Proverbiorum 5
1 fili mi adtende sapientiam meam et prudentiae meae inclina aurem tuam
Mi sone, perseyue thou my wisdom, and bowe doun thin eere to my prudence; that thou kepe thi thouytis,
2 ut custodias cogitationes et disciplinam labia tua conservent
and thi lippis kepe teching. Yyue thou not tent to the falsnesse of a womman;
3 favus enim stillans labia meretricis et nitidius oleo guttur eius
for the lippis of an hoore ben an hony coomb droppinge, and hir throte is clerere than oile;
4 novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium et acuta quasi gladius biceps
but the last thingis ben bittir as wormod, and hir tunge is scharp as a swerd keruynge on ech side.
Hir feet gon doun in to deeth; and hir steppis persen to hellis. (Sheol h7585)
6 per semitam vitae non ambulat vagi sunt gressus eius et investigabiles
Tho goon not bi the path of lijf; hir steppis ben vncerteyn, and moun not be souyt out.
7 nunc ergo fili audi me et ne recedas a verbis oris mei
Now therfor, my sone, here thou me, and go not awei fro the wordis of my mouth.
8 longe fac ab ea viam tuam et ne adpropinques foribus domus eius
Make fer thi weie fro hir, and neiye thou not to the doris of hir hous.
9 ne des alienis honorem tuum et annos tuos crudeli
Yyue thou not thin onour to aliens, and thi yeeris to the cruel;
10 ne forte impleantur extranei viribus tuis et labores tui sint in domo aliena
lest perauenture straungeris be fillid with thi strengthis, and lest thi trauels be in an alien hous;
11 et gemas in novissimis quando consumpseris carnes et corpus tuum et dicas
and thou biweile in the laste daies, whanne thou hast wastid thi fleschis, and thi bodi; and thou seie,
12 cur detestatus sum disciplinam et increpationibus non adquievit cor meum
Whi wlatide Y teching, and myn herte assentide not to blamyngis;
13 nec audivi vocem docentium me et magistris non inclinavi aurem meam
nether Y herde the voys of men techinge me, and Y bowide not doun myn eere to maistris?
14 paene fui in omni malo in medio ecclesiae et synagogae
Almest Y was in al yuel, in the myddis of the chirche, and of the synagoge.
15 bibe aquam de cisterna tua et fluenta putei tui
Drinke thou watir of thi cisterne, and the floodis of thi pit.
16 deriventur fontes tui foras et in plateis aquas tuas divide
Thi wellis be stremed forth; and departe thi watris in stretis.
17 habeto eas solus nec sint alieni participes tui
Haue thou aloone `tho watris; and aliens be not thi parceneris.
18 sit vena tua benedicta et laetare cum muliere adulescentiae tuae
Thi veyne be blessid; and be thou glad with the womman of thi yong wexynge age.
19 cerva carissima et gratissimus hinulus ubera eius inebrient te omni tempore in amore illius delectare iugiter
An hynde moost dereworthe; and an hert calf moost acceptable. Hir teetis fille thee in al tyme; and delite thou contynueli in the loue of hir.
20 quare seduceris fili mi ab aliena et foveris sinu alterius
Mi sone, whi art thou disseyued of an alien womman; and art fostrid in the bosum of an othere?
21 respicit Dominus vias hominis et omnes gressus illius considerat
The Lord seeth the weie of a man; and biholdith alle hise steppis.
22 iniquitates suae capiunt impium et funibus peccatorum suorum constringitur
The wickidnessis of a wyckid man taken hym; and he is boundun with the roopis of hise synnes.
23 ipse morietur quia non habuit disciplinam et multitudine stultitiae suae decipietur
He schal die, for he hadde not lernyng; and he schal be disseyued in the mychilnesse of his fooli.
