רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּה־ תֹ֖הוּ וָבֹ֑הוּ וְאֶל־ הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ין אוֹרָֽם׃

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַחֵ֤פֶץ לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּעֹל֣וֹת וּזְבָחִ֔ים כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ מִזֶּ֣בַח ט֔וֹב לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב מֵחֵ֥לֶב אֵילֽ͏ִים׃

ugraM te paajo nanv aa rurudhre vashii vashaM nayasa ekaja tvam

And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

τόσσόν τίς τʼ ἐπιλεύσσει ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ λᾶαν ἵησιν·

aaSTaabhir dashabhiH somapeyam ayaM sutaH sumakha maa mRdhas kaH

pravraaje cin nadyo\ gaadham asti paaraM no asya viSpitasya parSan

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.