Psalm 9:30-32 — he lies in wait in secret as a lion in his fold; he will stoop and fall
“He lies in wait in secret, as a lion in his fold; he lies in wait to seize the poor, to seize the poor in drawing him in his snare; he will humble him, he will stoop, and he will fall in his dominating the poor” (Psalm 9:30-32).
Just as the lion transfers the eye here and there, seeking prey, so night and day he devises a device of seizure and greed; but nevertheless he will stoop, and he will fall. He draws through reasoning, but seizes through sin in act.
Greek
9.30-32 ̓Ενεδρεύει ἐν ἀποκρύφῳ, ὡς λέων ἐν τῇ μάνδρᾳ αὐτοῦ· ἐνεδρεύει τοῦ ἁρ πάσαι πτωχὸν, ἁρπάσαι πτωχὸν ἐν τῷ ἑλ κύσαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ παγίδι αὐτοῦ· ταπεινώσει αὐτὸν, κύψει, καὶ πεσεῖται ἐν τῷ αὐτὸν κα τακυριεῦσαι τῶν πενήτων. Καθάπερ ὁ λέων τῇδε κἀκεῖσε μεταφέρει τὸ ο μμα, θήραν ἐπιζητῶν, ου τως νύκτωρ καὶ μεθ' ἡμέραν ἁρπαγῆς καὶ πλεονεξίας ἐπινοεῖ μηχανήν· ἀλλ' ὁμῶς κύψει, καὶ πεσ εῖται. Ελκει μὲν διὰ τοῦ λογισμοῦ, ἁρπάζει δὲ διὰ τῆς κατ' ἐνεργίαν ἁμαρτίας.
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New English from locked PG 12 / Khazarzar Greek of Fragmenta in Psalmos, Psalms 1–22.3. Earlier lemma-led SERIES-CLOSEOUT English was discarded.
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- Copy-text PG 12 Fragmenta in Psalmos (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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