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Сы́не, храни́ моя́ словеса́, моя́ же за́повѣди скры́й у себе́. Сы́не, чти́ Го́спода, и укрѣпи́шися: кромѣ́ же єго́ не бо́йся ино́го.

¹

My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

²

Храни́ моя́ за́повѣди, и поживе́ши, словеса́ же моя́ я́ко зѣ́ницы о́чію:

²

keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.

³

обложи́ же и́ми твоя́ пе́рсты, напиши́ же я́ на скрижа́ли се́рдца твоєго́.

³

And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.

⁴

Нарцы́ прему́дрость сестру́ тебѣ́ бы́ти, ра́зумъ же зна́ємь сотвори́ тебѣ́,

⁴

Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

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да тя́ соблюде́тъ от жены́ чужді́я и лука́выя, а́ще тя́ словесы́ льсти́выми облага́ти на́чнетъ:

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that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.

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око́нцемъ бо изъ до́му своєго́ на пути́ прини́чущи,

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For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,

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єго́же а́ще у́зритъ от безу́мныхъ ча́дъ ю́ношу скудоу́мна,

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passing by the corner in the passages near her house,

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проходя́щаго ми́мо у́гла въ распу́тіихъ до́му єя́

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and speaking, in the dark of the evening,

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и глаго́лющаго въ те́мный ве́черъ, єгда́ упокоє́ніє бу́детъ нощно́є и мра́чноє:

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when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:

¹⁰

жена́ же сря́щетъ єго́, зра́къ иму́щи прелюбодѣ́йничь, я́же твори́тъ ю́ныхъ пари́ти сердца́мъ: воскри́лена же є́сть и блу́дна,

¹⁰

and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.

¹¹

въ дому́ же не почива́ютъ но́зѣ єя́:

¹¹

And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.

¹²

вре́мя бо нѣ́коє внѣ́ глуми́тся, вре́мя же на распу́тіихъ при вся́цѣмъ у́глѣ присѣди́тъ:

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For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.

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пото́мъ є́мши лобза́єтъ єго́, безсту́днымъ же лице́мъ рече́тъ къ нему́:

¹³

Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,

¹⁴

же́ртва ми́рна ми́ є́сть, дне́сь воздаю́ обѣ́ты моя́:

¹⁴

I have a peace-offering; to-day I pay my vows:

¹⁵

сего́ ра́ди изыдо́хъ въ срѣ́теніє тебѣ́, жела́ющи лица́ твоєго́, обрѣто́хъ тя́:

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therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.

¹⁶

простира́лами покры́хъ о́дръ мо́й, ковра́ми же сугу́быми постла́хъ, и́же от Єги́пта,

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I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.

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шафра́номъ посы́пахъ ло́же моє́ и до́мъ мо́й кори́цею:

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I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.

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пріиди́ и наслади́мся любве́ да́же до у́тра, гряди́ и поваля́ємся въ по́хоти:

¹⁸

Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.

¹⁹

нѣ́сть бо му́жа моєго́ въ дому́, отъи́де въ пу́ть дале́че,

¹⁹

For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,

²⁰

дово́лно сребра́ взя́ съ собо́ю, по мно́гихъ дне́хъ возврати́тся въ до́мъ сво́й.

²⁰

having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.

²¹

И прельсти́ єго́ мно́гою бесѣ́дою, тене́тами же усте́нъ [въ блу́дъ] привлече́ єго́.

²¹

So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips she forced him from the right path.

²²

О́нъ же а́біє послѣ́дова є́й обюро́дѣвъ, и я́коже во́лъ на заколе́ніє веде́тся, и я́ко пе́съ на у́зы,

²²

And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:

²³

или́ я́ко єле́нь уя́звленъ стрѣло́ю въ я́тра: и спѣши́тъ я́ко пти́ца въ сѣ́ть, не вѣ́дый, я́ко на ду́шу свою́ тече́тъ.

²³

and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.

²⁴

Ны́нѣ у́бо, сы́не, послу́шай мене́ и внима́й глаго́ломъ у́стъ мои́хъ,

²⁴

Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

²⁵

да не уклони́тся въ пути́ єя́ се́рдце твоє́,

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Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:

²⁶

и да не прельсти́шися въ стезя́хъ єя́: мно́гихъ бо уязви́вши низве́рже, и безчи́сленни су́ть, и́хже уби́ла є́сть:

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for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.

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путіє́ а́довы до́мъ єя́, низводя́щіи въ сокро́вища сме́ртная.

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Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.