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1 Wǒ ér , nǐ yào zūnshǒu wǒde yányǔ , jiāng wǒde mìnglìng cún jì zaì xīn .
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My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
2 Zūnshǒu wǒde mìnglìng , jiù dé cún huó . bǎoshǒu wǒde fǎ zé , ( huò zuò zhǐjiào ) hǎoxiàng bǎoshǒu yǎn zhōng de tóng rén .
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Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Jì zaì nǐ zhítou shang , kè zaì nǐ xīn bǎn shang .
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Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Duì zhìhuì shuō , nǐ shì wǒde zǐ meì . chēnghu cōngming wèi nǐde qéng rén .
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Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 Tā jiù bǎo nǐ yuǎn lí yín fù , yuǎn lí shuō chǎnmeì huà de waì nǚ .
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They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6 Wǒ céng zaì wǒ fángwū de chuānghu neì , cóng wǒ chuāng líng zhī jiān , wǎng waì guānkàn .
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At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
7 Jiàn yúmeì rén neì , shàonián rén zhōng , fēnmíng yǒu yī ge wúzhī de shàonián rén ,
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
8 Cóng jiē shang jīngguò , zǒu jìn yín fù de xiàng kǒu , zhí wǎng tōng tā jiā de lù qù ,
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He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9 Zaì huánghūn , huò wǎnshang , huò bàn yè , huò hēiàn zhī zhōng ,
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at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10 Kàn nǎ , yǒu yī ge fùrén lái yíngjiē tā , shì jìnǚ de dǎ bàn , yǒu guǐzhà de xīn sī .
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Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 Zhè fùrén xuān nāng bù shǒu yuē shù , zaì jiā lǐ tíng bù zhù jiǎo .
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(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12 Yǒu shí zaì jiēshì shang , yǒu shí zaì kuānkuò chù , huò zaì ge xiàng kǒu dūn fú .
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13 Lā zhù nà shàonián rén , yǔ tā qīnzuǐ, liǎn wú xiūchǐ duì tā shuō ,
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She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14 Píngān jì zaì wǒ zhèlǐ . jīnrì cái huán le wǒ suǒ xǔ de yuàn .
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“Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
15 Yīncǐ , wǒ chūlai yíngjiē nǐ , kĕnqiú jiàn nǐde miàn , qià qiǎo yùjiàn le nǐ .
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So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16 Wǒ yǐ jīng yòng xiùhuā tǎn zǐ , hé Āijí xiàn zhī de huā wén bù , pū le wǒde chuáng .
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I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17 Wǒ yòu yòng mòyào , chénxiāng , guìpí , xūn le wǒde tà .
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Nǐ lái , wǒmen kĕyǐ bǎo xiǎng aì qíng , zhídào zǎochen . wǒmen kĕyǐ bǐcǐ qīnaì huānlè .
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Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
19 Yīnwei wǒ zhàngfu bù zaì jiā , chū mén xíng yuǎn lù .
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My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 Tā shǒu ná yín náng . bì dào yuè wàng cái huí jiā .
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He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”
21 Yín fù yòng xǔduō qiǎo yán yòu tā suícóng , yòng chǎnmeì de zuǐbī tā tóngxíng .
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With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22 Shàonián rén lìkè gēnsuí tā , hǎoxiàng niú wǎng zǎishā zhī dì , yòu xiàng yúmeì rén daì suǒliàn , qù shòuxíng fá .
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All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
23 Zhí dĕng jiàn chuān tāde gān , rútóng qiāo diǎo jí rù wǎngluó , què bù zhī shì zì sāng jǐ méng .
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till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Zhòng zǐ a , xiànzaì yào tīng cóng wǒ , liú xīn tīng wǒ kǒu zhōng de huà .
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Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25 Nǐde xīn , bùkĕ piān xiàng yín fù de dào . búyào rù tāde mí tú .
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Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26 Yīnwei beì tā shānghaì pú dǎo de bù shǎo . beì tā shā chuō de érqiĕ shén duō .
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Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Tāde jiā shì zaì yīnjiān zhī lù , xià dào sǐwáng zhī gōng .
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Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
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