Chapter 49

[] <> Akousate tauta, panteV oi laoi× akroasqhte, panteV oi katoikoi thV oikoumenhV×

mikroi te kai megaloi, plousioi omou kai penhteV.

To stoma mou qelei lalhsei sofian× kai h meleth thV kardiaV mou einai sunesiV.

Qelw klinei eiV parabolhn to wtion mou× qelw ekqesei en kiqara to ainigma mou.

Dia ti na fobwmai en hmeraiV sumforaV, otan me perikuklwsh h anomia twn enedreuontwn me;

[] OitineV elpizousin eiV ta agaqa autwn kai kaucwntai eiV to plhqoV tou ploutou autwn×

oudeiV dunatai pote na exagorash adelfon, mhde na dwsh eiV ton Qeon lutron di' auton×

dioti polutimoV einai h apolutrwsiV thV yuchV autwn, kai aneurhtoV diapantoV,

wste na zh aiwniwV, na mh idh diafqoran.

Dioti blepei touV sofouV apoqnhskontaV, kaqwV kai ton afrona kai ton anohton apollumenouV kai kataleipontaV eiV allouV ta agaqa autwn.

O eswterikoV logismoV autwn einai oti oi oikoi autwn qelousin uparcei eiV ton aiwna, ai katoikiai autwn eiV genean kai genean× onomazousi ta upostatika autwn me ta idia autwn onomata.

Plhn o anqrwpoV o en timh den diamenei, wmoiwqh me ta kthnh ta fqeiromena.

Auth h odoV autwn einai mwria autwn× kai omwV oi apogonoi autwn hdunontai eiV ta logia autwn. Diayalma.

WV probata eblhqhsan eiV ton adhn× qanatoV qelei poimanei autouV× kai oi euqeiV qelousi katakurieusei autouV to prwi× h de dunamiV autwn qelei palaiwqh en tw adh, afou ekastoV afhsh thn katoikian autou.

[] All' o QeoV qelei lutrwsei thn yuchn mou ek ceiroV adou× dioti qelei me decqh. Diayalma.

Mh fobou otan plouthsh anqrwpoV, otan auxhsh h doxa thV oikiaV autou×

dioti en tw qanatw autou, den qelei sumparalabei ouden, oude qelei katabh katopin autou h doxa autou.

An kai huloghse thn yuchn autou en th zwh autou, kai oi anqrwpoi qelwsi se epainei agaqopoiounta seauton,

Qelei upagei eiV thn genean twn paterwn autou× eiV ton aiwna den qelousin idei fwV.

O anqrwpoV o en timh kai mh ennown wmoiwqh me ta kthnh ta fqeiromena.