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

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Сы́не, мое́й премꙋ́дрости внима́й, къ мои̑мъ же словесє́мъ прилага́й оу҆́хо твоѐ,

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that thou mayest keep good understanding, and the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;

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да сохрани́ши мы́сль бл҃гꙋ́ю: чꙋ́вство же мои́хъ оу҆сте́нъ заповѣ́даетъ тебѣ̀.

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for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases thy palate:

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Не внима́й ѕлѣ́й женѣ̀: ме́дъ бо ка́плетъ ѿ оу҆сте́нъ жены̀ блꙋдни́цы, ꙗ҆́же на вре́мѧ наслажда́етъ тво́й горта́нь:

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but afterwards thou wilt find her more bitter than gall, and sharper than a two-edged sword.

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послѣди́ же горча́е же́лчи ѡ҆брѧ́щеши, и҆ и҆з̾ѡщре́ннꙋ па́че меча̀ ѻ҆бою́дꙋ ѻ҆́стра:

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For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

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безꙋ́мїѧ бо но́зѣ низво́дѧтъ оу҆потреблѧ́ющихъ ю҆̀ со сме́ртїю во а҆́дъ, стѡпы́ же є҆ѧ̀ не оу҆твержда́ютсѧ:

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For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.

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на пꙋти̑ бо живѡ́тныѧ не нахо́дитъ, заблꙋждє́нна же течє́нїѧ є҆ѧ̀ и҆ неблагоразꙋ̑мна.

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Now then, my son, hear me, and make not my words of none effect.

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Нн҃ѣ оу҆̀бо, сы́не, послꙋ́шай менѐ и҆ не ѿриновє́нна сотворѝ моѧ̑ словеса̀:

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Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

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дале́че ѿ неѧ̀ сотворѝ пꙋ́ть тво́й и҆ не прибли́жисѧ ко две́ремъ домѡ́въ є҆ѧ̀,

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lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:

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да не преда́стъ и҆ны̑мъ живота̀ твоегѡ̀, и҆ твоегѡ̀ житїѧ̀ неми́лѡстивымъ,

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lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;

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да не насы́тѧтсѧ и҆ні́и твоеѧ̀ крѣ́пости, твои́ же трꙋды̀ въ до́мы чꙋжды̑ѧ вни́дꙋтъ,

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and thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,

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и҆ раска́ешисѧ на послѣ́докъ тво́й, є҆гда̀ и҆стрꙋ́тсѧ плѡ́ти тѣ́ла твоегѡ̀, и҆ рече́ши:

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and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!

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ка́кѡ возненави́дѣхъ наказа́нїе, и҆ ѿ ѡ҆бличе́нїй оу҆клони́сѧ се́рдце моѐ;

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I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.

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не послꙋ́шахъ гла́са наказꙋ́ющагѡ мѧ̀, и҆ ко оу҆ча́щемꙋ мѧ̀ не прилага́хъ оу҆́ха моегѡ̀:

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I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

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вма́лѣ бѣ́хъ во всѧ́цѣмъ ѕлѣ̀ посредѣ̀ цр҃кве и҆ со́нмища.

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Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.

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Сы́не, пі́й во́ды ѿ свои́хъ сосꙋ́дѡвъ и҆ ѿ твои́хъ кладенцє́въ и҆сто́чника:

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Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.

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да преизлива́ютсѧ тебѣ̀ во́ды ѿ твоегѡ̀ и҆сто́чника, во твоѧ̑ же пꙋти̑ да происхо́дѧтъ твоѧ̑ во́ды.

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Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.

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Да бꙋ́дꙋтъ тебѣ̀ є҆ди́номꙋ и҆мѣ̑нїѧ, и҆ да никто́же чꙋ́ждь причасти́тсѧ тебѣ̀.

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Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

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И҆сто́чникъ твоеѧ̀ воды̀ да бꙋ́детъ тебѣ̀ тво́й, и҆ весели́сѧ съ жено́ю, ꙗ҆́же ѿ ю҆́ности твоеѧ̀:

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Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.

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є҆ле́нь любвѐ и҆ жребѧ̀ твои́хъ благода́тей да бесѣ́дꙋетъ тебѣ̀, твоѧ́ же да пред̾и́детъ тебѣ̀ и҆ да бꙋ́детъ съ тобо́ю во всѧ́ко вре́мѧ: въ дрꙋ́жбѣ бо сеѧ̀ спребыва́ѧй оу҆мно́женъ бꙋ́деши.

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Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.

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Не мно́гъ бꙋ́ди къ чꙋжде́й, нижѐ ѡ҆б̾ѧ́тъ бꙋ́ди ѡ҆б̾ѧ̑тїи не твоеѧ̀:

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For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

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пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма бо сꙋ́ть бж҃їима пꙋтїѐ мꙋ́жа, всѧ̑ же течє́нїѧ є҆гѡ̀ назира́етъ.

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Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

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Законопрестꙋплє́нїѧ мꙋ́жа оу҆ловлѧ́ютъ: плени́цами же свои́хъ грѣхѡ́въ кі́йждо затѧза́етсѧ.

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Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

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Се́й скончава́етсѧ съ ненака́занными: ѿ мно́жества же своегѡ̀ житїѧ̀ и҆зве́ржетсѧ и҆ погиба́етъ за безꙋ́мїе.