1 during. Blank the periods which (?) he decreed(?). At the commencement of the dominion of light, during its rotation and when retired to its appointed abode. At the commencement of the vigils of darkness
2 when he opens his store and stretches them upwards and in his rotation and when it retires before the light. When the lights of the holy vault shine out
3 when they retire to the abode of glory. At the entry of the constellation in the days of the new moon together with their rotations during their stations
4 renewing each other. It is a great day for the holy of holies, and an omen Blank of the opening of his everlasting mercies
5 for the beginnings of the constellations in every future age. Blank At the commencement of the months in their constellations, and of the holy days in their sequence, as a reminder in their constellations.
6 With the offering of lips I shall bless you, in accordance with the decree recorded for ever. At the commencement of the years and in the gyrations of their constellations, when the decree of their disposition is carried out,
7 on the prescribed day, one after another; the constellation of the harvest up to summer, the constellation of seed-time up to the constellation of the grass, the constellation of the years up to their seven-year periods.
8 At the commencement of the seven-year periods up to the moment decided for deliverance. And in all my existence it shall be a precept engraved on my tongue like fruit of eulogy and the portion of my lips.
9 {...} I will sing with knowledge and for the glory of God shall all my music be, the playing of my harp for his holy order, and the whistle of my lips I shall tune to its correct measure.
10 At the onset of day and night I shall enter the covenant of God, and when evening and morning depart I shall repeat his precepts; and while they last I shall set them as my limit
11 with no backtracking.His judgment reproaches me in conformity with my delights; they are before my eyes, like graven laws, my sins. But to God I shall say: «My justice*,
12 and to the Most High: ((Foundation of my well-being*, ((source of knowing*, «spring of holiness*, «peak of glory*, «all-powerful one of eternal majesty*. I shall choose what he teaches me,
13 I shall be pleased in how he might judge me. When I start to stretch out my hands and my feet I shall bless his name; when I start to go out and to come in,
14 to sit and to stand up, and lying down in my bed I shall extol him; I shall bless him with the offering that issues from my lips
15 and before stretching out my hand to get fat on the tasty fruit of the earth. At the onset of fright and dismay and in the place of distress and grief,
16 I shall bless him for (his) great marvels and shall meditate on his power and shall rely on his compassion the whole day. I realize that in his hand lies the judgment of every living thing,
17 and all his deeds are truth.When distress is unleashed I shall praise him just as I shall sing to him for his deliverance. I shall not repay anyone with an evil reward;
18 with goodness I shall pursue the man For to God (belongs) the judgment of every living being, and it is he who pays man his wages. I shall have no enthusiasm for the wicked spirit,
19 and my soul shall not crave wealth by violence I /shall not be involved/ at all in any dispute of the men of the pit /until the day/ of vengeance.
20 However, I shall not remove my anger from wicked men, nor shall I be appeased, until he carries out his judgment. I shall not sustain angry resentment for someone who converts from transgression, but I shall have no mercy
21 for all those who deviate from the path. I shall not comfort the oppressed until their path is perfect. I shall not retain Belial within my heart. From my mouth no vulgarity shall be heard
22 or wicked deceptions; sophistries or lies shall not be found on my lips. The fruit of holiness will be on my tongue,
23 profanity shall not be found on it. With hymns shall I open my mouth and my tongue will ever number the just acts of God and the treachery of men until their transgression is complete.
24 I shall remove from my lips worthless words, unclean things and plotting from the knowledge of my heart. With wise counsel I shall hide /I shall tell of/ knowledge,
25 and with discretion of knowledge I shall enclose him with a solid fence to maintain faithfulness and staunch judgment with the justice of God.
26 [I shall share out] the regulation with the cord of the ages [...] justice and compassionate love with the oppressed, and to strengthen the hands of the [. . .]
