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| 5:1 | My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence: |
| 5:2 | that thou mayest regarde good councel, and that thy lippes maye kepe knowledge |
| 5:3 | For the lyppes of an harlot are a droppyng hony combe and her throte is more glisterynge them oyle. |
| 5:4 | But at the last she is as bytter as wormwod, and as sharpe as a two edged swerde. |
| 5:5 | Her fete go downe vnto death and her steppes pearse thorowe vnto hell. |
| 5:6 | Parchaunse thou dwellynge with her wylt ponder the path of lyfe? so vnstedfast are her wayes, that thou canst not knowe them. |
| 5:7 | Heare me nowe therfore (O my sonnes) & departe not from the wordes of my mouth. |
| 5:8 | Kepe thy waye farre from her, and come not nye the dores of her house. |
| 5:9 | That thou geue not thy strength vnto other, & thy yeares to the cruell. |
| 5:10 | That other men be not fylled with thy goodes, and that thy laboures come not in a straunge house. |
| 5:11 | Yee that thou mourne not at the last (when thou hast spent thy body and lusty greane youth) |
| 5:12 | and then saye: Alas, why hated I nourtoure: why did my herte despise correccion? |
| 5:13 | Wherfore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers, and herkened not vnto them that infourmed me? |
| 5:14 | I am come almost into all misfortune, in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion. |
| 5:15 | Drincke of the water, of thyne awne well and of the ryuers that runne out of thyne awne springes. |
| 5:16 | Let thy welles flowe out abroade, that there may he ryuers of water in the stretes: |
| 5:17 | but let them be onely thyne awne, and not straungers with the. |
| 5:18 | Let thy well be blessed and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth. |
| 5:19 | Louinge is the hynde, and frendly is the Roo: let her brestes alwaye satisfye the, and holde the euer content with her loue. |
| 5:20 | My sonne, why wylt thou haue pleasure in an harlot, & embrace the bosome, of another woman? |
| 5:21 | For euery mans wayes are open in the syght of the Lorde, and he pondreth all theyr goynges. |
| 5:22 | The wyckednesse of the vngodly shall catch hymselfe, and with the snares of hys awne synnes shall he be trapped. |
| 5:23 | He shall dye without amendement, and for hys greate folyshnesse he shall go astraye. |
| 5:1 | Mi sone, perseyue thou my wisdom, and bowe doun thin eere to my prudence; that thou kepe thi thouytis, |
| 5:2 | and thi lippis kepe teching. Yyue thou not tent to the falsnesse of a womman; |
| 5:3 | for the lippis of an hoore ben an hony coomb droppinge, and hir throte is clerere than oile; |
| 5:4 | but the last thingis ben bittir as wormod, and hir tunge is scharp as a swerd keruynge on ech side. |
| 5:5 | Hir feet gon doun in to deeth; and hir steppis persen to hellis. |
| 5:6 | Tho goon not bi the path of lijf; hir steppis ben vncerteyn, and moun not be souyt out. |
| 5:7 | Now therfor, my sone, here thou me, and go not awei fro the wordis of my mouth. |
| 5:8 | Make fer thi weie fro hir, and neiye thou not to the doris of hir hous. |
| 5:9 | Yyue thou not thin onour to aliens, and thi yeeris to the cruel; |
| 5:10 | lest perauenture straungeris be fillid with thi strengthis, and lest thi trauels be in an alien hous; |
| 5:11 | and thou biweile in the laste daies, whanne thou hast wastid thi fleschis, and thi bodi; and thou seie, |
| 5:12 | Whi wlatide Y teching, and myn herte assentide not to blamyngis; |
| 5:13 | nether Y herde the voys of men techinge me, and Y bowide not doun myn eere to maistris? |
| 5:14 | Almest Y was in al yuel, in the myddis of the chirche, and of the synagoge. |
| 5:15 | Drinke thou watir of thi cisterne, and the floodis of thi pit. |
| 5:16 | Thi wellis be stremed forth; and departe thi watris in stretis. |
| 5:17 | Haue thou aloone `tho watris; and aliens be not thi parceneris. |
| 5:18 | Thi veyne be blessid; and be thou glad with the womman of thi yong wexynge age. |
| 5:19 | 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. |
| 5:20 | Mi sone, whi art thou disseyued of an alien womman; and art fostrid in the bosum of an othere? |
| 5:21 | The Lord seeth the weie of a man; and biholdith alle hise steppis. |
| 5:22 | The wickidnessis of a wyckid man taken hym; and he is boundun with the roopis of hise synnes. |
| 5:23 | He schal die, for he hadde not lernyng; and he schal be disseyued in the mychilnesse of his fooli. |
| 5:1 | My sonne, geue hede vnto my wysdome, & bowe thine eare vnto my prudece: |
| 5:2 | yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure. |
| 5:3 | For the lippes of an harlot are a droppinge hony combe, and hir throte is softer then oyle. |
| 5:4 | But at ye last she is as bitter as wormwod, and as sharpe as a two edged swerde. |
| 5:5 | Hir fete go downe vnto death, and hir steppes pearse thorow vnto hell. |
| 5:6 | She regardeth not the path of life, so vnstedfast are hir wayes, that thou canst not knowe them. |
| 5:7 | Heare me therfore (o my sonne) and departe not fro the wordes of my mouth. |
| 5:8 | Kepe thy waye farre from her, and come not nye ye dores of hir house. |
| 5:9 | That thou geue not thine honor vnto another, and thy yeares to the cruell. |
| 5:10 | That other men be not fylled with thy goodes, & that thy labours come not in a straunge house. |
| 5:11 | Yee that thou mourne not at the last (when thou hast spent thy body and goodes) |
| 5:12 | and then saye: Alas, why hated I nurtoure? why dyd my hert despyse correccion? |
| 5:13 | Wherfore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers, & herkened not vnto them that infourmed me? |
| 5:14 | I am come almost in to all mysfortune, in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion. |
| 5:15 | Drinke of the water of thine owne well, and of the ryuers that runne out of thine owne spriges. |
| 5:16 | Let yi welles flowe out a brode, that there maye be ryuers of water in the stretes. |
| 5:17 | But let them be only thine owne, & not straungers with the. |
| 5:18 | Let thy well be blessed, and be glad with the wife of thy youth. |
| 5:19 | Louynge is the hynde, and frendly is the Roo: let her brestes alwaye satisfie the, and holde the euer content with hir loue. |
| 5:20 | My sonne, why wilt thou haue pleasure in an harlot, and embrace the bosome of another woma? |
| 5:21 | For euery mas wayes are open in the sight of the LORDE, and he podereth all their goinges. |
| 5:22 | The wickednesses of the vngodly shal catch himself, and with the snares of his owne synnes shal he be trapped. |
| 5:23 | Because he wolde not be refourmed, he shal dye: and for his greate foolishnesse he shal be destroyed. |
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