so that he parted each day all things which he might have, with his captive brethren that were of his kin.

And when he was younger than all (the) others in the lineage of Naphtali, nevertheless he did no childish thing in work [or in deed].

Forsooth when all the Jews went to worship the golden calves, which Jeroboam, the king of Israel, had made, this Tobit alone fled the companies of all those Jews [or this alone flew the company of all];

and he went to Jerusalem, to the temple of the Lord, and there he worshipped the Lord God of Israel; and he offered faithfully all his first fruits, and his tithes;

so that in the third year he gave all his tithe to converts, that is, men that were turned to the belief [or the converted from Gentiles], and to comelings (or to newcomers).

whom he taught from young childhood to dread God, and for to abstain from all sin. [whom from the time that he began to speak, he taught to dread God, and to abstain from all sin.]

Therefore when by captivity Tobit was come, with his wife and son, into the city of Nineveh, with all his lineage,

and all ate there of the meats of heathen men [or and all ate of the meats of Gentiles], this Tobit kept his soul, or his conscience, clean, and he was never defouled (or defiled) in (or with) the meats of them, that were forbidden to (the) Jews by Moses’ law.

And for he was mindful of the Lord in all his heart, God gave grace to him in the sight of Shalmaneser, the king;

Therefore he went by (or unto) all men that were in (the) captivity, and gave to them the behests of health (or of deliverance). [Then he went by all that were in the captivity, and admonishings of health he gave to them.]

Tobit went each day by all his kindred, and comforted them, and he parted (some) of his chattel to each man, as he might [or and divided to each, as he might, of his faculties];

And after that this was told to the king, he commanded Tobit to be slain, and he took (away) from him all his chattel [or all his substance].

And Tobit fled with his son and with his wife, and he was hid naked, that is, spoiled, (or bereft), of all his chattel, for many men loved him [or for many loved him].

and then Tobit (re)turned again to his house, and all his chattel [or and all his faculties] was restored to him.

Forsooth all his neighbours blamed him, and said, Now for the cause of this thing thou were commanded to be slain, and scarcely thou hast escaped the behest of death, and again thou buriest dead men? [Forsooth all his neighbours reproved him, saying, Now because of this thing thou art commanded to be slain, and scarcely thou hast escaped the commandment of death, and again thou buriest the dead?]

And therefore the Lord suffered (or allowed) this temptation to befall to him, (so) that the ensample of his patience should be given to (his) after-comers, as also it is of holy Job. [This forsooth temptation therefore the Lord suffered to come to him, that to the after-comers should example be given of his patience, as and of holy Job.]

but he dwelled unmoveable in the dread of God, and did thankings to God in all the days of his life. [but unmovable in the dread of God abode till, graces doing to God all the days of his life.]

Lord, thou art just, and all thy dooms be just, and all thy ways be mercy, and truth, and doom.

For we obeyed [or obeished] not to thy commandments, and therefore we be taken into rifling [or into wasting], and into captivity, and into death, and into a fable or jangling, and into shame [or into reproof] to all nations, among which thou hast scattered us.

Lord, thou knowest, that I never coveted (a) man for fleshly lust, and I have kept my soul clean from all covetousness [or from all lust].

When God hath taken my soul, bury thou my body; and thou shalt have (or thou shalt give) honour to thy mother in all the days of her life/and in all the days of thy life thou shalt do honour to thy mother;

And in all the days of thy life have thou God in mind, and be thou ware, lest anytime thou consent to sin, and forsake the behests (or the commandments) of our God. [All forsooth the days of thy life in mind have God, and beware, lest any time to sin thou consent, and lay aside the behests of our God.]

for why alms-[deeds] delivereth from all sin and from death, and shall not suffer (or allow) the soul to go into darknesses.

Alms-(deeds) shall be the great trust before the highest God to all men doing it. [Great trust shall be alms-deeds before the most good God to all men doing it.]

Son, take heed to thyself, and flee from all fornication, and besides thy wife, suffer (or allow) thou never to know (that) sin. [Take heed to thee, son, from all fornication, and, besides thy wife, never suffer thou sin of evil loss to know.]