se.m03.d30.pl2

Βιβλία - Πηγαί	Books - Sources
Τριώδιον	Triodion
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν.	On Friday of the Second Week at Vespers
Ἦχος αʹ. Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας	Mode 1. On Friday Evening
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Λʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ	Menaion - March 30
Μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Συγγραφέως τῆς Κλίμακος	Memory of our Devout Father John, Author of The Ladder
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Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ	THE DIVINE LITURGY OF PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ Ἑσπέρας Βʹ Ἑβδομάδος 2024	On Friday Evening of the Second Week 2024
Τοῦ Τριωδίου.	From the Triodion.
Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Sticheron Idiomelon. Mode 4.
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Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.	Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord. [SAAS]
Νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας· ἐν τῷ πλήθει τοῦ ἐλέους σου, ἐπίσκεψαί μου τὴν ψυχήν, καὶ τὸ φορτίον τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου, ἄνες μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. O Lord, in the abundance of your mercy, visit my soul, and remove the heavy burden of my iniquities, as the only One who is benevolent. [SD]
Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.	The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. [SAAS]
Νῦν καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, νῦν ἡμέρα σωτηρίας· ἐν τῷ πλήθει τοῦ ἐλέους σου, ἐπίσκεψαί μου τὴν ψυχήν, καὶ τὸ φορτίον τῶν ἀνομιῶν μου, ἄνες μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation. O Lord, in the abundance of your mercy, visit my soul, and remove the heavy burden of my iniquities, as the only One who is benevolent. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.	For the Martyrs.
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.	Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. [SAAS]
Τῇ πρεσβείᾳ Κύριε, πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, καὶ τῆς Θεοτόκου, τὴν σὴν εἰρήνην δὸς ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὡς μόνος οἰκτίρμων.	By the intercessions of all Your Saints and the Theotokos, grant us Your peace and have mercy on us, O only compassionate Lord. [SD]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.	Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]
Ἡ ἐν σταδίῳ ὑμῶν ὁμολογία, Ἅγιοι, τῶν δαιμόνων κατέπτηξε τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ τῆς πλάνης τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἠλευθέρωσε· διὸ καὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς ἀποτεμνόμενοι ἐκράζετε· Γενέσθω Κύριε, ἡ θυσία τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, εὐπρόσδεκτος ἐνώπιόν σου, ὅτι σὲ ποθήσαντες, κατεφρονήσαμεν τῆς προσκαίρου ζωῆς φιλάνθρωπε.	Saints, your confession of faith in the arena disconcerted the power of the demons, and it freed the people from delusion. And so you cried aloud as you were beheaded: Let the sacrifice of our souls be acceptable before You, O benevolent Master; for, in longing for You, we have despised this temporal life. [SD]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.	If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]
Ὢ τῆς καλῆς ὑμῶν πραγματείας Ἅγιοι! ὅτι αἵματα ἐδώκατε καὶ οὐρανοὺς ἐκληρονομήσατε, καὶ πρὸς καιρὸν πειρασθέντες, αἰωνίως ἀγάλλεσθε, ὄντως καλὸν ὑμῶν τὸ ἐμπόρευμα! Φθαρτὰ γὰρ καταλιπόντες, τὰ ἄφθαρτα ἀπελάβετε, καὶ σὺν Ἀγγέλοις χορεύοντες, ὑμνεῖτε ἀπαύστως Τριάδα ὁμοούσιον.	Oh, what an excellent transaction you made, O Saints! For you invested blood and inherited the heavens. Temporarily tested, you rejoice eternally. Good indeed was your enterprise! For by relinquishing things corruptible, you received in return things that perish not. And now exulting with the Angels you endlessly extol the consubstantial Trinity. [SD]
Ἦχος αʹ. Αὐτόμελον.	Mode 1. Automelon.

Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]
Πανεύφημοι μάρτυρες ὑμᾶς, οὐχ ἡ γῆ κατέκρυψεν, ἀλλʼ οὐρανὸς ὑπεδέξατο, ὑμῖν ἠνοίγησαν, Παραδείσου πύλαι, καὶ ἐντὸς γενόμενοι, τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς ἀπολαύετε, Χριστῷ πρεσβεύοντες, δωρηθῆναι ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	O Martyrs, extolled in all the world, * you were not concealed by earth, * but rather heaven admitted you. The gates of Paradise * unto you were opened. * Having gone within, you now * enjoy the tree of life, and you intercede with Christ on our behalf, * supplicating that surpassing peace * and great mercy * be upon our souls bestowed. [SD]
Στιχηρὰ τοῦ Μηναίου.	Stichera from the Menaion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.	Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.
	Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.
Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]
Πάτερ Ἰωάννη Ὅσιε, διαπαντὸς ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι, τὰς ὑψώσεις ἔφερες, μελετῶν πρακτικώτατα, τὰ θεόπνευστα, λόγια πάνσοφε, καὶ τὴν ἐκεῖθεν, ἀναπηγάζουσαν, χάριν ἐπλούτησας, γεγονὼς μακάριος, τῶν ἀσεβῶν, πάντων τὰ βουλεύματα, καταστρεψάμενος.	Holy father John, as one devout, * the exaltations of God * were at all times the property * of your throat in very truth, * as you studied and practiced well * the God-inspired sayings, as one all wise. * You were enriched in your soul by the divine * grace welling up from them. * And becoming blessed you fully destroyed * the malicious purposes * of all impious men. [SD]
Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.	For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]
Πάτερ Ἰωάννη Ὅσιε, διαπαντὸς ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι, τὰς ὑψώσεις ἔφερες, μελετῶν πρακτικώτατα, τὰ θεόπνευστα, λόγια πάνσοφε, καὶ τὴν ἐκεῖθεν, ἀναπηγάζουσαν, χάριν ἐπλούτησας, γεγονὼς μακάριος, τῶν ἀσεβῶν, πάντων τὰ βουλεύματα, καταστρεψάμενος.	Holy father John, as one devout, * the exaltations of God * were at all times the property * of your throat in very truth, * as you studied and practiced well * the God-inspired sayings, as one all wise. * You were enriched in your soul by the divine * grace welling up from them. * And becoming blessed you fully destroyed * the malicious purposes * of all impious men. [SD]
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.	Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Πάτερ Ἰωάννη ἔνδοξε, ταῖς τῶν δακρύων πηγαῖς, τὴν ψυχὴν καθαιρόμενος, καὶ παννύχοις στάσεσι τὸν Θεὸν ἱλασκόμενος, ἀνεπτερώθης πρὸς τὴν ἀγάπησιν τὴν τούτου Μάκαρ, καὶ ὡραιότητα, ἧς ἐπαξίως νῦν ἀπολαύεις ἄληκτα, χαρμονικῶς, μετὰ τῶν συνάθλων σου, θεόφρον Ὅσιε.	Holy father John, most glorious, * you shed a well-spring of tears, * and your soul thus was purified; * you propitiated God * by your standing in prayer all night. * Thus given wings, you ascended to His love * and to His beauty, all blessed as you are; * which now you worthily * are enjoying endlessly as you rejoice * with your fellow athlete-monks, * O godly-minded Saint. [SD]
Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.	For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]
Πάτερ Ἰωάννη Ὅσιε, ἀναπτερώσας τὸν νοῦν, πρὸς Θεὸν διὰ πίστεως, κοσμικῆς συγχύσεως, ἐβδελύξω τὸ ἄστατον, καὶ τὸν Σταυρόν σου, ἀναλαβόμενος τῷ Παντεπόπτῃ, κατηκολούθησας, σῶμα δυσήνιον ἀγωγαῖς ἀσκήσεως τῷ λογισμῷ, σθένει δουλωσάμενος τοῦ θείου Πνεύματος.	Holy father John, as one devout, * when you had lifted your mind * unto God on the wings of faith * you despised the turbulence * of the world and its transience. * And on your shoulders you took up your own Cross * and followed after the Lord who sees all things. * Then the unruly flesh * you subordinated to your pious thought, * through ascetic exercise, * by the divine Spirit’s might. [SD]
Δόξα. Νεκρώσιμον.	Glory. For the Dead.
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Ποία τοῦ βίου τρυφὴ διαμένει λύπης ἀμέτοχος; ποία δόξα ἕστηκεν ἐπὶ γῆς ἀμετάθετος; πάντα σκιᾶς ἀσθενέστερα, πάντα ὀνείρων ἀπατηλότερα, μία ῥοπή, καὶ ταῦτα πάντα θάνατος διαδέχεται. Ἀλλʼ ἐν τῷ φωτὶ Χριστὲ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τῷ γλυκασμῷ τῆς σῆς ὡραιότητος, οὓς ἐξελέξω ἀνάπαυσον ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.	Which of life’s pleasures remains free of sorrow? Which earthly glory is permanent? All this is fainter than a shadow, all more illusory than a dream. In a single moment, death succeeds them all. O Christ, grant rest to those whom You have taken, in the light of Your face and in the sweetness of Your handsomeness, O benevolent Lord. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος αʹ.	Both now. Mode 1.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Τὸ αʹ Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Ἦχου.	The First Theotokion of the Mode.

