¹

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

¹

Суслы'шите дњти наказа'нїе эTч~е. и^ вне'млњте раꙁђмᲇва'ти помышле'нїе”

²

For I give you a good gift; forsake ye not my law.

²

даръ бл~гъ даю` вамъ, сло'ва моего не ѓ^ставля'ите”

³

For I also was a son obedient to my father, and loved in the sight of my mother:

³

Сн~ъ бо быхъ и^ а'ꙁъ послђшливъ эTц~ђ, и^ вᲆзлю'бленъ сыи преD лице'мъ матере.

⁴

who spoke and instructed me, saying, Let our speech be fixed in thine heart, keep our commandments, forget them not:

⁴

ја%же гл~аста и^ ё^чяста мя” да ё^твержа'ется наше слово в# твоеM срDци. съхраня'и ꙁаповᲇди и^ не забыва'и”

⁵

and do not neglect the speech of my mouth.

⁵

стяжи разђм#, не ё^клонися эT гл~ъ ё^стъ моиX” ниже пре'зри гл~анїе моиX ё%стъ,

⁶

And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to thee: love it, and it shall keep thee.

⁶

не ѓ^ста'ви его и^ и^ме'тся тебе. похощи е^мђ и^ съблюде'т# тя”

⁸

Secure it, and it shall exalt thee: honour it, that it may embrace thee;

⁷

Нача'токъ премDрости стяжа'ти премђдрость, и^ въ вся'комъ стяжа'нїи твоемᲆ, стяжи` раꙁђмђ”

⁹

that it may give unto thy head a crown of graces, and may cover thee with a crown of delight.

⁸

взы'щи е^го и^ възнесе'тъ тя. почти` е^я` да тя ѓ^быи^метъ,

¹⁰

Hear, my son, and receive my words; and the years of thy life shall be increased, that the resources of thy life may be many.

⁹

да да'стъ главњ твоеи, вњне'ць блsвнъ” вњнце'м# же пи'щномъ защи'титъ тя”

¹¹

For I teach thee the ways of wisdom; and I cause thee to go in right paths.

¹⁰

Слы'ши сн~е и^ прїи^ми моа словеса`, и^ ё^мно'жатся лњта живота` твое^го. да ᲄи бђ'дђтъ мно'ꙁи пђти животђ`”

¹²

For when thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not be distressed.

¹¹

пђте'мᲆ бо прмDрости ё^чю тя, наставля'ю же тебе` на тече'нїа правая”

¹³

Take hold of my instruction; let it not go,—but keep it for thyself for thy life.

¹²

а'ще бо хо'диши, не ꙁа'пнђтся стопы твоя`” а%ще ли тече'ши, не трђди'шися”

¹⁴

Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors.

¹³

И$ми'ся по мое накаꙁа'нїе, не эTпђсти'ся” съхрани я& себњ в животъ твои”

¹⁵

In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away.

¹⁴

на пђть нечести'вых# не наиди`” не възревнђ'и пђтеM законопрестђ'пникъ”

¹⁶

For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not.

¹⁵

на не'м#же мњ'стᲇ а%ще во'я берђтъ, не наи^ди на то`, ё^клони'ся эT нихъ и^ ра'ꙁньстви”

¹⁷

For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression.

¹⁶

не ё^снђтъ бо а'ще зл^а не сотворя'тъ, эTи'мется со'нъ эT ниX и^ не спят#”

¹⁸

But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day be fully come.

¹⁷

ти` б^о пита'ются пищею нечести'вою, вино'м# же нечести'вомъ ё^пиваюTся”

¹⁹

But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble.

¹⁸

пђти же пра'веDныхъ ја%ко ѓ%гнь свњтящеся прехо'дятъ и^ просвњща'ютъ до'ндеже напра'вится дн~ь”

²⁰

My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:

¹⁹

а^ пђтїе нечести'выхъ те'мни, не вњ'дятъ бо ѓ^ что` претыка'ются”

²¹

that thy fountains may not fail thee; keep them in thine heart.

²⁰

Сн~е, моиX гл~ъ внима'и, к мои'мъ же словесем# прилагаи ё%хо твое.

²²

For they are life to those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

²¹

да не ѓ^скђдњютъ и^сто'чницы твои`” храни` я& въ твоемъ срDци

²³

Keep thine heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life.

²²

животᲆ бо сђть, ѓ^брњтающимъ я&, и^ все'й плоти твоеи бђдетъ и^сцњле'нїе”

²⁴

Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.

²³

всњмъ храненїеM блюди твое срDце, эT си'хъ бо сђть и^схо'дища животђ”

²⁵

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids assent to just things.

²⁴

эTи^ми эT себе` стропти'ва ё^ста, и^ ѓ^би'дливы ё^сᲄны, ја%ко далече эT тебе` сотвори`”

²⁶

Make straight paths for thy feet, and order thy ways aright.

²⁵

ѓ'чи твои`, пра'во да зри'та” и^ вњ'цњ твои` да помавае^та пра'веDнаа,

²⁷

Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way:

²⁶

пра'ва тече'нїа твори` твои'ма нога'ма” И$ пђти твоя` и^справля'и”

²⁸

for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked:

²⁷

не ё^клони'ся ни на' десно ни на шђ'е” Възрати' же но'гђ твою эT пђти` ꙁл^а”

²⁹

and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace.

²⁸

пђти` б^о десны'е, вњ'сть г~ь. раꙁ#враще'ни же сђть, и^же ѓ^шђ'юю`”