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If thou sit to sup at the table of a prince, consider attentively the things set before thee:

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Ѓще сsдеши вечерsти на трапeзэ си1льнагw, разyмнw разумэвaй предлагaємаz тебЁ,

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and apply thine hand, knowing that it behoves thee to prepare such meats: but if thou art very insatiable,

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и3 налагaй рyку твою2, вёдый, ћкw сицєвaz тебЁ подобaетъ ўгот0вити:

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desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.

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ѓще же несhтнэйшій є3си2, не желaй брaшенъ є3гw2: сі‰ бо и4мутъ жив0тъ л0женъ.

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If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; but refrain thyself in thy wisdom.

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Не распростирaйсz ўб0гъ сhй съ богaтымъ, твоeю же мhслію ўдалsйсz.

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If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.

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Ѓще ўстреми1ши на него2 џко твоE, никогдaже kви1тсz: содBланы бо сyть є3мY кри1ла ћкw nрлY, и3 њбращaетсz въ д0мъ настоsтелz своегw2.

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Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:

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Не вечерsй съ мyжемъ зави1стливымъ, нижE пох0щеши пи1щей є3гw2:

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so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him:

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и4мже бо w4бразомъ ѓще кто2 поглоти1тъ власы2, си1це ћстъ и3 піeтъ: нижE къ себЁ да введeши є3го2 и3 снёси хлёбъ тв0й съ ни1мъ:

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for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words.

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и3зблюeтъ бо є3го2 и3 њскверни1тъ словесA тво‰ дHбраz.

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Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.

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Во ќшію безyмнагw ничт0же глаг0ли, да не когдA поругaетъ раз{мнаz словесA тво‰.

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Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless:

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Не прелагaй предBлъ вёчныхъ и3 въ стzжaніе сир0тъ не вни1ди:

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for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee.

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и3збавлszй бо и5хъ гDь крёпокъ є4сть и3 разсyдитъ сyдъ и4хъ съ тоб0ю.

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Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion.

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Дaждь въ наказaніе сeрдце твоE, ўшесa же тво‰ ўгот0вай словесє1мъ чyвствєннымъ.

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Refrain not from chastening a child; for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

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Не преставaй младeнца накaзовати: ѓще бо жезл0мъ біeши є3го2, не ќмретъ (t негw2):

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For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death.

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тh бо побіeши є3го2 жезл0мъ, дyшу же є3гw2 и3збaвиши t смeрти.

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Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;

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Сhне, ѓще премyдро бyдетъ сeрдце твоE, возвесели1ши и3 моE сeрдце,

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and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right.

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и3 пребyдутъ въ словесёхъ твои2 ўстнЁ къ мои6мъ ўстнaмъ, ѓще пр†ва бyдутъ.

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Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day.

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Да не ревнyетъ сeрдце твоE грёшникwмъ, но въ стрaсэ гDни бyди вeсь дeнь:

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For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed.

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ѓще бо соблюдeши |, бyдутъ ти2 внyцы, и3 ўповaніе твоE не tстyпитъ.

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Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.

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Слyшай, сhне, и3 премyдръ бывaй и3 и3справлsй мы6сли твоегw2 сeрдца:

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Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh:

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не бyди вінопjйца, нижE прилагaйсz къ сложeніємъ и3 куповaніємъ мsсъ:

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for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.

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всsкъ бо піsница и3 блудни1къ њбнищaетъ, и3 њблечeтсz въ раздр†ннаz и3 въ р{бища всsкъ сонли1вый.

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Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.

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Слyшай, сhне, nтцA роди1вшагw тS, и3 не презирaй, є3гдA состарёетсz мaти твоS.

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A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son.

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И$стину стzжи2 и3 не tри1ни мyдрости и3 ўчeніz и3 рaзума.

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Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad.

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Д0брэ воспитовaетъ nтeцъ прaведенъ, њ сhнэ же премyдрэмъ весели1тсz душA є3гw2.

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My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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Да весели1тсz nтeцъ и3 мaти њ тебЁ, и3 да рaдуетсz р0ждшаz тS.

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For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow.

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Дaждь ми2, сhне, твоE сeрдце, џчи же твои2 мо‰ пути6 да соблюдaютъ.

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For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off.

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Сосyдъ бо сокрушeнъ чуждjй д0мъ, и3 студенeцъ тёсенъ чуждjй:

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Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid?

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сeй бо вск0рэ поги1бнетъ, и3 всsкій законопрестyпникъ потреби1тсz.

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Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them openly.

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КомY г0ре; комY молвA; комY сyдове; комY г0рєсти и3 св†ры; комY сокрушє1ніz вотщE; комY си6ни џчи;

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For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle.

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Не пребывaющымъ ли въ вінЁ; и3 не назирaющымъ ли, гдЁ пи1рове бывaютъ;

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But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent.

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Не ўпивaйтесz він0мъ, но бесёдуйте ко человёкwмъ првdнымъ, и3 бесёдуйте во прох0дэхъ: ѓще бо на чaшы и3 сткл‰ницы вдaси џчи твои2, послэди2 и4маши ходи1ти нажaйшій бэли1лнагw дрeва:

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Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things.

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послэди1 же ћкw t ѕмjа ўsзвенъ прострeтсz, и3 ћкоже t керaста разливaетсz є3мY ћдъ.

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And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.

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Џчи твои2 є3гдA ќзрzтъ (женY) чуждyю, ўстA тво‰ тогдA возглаг0лютъ стр0пwтнаz:

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And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?

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и3 возлsжеши ћкw въ сeрдцы м0рz и3 ћкоже к0рмчій во мн0зэ волнeніи.