Τὴν παγκόσμιον δόξαν, τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων σπαρεῖσαν, καὶ τὸν Δεσπότην τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ἐπουράνιον πύλην, ὑμνήσωμεν Μαρίαν τὴν Παρθένον, τῶν Ἀσωμάτων τὸ ᾆσμα, καὶ τῶν πιστῶν τὸ ἐγκαλλώπισμα· αὕτη γὰρ ἀνεδείχθη οὐρανός, καὶ ναὸς τῆς Θεότητος· αὕτη τὸ μεσότοιχον τῆς ἔχθρας καθελοῦσα, εἰρήνην ἀντεισῆξε, καὶ τὸ Βασίλειον ἠνέῳξε. Ταύτην οὖν κατέχοντες, τῆς πίστεως τὴν ἄγκυραν, ὑπέρμαχον ἔχομεν, τὸν ἐξ αὐτῆς τεχθέντα Κύριον. Θαρσείτω τοίνυν, θαρσείτω λαὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς πολεμήσει τοὺς ἐχθρούς, ὡς παντοδύναμος.	Let us extol the Virgin Mary, the glory of the universe. She had human parents and became the mother of the Master. She is the gateway to heaven, the song of the bodiless hosts, and the jewel of the faithful. For she became like heaven, a temple of the Godhead. She broke down the dividing wall of hostility and introduced the One who is our peace, and she opened the kingdom. Now as we hold on to her, the anchor of the Faith, we have as our champion the Lord who was born from her. So take courage; take courage, O people of God. For He himself, as the Almighty One, will fight the enemies. [GOASD]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.	Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You.
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα	The Readings
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἑσπέρας…	The evening…
Τοῦ Τριωδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΛΘʹ (39).	Psalm 39 (40).
Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου.	O Lord, may Your mercy and Your truth take hold of me.
Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον.	I waited patiently for the Lord. [SAAS]
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν Εʹ, 32 - Ϛʹ, 8	Gn 5:32, 6:1-8
Νῶε ἦν ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων, καὶ ἐγέννησε Νῶε τρεῖς υἱούς, τὸν Σήμ, τὸν Χάμ, καὶ τὸν Ἰάφεθ. Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἡνίκα ἤρξαντο οἱ ἄνθρωποι πολλοὶ γίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ θυγατέρες ἐγεννήθησαν αὐτοῖς. Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι καλαί εἰσιν, ἔλαβον ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας ἀπὸ πασῶν, ὧν ἐξελέξαντο. Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεός· Οὐ μὴ καταμείνῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτοὺς σάρκας· ἔσονται δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσιν ἔτη. Οἱ δὲ γίγαντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, καὶ μετʼ ἐκεῖνο, ὡς ἂν εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ πρὸς τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἐγεννῶσαν ἑαυτοῖς· ἐκεῖνοι ἦσαν οἱ γίγαντες οἱ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος, οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ ὀνομαστοί. Ἰδὼν δὲ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐπληθύνθησαν αἱ κακίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πᾶς τις διανοεῖται ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐπιμελῶς ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρὰ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας· καὶ ἐνεθυμήθη ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐποίησε τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ διενοήθη, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀπαλείψω τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὃν ἐποίησα, ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, καὶ ἀπὸ ἑρπετῶν ἕως τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι μετεμελήθην, ὅτι ἐποίησα αὐτούς· Νῶε δὲ εὗρε χάριν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.	And Noah was five hundred years old, and he begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now it came to pass that men began to exist in great numbers on the earth, and daughters were born to them. So when the sons of God saw the daughters of men were beautiful, they took wives for themselves of all they chose. Then the Lord God said, “My Spirit shall not remain with these people forever, for they are flesh. So their days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Now there were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men of old, men of renown. Then the Lord God saw man’s wickedness, that it was great in the earth, and every intent of the thoughts within his heart was only evil continually. So God was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and He thought this over. Then God said, “I will blot out man whom I created from the face of the earth, from man to cattle, and from the creeping things to the birds of heaven, for I am grieved I made them.” But Noah found grace in the presence of the Lord God. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ψαλμὸς Μʹ (40).	Psalm 40 (41).
Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με.	O Lord, I said, “Have mercy on me.”
Μακάριος ὁ συνιὼν ἐπὶ πτωχόν.	Blessed is he who understands the poor. [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ (ἐμμελῶς)	READER (sung)
Κέλευσον.	Command!
