21 Множеством ласковых слов она увлекла его, мягкостью уст своих овладела им.

22 Тотчас он пошел за нею, как вол идет на убой, [и как пес – на цепь,] и как олень – на выстрел,

23 доколе стрела не пронзит печени его; как птичка кидается в силки, и не знает, что они – на погибель ее.

24 Итак, дети, слушайте меня и внимайте словам уст моих.

25 Да не уклоняется сердце твое на пути ее, не блуждай по стезям ее,

26 потому что многих повергла она ранеными, и много сильных убиты ею:

27 дом ее – пути в преисподнюю, нисходящие во внутренние жилища смерти.

Chapter 8

1 Does not wisdom cry out? and does not understanding lift up its voice?

2 She stands on high places, by the wayside, on the highways;

3 She cries out at the gate at the entrance to the city, at the entrance to the door:

4 "To you, O people, I cry, and to the children of men my voice!

5 Learn, you fools, prudence, and fools understanding.

6 Hear, for I will speak important things, and the utterance of my mouth is righteousness;

7 For my tongue shall speak the truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my mouth.

8 All the words of my mouth are just; there is no deceit or deceit in them;

9 All of them are clear to him who understands, and just to them that have acquired knowledge.

10 Receive my doctrine, and not silver; knowledge is better than choice gold;

11 For wisdom is better than pearls, and nothing that is desired compares to it.

12 I, O wisdom, dwell with understanding, and seek prudent knowledge.

13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and evil ways and deceitful lips I hate.

14 I have counsel and truth; I am the mind, I have the power.

15 By me kings reign, and rulers legitimize righteousness;

16 And the rulers and the nobles, and all the judges of the earth, rule over me.

17 Those who love me I love, and those who seek me will find me;

18 Riches and glory are with me, a treasure that does not perish, and righteousness;

19 My fruit is better than gold, and the purest gold, and I am more profitable than the choice silver.

20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,