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:

¹

Сн~е храни моя` словеса`, мояy за'повњди съкры'и въ себњ” Сн~е чти г~а и^ ё^крᲇпи'шися ра'ꙁвњ же е^го не бо'ися и%ного.

²

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

²

храни` моя` ꙁа'повњди и^ поживе'ши, и^ словеса` же моя ја%ко ѕњни'цы ѓ%чїю.

³

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

³

ѓ^бложи' е^ю своя` персты, напиши' же я& на скрижа'ли срDца свое^го.

⁴

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

⁴

нарци же прмDрость сестрђ себњ, а^ мђдрость зна'емђ соᲄвори себњ`.

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

⁵

да т^я соблюдеT эT жены` тђждея и^ лђка'вы, а^ще т^я словесы` бл~ги ѓ^гл~ати начнеT

⁶

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,

⁶

ѓ^ко'нцемᲆ б^о и^ꙁ до'мђ е^я на пђти` прини'чђщи,

⁷

passing by the corner in the passages near her house,

⁷

е^гоже а^ще ё%зритъ беꙁђмныхъ ча'дїи, ю%нотђ скђдоё%мна

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and speaking, in the dark of the evening,

⁸

проходя'щаго ми'мо ё%глъ распђтїя до'мђ е^я`”

⁹

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

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и^ гл~ющи в те'мныи ве'черъ, внегда` ё^покое'нїе бђдетъ но'щное и^ мра'чное”

¹⁰

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

¹⁰

Жена же сря'щеT е^го ꙁра'къ и^мђщи прелюбодњ'иничь, ја%же творитъ ю%ныхъ парити срDца. въскры'лена же е^сть и^ несы'тна,

¹¹

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

¹¹

в домђ же безъ ё^молче'нїя но'ѕњ е^я`.

¹²

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

¹²

вре'мя нњ'кое вн^њ глђ'мится, вре'мя же на раꙁ#пђтїи^хъ на вся'комъ ё%глњ ло'витъ”

¹³

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

¹³

Пото'мъ прїиMши ло'бжетъ е^го, бестђдным# же лицеM прорече'тъ к немђ.

¹⁴

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

¹⁴

жрътва ми'рна ми` е^сть, днsе въздаю мл~твы моя`”

¹⁵

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

¹⁵

Сего ра'ди и^ꙁыидо'хъ въ стрњте'нїе тебњ, любя'щи лице` твое ѓ^брᲇто'хъ т^я”

¹⁶

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

¹⁶

Претыка'нїемъ е^смь попя'ла ѓ%дръ мои, ковра'ми же сђгђ'быми постлаX ја%же эT е^гљ=пта”

¹⁷

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

¹⁷

Желтяни'цею посы'пала е^смᲆ клњть свою`, и^ до'мъ мои кори'цею”

¹⁸

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

¹⁸

Прїиди да наслади'веся любви` до ё%тра, гряди да насладиMся любо'вїю по'хоᲄи.

¹⁹

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

¹⁹

нњ'сть б^о мђжа мое^го в домђ`, и^ꙁы'иде на пђть да'лече”

²⁰

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

²⁰

дово'лно сребра` вꙁя` съ собою, и^ ꙁа мно'ги дн~и въꙁврати'тся въ до'мъ свои”

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.

²¹

И$ прельсти же и& мно'гою бесњдою, тенета'ми ё^стнђ е^я` въ блђдъ въведе и&”

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:

²²

ѓ%н же а%бїе послњдђя е'и ја%коже во'лъ на заколе'нїе веде'тся, и^ ја%ко пе'съ на ё%ꙁы”

²³

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

²³

и^л^и ја^ко е^лень вреждеn стрњлою въ ја%тра. и^ поспњша'ет# же ся ја%ко пти'ца въ сњть, не вњдыи ја%ко ѓ^ дш~и течеT”

²⁴

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

²⁴

Нн~њ же сн~е послђш'аи мене`, и^ внимаи гл~ы ё%стъ мои^хъ,

²⁵

Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:

²⁵

да не ё^кло'нится в пђти` е^я` срDце твое.

²⁶

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

²⁶

и^ да не прелсти'шися въ ѓ^мњнахъ е^я`” Мно'ги б^о ё^ја^ꙁви'вши ниꙁведе`, и^ бесчисле'ни сђть и%х#же ё^би'ла е^сть”

²⁷

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

²⁷

Пђтїе а%дови домъ е^я`, ниꙁводя'щи въ скро'вища смрътная”