| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] Akousate, tekna, paideian patroV, kai prosecete na maqhte sunesin. |
2 | Dioti didw eiV esaV kalhn didaskalian× mh egkataliphte ton nomon mou. |
3 | Dioti kai egw estaqhn uioV tou patroV mou, agaphtoV kai monogenhV enwpion thV mhtroV mou× |
4 | kai me edidaske kai moi elegen, AV krath h kardia sou touV logouV mou× fulatte taV entolaV mou kai qeleiV zhsei. |
5 | Apokthson sofian, apokthson sunesin× mh lhsmonhshV authn, mhde ekklinhV apo twn logwn tou stomatoV mou× |
6 | mh egkataliphV authn, kai qelei se perifulattei× agapa authn, kai qelei se diathrei. |
7 | H sofia einai to prwtiston× apokthson sofian× kai uper pasan apokthsin sou apokthson sunesin. |
8 | Analabe authn kai qelei se uywsei× qelei se doxasei, otan enagkalisqhV authn. |
9 | Qelei epiqesei epi thn kefalhn sou stefanon caritwn× qelei soi dwsei diadhma doxhV. |
10 | Akoue, uie mou, kai decqhti touV logouV mou× kai qelousi plhqunqh ta eth thV zwhV sou. |
11 | Se didaskw thn odon thV sofiaV× se embibazw eiV tribouV euqeiaV. |
12 | Otan peripathV, ta bhmata sou den qelousin eisqai estenocwrhmena× kai otan trechV, den qeleiV proskoyei. |
13 | Draxon thn paideian, mh afhshV authn× fulatte authn, dioti einai h zwh sou. |
14 | [] Mh eiselqhV eiV thn tribon twn asebwn, kai mh upaghV eiV thn odon twn ponhrwn. |
15 | Apofeuge authn, mh perashV di' authV, ekklinon ap' authV kai diaba. |
16 | Dioti autoi den koimwntai, ean den kakopoihswsi× kai o upnoV autwn afaireitai, ean den uposkeliswsin. |
17 | Epeidh trwgousin arton asebeiaV kai pinousin oinon dunasteiaV. |
18 | H odoV omwV twn dikaiwn einai wV to lampron fwV, to feggon epi mallon kai mallon, ewsou geinh teleia hmera. |
19 | H odoV twn asebwn einai wV to skotoV× den gnwrizousi pou proskoptousin. |
20 | [] Uie mou, prosece eiV taV rhseiV mou× klinon to wtion sou eiV ta logia mou. |
21 | AV mh apomakrunqwsin apo twn ofqalmwn sou× fulatte auta en th kardia sou× |
22 | dioti einai zwh eiV touV euriskontaV auta kai iasiV eiV pasan autwn thn sarka. |
23 | Meta pashV fulaxewV fulatte thn kardian sou× dioti ek tauthV proercontai ai ekbaseiV thV zwhV. |
24 | Apobale apo sou skoliothta stomatoV, kai diastrofhn ceilewn apomakrunon apo sou. |
25 | Oi ofqalmoi sou aV blepwsin orqa, kai ta blefara sou aV kateuqunwntai emprosqen sou. |
26 | Staqmize to badisma twn podwn sou, kai pasai ai odoi sou qelousi kateuqunqh. |
27 | Mh ekklinhV dexia h aristera× apostreyon ton poda sou apo kakou. |