1 Also there arose Elijah the prophet as fire, And his word burned like a torch: 2 Who brought a famine upon them, And by his zeal made them few in number.…

1 And after him rose up Nathan To prophesy in the days of David. 2 As is the fat when it is separated from the peace offering, So was David separated from the children…

1 Joshua the son of* Nun was valiant in war, And was the successor of Moses in prophecies: Who according to his name was made great For the saving of† God’s elect, To…

1 And he brought out of him a man of mercy, Which found favor in the sight of all flesh; A man beloved of God and men, even Moses, Whose memorial…

1 Let us now praise famous men, And our fathers that became the father of us. 2 The Lord* manifested in them great glory, Even his mighty power from the beginning. 3 Such as did bear rule…

1 The pride of the height is the firmament* in its clearness, The appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory. 2 The sun when he appears, bringing tidings as he goes…

1 Of these things be not ashamed, And accept no man’s person to sin by it: 2 Of the law of the Most High, and his covenant; And of judgment to do justice…

1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of you to a man that is at peace in his possessions, To the man that has nothing to distract him, and has…

1 Great travail is created for every man, And a heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, From the day of their coming forth from their mother’s womb, Until the…

1  * Not so he that has applied his soul, And meditates in the law of the Most High; He will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, And will be…