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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

Сы́не, хранѝ моѧ̑ словеса̀, моѧ̑ же за́пѡвѣди скры́й оу҆ себє̀. Сы́не, чтѝ гдⷭ҇а, и҆ оу҆крѣпи́шисѧ: кромѣ́ же є҆гѡ̀ не бо́йсѧ и҆но́гѡ.

²

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

²

Хранѝ моѧ̑ за́пѡвѣди, и҆ поживе́ши, словеса́ же моѧ̑ ꙗ҆́кѡ зѣ̑ницы ѻ҆́чїю:

³

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

³

ѡ҆бложи́ же и҆́ми твоѧ̑ пе́рсты, напиши́ же ѧ҆̀ на скрижа́ли се́рдца твоегѡ̀.

⁴

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

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Нарцы̀ премꙋ́дрость сестрꙋ̀ тебѣ̀ бы́ти, ра́зꙋмъ же зна́емь сотворѝ тебѣ̀,

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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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да тѧ̀ соблюде́тъ ѿ жены̀ чꙋжді́ѧ и҆ лꙋка́выѧ, а҆́ще тѧ̀ словесы̀ льсти́выми ѡ҆блага́ти на́чнетъ:

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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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ѻ҆ко́нцемъ бо и҆з̾ до́мꙋ своегѡ̀ на пꙋти̑ прини́чꙋщи,

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passing by the corner in the passages near her house,

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є҆го́же а҆́ще оу҆́зритъ ѿ безꙋ́мныхъ ча̑дъ ю҆́ношꙋ скꙋдоꙋ́мна,

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and speaking, in the dark of the evening,

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проходѧ́щаго ми́мѡ оу҆́гла въ распꙋ́тїихъ до́мꙋ є҆ѧ̀

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

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и҆ глаго́лющаго въ те́мный ве́черъ, є҆гда̀ оу҆покое́нїе бꙋ́детъ нощно́е и҆ мра́чное:

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

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жена́ же срѧ́щетъ є҆го̀, зра́къ и҆мꙋ́щи прелюбодѣ́йничь, ꙗ҆́же твори́тъ ю҆́ныхъ пари́ти сердца́мъ: воскри́лена же є҆́сть и҆ блꙋ́дна,

¹¹

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

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въ домꙋ́ же не почива́ютъ но́зѣ є҆ѧ̀:

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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.

¹²

вре́мѧ бо нѣ́кое внѣ̀ глꙋми́тсѧ, вре́мѧ же на распꙋ́тїихъ при всѧ́цѣмъ оу҆́глѣ присѣди́тъ:

¹³

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

¹³

пото́мъ є҆́мши лобза́етъ є҆го̀, безстꙋ́днымъ же лице́мъ рече́тъ къ немꙋ̀:

¹⁴

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

¹⁴

же́ртва ми́рна мѝ є҆́сть, дне́сь воздаю̀ ѡ҆бѣ́ты моѧ̑:

¹⁵

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

¹⁵

сегѡ̀ ра́ди и҆зыдо́хъ въ срѣ́тенїе тебѣ̀, жела́ющи лица̀ твоегѡ̀, ѡ҆брѣто́хъ тѧ̀:

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

¹⁶

простира́лами покры́хъ ѻ҆́дръ мо́й, ковра́ми же сꙋгꙋ́быми постла́хъ, и҆̀же ѿ є҆гѵ́пта,

¹⁷

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

¹⁷

шафра́номъ посы́пахъ ло́же моѐ и҆ до́мъ мо́й кори́цею:

¹⁸

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

¹⁸

прїидѝ и҆ наслади́мсѧ любвѐ да́же до оу҆́тра, грѧдѝ и҆ повалѧ́емсѧ въ по́хоти:

¹⁹

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

¹⁹

нѣ́сть бо мꙋ́жа моегѡ̀ въ домꙋ̀, ѿи́де въ пꙋ́ть дале́че,

²⁰

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

²⁰

дово́лнѡ сребра̀ взѧ̀ съ собо́ю, по мно́гихъ дне́хъ возврати́тсѧ въ до́мъ сво́й.

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

И҆ прельстѝ є҆го̀ мно́гою бесѣ́дою, тене́тами же оу҆сте́нъ (въ блꙋ́дъ) привлечѐ є҆го̀.

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

Ѻ҆́нъ же а҆́бїе послѣ́дова є҆́й ѡ҆б̾юро́дѣвъ, и҆ ꙗ҆́коже во́лъ на заколе́нїе веде́тсѧ, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ пе́съ на оу҆́зы,

²³

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

²³

и҆лѝ ꙗ҆́кѡ є҆ле́нь оу҆ѧ́звленъ стрѣло́ю въ ꙗ҆́тра: и҆ спѣши́тъ ꙗ҆́кѡ пти́ца въ сѣ́ть, не вѣ́дый, ꙗ҆́кѡ на дꙋ́шꙋ свою̀ тече́тъ.

²⁴

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

²⁴

Нн҃ѣ оу҆̀бо, сы́не, послꙋ́шай менѐ и҆ внима́й глаго́лѡмъ оу҆́стъ мои́хъ,

²⁵

Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:

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да не оу҆клони́тсѧ въ пꙋти̑ є҆ѧ̀ се́рдце твоѐ,

²⁶

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

²⁶

и҆ да не прельсти́шисѧ въ стезѧ́хъ є҆ѧ̀: мно́гихъ бо оу҆ѧзви́вши низве́рже, и҆ безчи́сленни сꙋ́ть, и҆̀хже оу҆би́ла є҆́сть:

²⁷

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

²⁷

пꙋтїѐ а҆́дѡвы до́мъ є҆ѧ̀, низводѧ́щїи въ сокрѡ́вища смє́ртнаѧ.