| Chapter 23 |
1 | [] Kai apekriqh o Iwb kai eipe× |
2 | Kai thn shmeron to paraponon mou einai pikron× h plhgh mou einai barutera tou stenagmou mou. |
3 | Eiqe na hxeuron pou na eurw auton× hqelon upagei ewV tou qronou autou× |
4 | hqelon ekqesei krisin enwpion autou, kai hqelon emplhsei to stoma mou apodeixewn× |
5 | hqelon gnwrisei touV logouV touV opoiouV hqele moi apokriqh, kai hqelon nohsei ti hqele moi eipei. |
6 | Mh en plhqei dunamewV qelei diamacesqai met' emou; ouci× all' hqele balei eiV eme prosochn. |
7 | Tote hdunato o dikaioV na dialecqh met' autou× kai hqelon eleuqerwqh diapantoV apo tou kritou mou. |
8 | [] Idou, upagw emproV, alla den einai× kai opisw, alla den blepw auton× |
9 | eiV ta aristera, otan ergazhtai, alla den dunamai na idw auton. Kruptetai eiV ta dexia, kai den blepw auton. |
10 | Gnwrizei omwV thn odon mou× me edokimase× qelw exelqei wV crusion. |
11 | O pouV mou enemeinen eiV ta bhmata autou× efulaxa thn odon autou kai den exeklina× |
12 | thn entolhn twn ceilewn autou, kai den wpisqodromhsa× diethrhsa touV logouV tou stomatoV autou, mallon para thn anagkaian mou trofhn. |
13 | [] Dioti autoV einai en mia boulh× kai tiV dunatai na apostreyh auton; kai o, ti epiqumei h yuch autou, kamnei. |
14 | Dioti ektelei to orisqen eiV eme× kai polla toiauta einai met' autou. |
15 | Dia touto kataplhttomai apo proswpou autou× sullogizomai kai frittw ap' autou× |
16 | dioti o QeoV emalakwse thn kardian mou, kai o PantodunamoV me kateplhxen× |
17 | epeidh den apekophn pro tou skotouV, kai den ekruye ton gnofon apo tou proswpou mou. |