Ὁ Ἱερεύς, κρατῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ λαμπάδα ἀνημμένην καὶ θυμιατήριον ἐξηρτημένον, ἵσταται ἐνώπιον τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης καὶ ποιεῖ σχῆμα σταυροῦ λέγων·	The Priest holds a lit candle in his right hand with the censer hanging below it, stands before the holy Table, gestures crosswise and says:
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Arise.
Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν καὶ εὐλογῶν αὐτὸν σταυροειδῶς διὰ τῆς λαμπάδος λέγει·	Then he turns to face the people, blesses them crosswise with the candle, and says:
Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι.	The light of Christ shines on all.
Εἶτα δὲ παραδίδωσι τήν τε λαμπάδα καὶ τὸ θυμιατήριον τῷ ὑπηρετοῦντι.	Then he hands the candle and the censer to the acolyte.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Πρμ Κεφ Ϛʹ, 20 - Ζʹ, 1	Pr 6:24-35, 7:1-2
Υἱέ, φύλασσε νόμους πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου, ἄφαψαι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σῇ ψυχῇ διαπαντός, καὶ ἐγκλοίωσαι περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ. Ἡνίκα ἂν περιπατῇς, ἐπάγου αὐτήν, καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἔστω, ὡς δʼ ἂν καθεύδῃς, φυλασσέτω σε, ἵνα ἐγειρομένῳ συλλαλῇ σοι. Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς, καὶ ὁδὸς ζωῆς, καὶ ἔλεγχος, καὶ παιδεία, τοῦ διαφυλάσσειν σε ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ὑπάνδρου, καὶ ἀπὸ διαβολῆς γλώσσης ἀλλοτρίας. Υἱέ, μή σε νικήσῃ κάλλους ἐπιθυμία, μηδὲ ἀγρευθῇς σοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, μηδὲ συναρπασθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν αὐτῆς βλεφάρων· τιμὴ γὰρ πόρνης, ὅση καὶ ἑνὸς ἄρτου, γυνὴ δὲ ἀνδρῶν τιμίας ψυχὰς ἀγρεύει. Ἀποδήσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια οὐ κατακαύσει; Ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπʼ ἀνθράκων πυρός, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει; Οὕτως ὁ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται, οὐδὲ πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος αὐτῆς. Οὐ θαυμαστόν, ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων· κλέπτει γάρ, ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν, ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ, ἀποτίσει ἑπταπλάσια, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δούς, ῥύσεται ἑαυτόν. ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς διʼ ἔνδειαν φρενῶν, ἀπώλειαν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ περιποιεῖται, ὀδύνας τε καὶ ἀτιμίας ὑποφέρει, τό τε ὄνειδος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξαλειφθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Μεστὸς γὰρ ζήλου θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς, οὐ φείσεται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, οὐκ ἀνταλλάξεται οὐδενὸς λύτρου τὴν ἔχθραν, οὐδὲ μὴ διαλυθῇ πολλῶν δώρων. Υἱέ, φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους, τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ. Υἱέ, τίμα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἰσχύσεις, πλὴν δὲ αὐτοῦ, μὴ φοβοῦ ἄλλον.	My son, guard the laws of your father, and do not depart from the rules of your mother. But fasten them to your soul continually and wear them as a collar upon your neck. When you walk about, bring along this commandment and let it be with you; and as you sleep, let it guard you, that when you arise, it may speak to you. For a commandment of law is a lamp and a light, and the way of life is reproof and instruction, that you may keep yourself from a married woman and from the slanderous tongue of a strange woman. Do not let the desire of beauty conquer you; neither be caught by her eyes, nor captivated by her eyelids; for the value of a prostitute is only one loaf, and such a woman hunts for the precious souls of men. Shall anyone bind fire to his bosom and his garments not burn? Or will anyone walk about on coals of fire and not burn his feet? Likewise is the one who goes in to a married woman; he shall not be guiltless, nor any who touch her. It is not surprising if anyone who steals is caught, for he steals that he may fill his hungry soul; but if he is caught, he will repay sevenfold, and by giving all his goods, he shall deliver himself. But the adulterer through his lack of discernment obtains the destruction of his soul; he bears both pain and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away forever. For the anger of her husband is full of jealousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment; he will not take any ransom in exchange for his hatred, nor will he be reconciled by many gifts. My son, guard my words, and hide my commandments within yourself; my son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong, and fear none other but Him. [SAAS]
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Εἰρήνη σοι.	Peace be with you.

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