Lord, and therefore I will sing unto Him:

I will open my mouth and His spirit will utter in me the glory of the Lord and His beauty; the work of His hands and the operation of His fingers:

I was crowned by my God: my crown is living:

I was crowned by my God: my crown is living:

And I was justified in my Lord: my incorruptible salvation is He.

And I was justified in my Lord: my incorruptible salvation is He.

And He who knew and brought me up is the Most High in all His perfection. And He glorified me by His kindness, and raised my thoughts to the height of His truth.

And brake in pieces the bars of iron; but my iron melted and dissolved before me;

And I went over all my bondmen to loose them; that I might not leave any man bound or binding:

And I imparted my knowledge without grudging: and my prayer was in my love:

And I imparted my knowledge without grudging: and my prayer was in my love:

And I imparted my knowledge without grudging: and my prayer was in my love:

And I sowed my fruits in hearts, and transformed them into myself: and they received my blessing and lived;

And I sowed my fruits in hearts, and transformed them into myself: and they received my blessing and lived;

And they were gathered to me and were saved; because they were to me as my own members and I was their head. Glory to thee our head, the Lord Messiah. Hallelujah.

My heart was lifted up in the love of the Most High and was enlarged: that I might praise Him for His name's sake.

My members were strengthened that they might not fall from His strength.

Sicknesses removed from my body, and it stood to the Lord by His will. For His kingdom is true.

Thou art my God. Falsehood and death are not in thy mouth:

My arms I lifted up to the Most High, even to the grace of the Lord: because He had cast off my bonds from me: and my Helper had lifted me up to His grace and to His salvation:

My arms I lifted up to the Most High, even to the grace of the Lord: because He had cast off my bonds from me: and my Helper had lifted me up to His grace and to His salvation:

My arms I lifted up to the Most High, even to the grace of the Lord: because He had cast off my bonds from me: and my Helper had lifted me up to His grace and to His salvation:

And my soul acquired a body free from sorrow or affliction or pains.

My heart ran over and was found in my mouth: and it arose upon my lips; and the exultation of the Lord increased on my face, and His praise likewise. Hallelujah.

My heart ran over and was found in my mouth: and it arose upon my lips; and the exultation of the Lord increased on my face, and His praise likewise. Hallelujah.

My heart ran over and was found in my mouth: and it arose upon my lips; and the exultation of the Lord increased on my face, and His praise likewise. Hallelujah.

My heart ran over and was found in my mouth: and it arose upon my lips; and the exultation of the Lord increased on my face, and His praise likewise. Hallelujah.

He who scattered my enemies had existed from ancient and my adversaries:

He who scattered my enemies had existed from ancient and my adversaries: