| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Uie mou, mh lhsmonhV touV nomouV mou, kai h kardia sou aV fulatth taV entolaV mou. |
2 | Dioti makrothta hmerwn kai eth zwhV kai eirhnhn qelousi prosqesei eiV se. |
3 | EleoV kai alhqeia aV mh se egkatalipwsi× deson autaV peri ton trachlon sou× egcaraxon autaV epi thn plaka thV kardiaV sou× |
4 | outw qeleiV eurei carin kai eunoian enwpion Qeou kai anqrwpwn. |
5 | Elpize epi Kurion ex olhV sou thV kardiaV, kai mh episthrizesai eiV thn sunesin sou× |
6 | en pasaiV taiV odoiV sou auton gnwrize, kai autoV qelei dieuqunei ta diabhmata sou. |
7 | [] Mh fantazesai seauton sofon× fobou ton Kurion kai ekklinon apo kakou. |
8 | Touto qelei eisqai iasiV eiV ta neura sou kai muelwsiV eiV ta osta sou. |
9 | Tima ton Kurion apo twn uparcontwn sou kai apo twn aparcwn pantwn twn gennhmatwn sou× |
10 | kai qelousin emplhsqh ai sitoqhkai sou apo afqoniaV kai oi lhnoi sou qelousin ekceilizei apo neou oinou. |
11 | Uie mou, mh katafronei thn paideian tou Kuriou kai mh aqumei elegcomenoV up' autou. |
12 | Dioti o KurioV elegcei ontina agapa, kaqwV kai o pathr ton uion, eiV ton opoion euaresteitai. |
13 | [] MakarioV o anqrwpoV, ostiV eurhke sofian, kai o anqrwpoV, ostiV apekthse sunesin× |
14 | Dioti to emporion authV einai kalhteron para to emporion tou arguriou kai to kerdoV authV para crusion kaqaron. |
15 | Einai timiwtera polutimwn liqwn× kai panta osa epiqumhshV den einai antaxia authV. |
16 | MakrothV hmerwn einai en th dexia authV× en th aristera authV, ploutoV kai doxa. |
17 | Ai odoi authV einai odoi terpnai kai pasai ai triboi authV eirhnh. |
18 | Einai dendron zwhV eiV touV enagkalizomenouV authn× kai makarioi oi kratounteV authn. |
19 | Dia thV sofiaV eqemeliwsen o KurioV, esterewse touV ouranouV en sunesei. |
20 | Dia thV gnwsewV autou ai abussoi hnoicqhsan kai ta nefh stalazousi droson. |
21 | [] Uie mou, aV mh apomakrunqwsi tauta apo twn ofqalmwn sou× fulatte orqhn boulhn kai fronhsin× |
22 | kai qelei eisqai zwh eiV thn yuchn sou kai cariV eiV ton trachlon sou. |
23 | Tote qeleiV peripatei asfalwV thn odon sou, kai o pouV sou den qelei proskoyei. |
24 | Otan plagiazhV, den qeleiV tromazei× malista qeleiV plagiazei, kai o upnoV sou qelei eisqai glukuV. |
25 | Den qeleiV tromaxei apo aifnidiou fobou oude apo tou oleqrou twn asebwn, otan epelqh× |
26 | Dioti o KurioV qelei eisqai h elpiV sou, kai qelei fulaxei ton poda sou apo tou na piasqh. |
27 | [] Mh arnhqhV to kalon proV ekeinouV, eiV touV opoiouV prepei, otan hnai en th ceiri sou na kamnhV auto. |
28 | Mh eiphV proV ton plhsion sou, Upage kai epanastreyon kai aurion qelw soi dwsei× enw eceiV touto para seautw. |
29 | Mh mhcaneuou kakon kata tou plhsion sou, enw pepoiqwV katoikei meta sou. |
30 | Mh macou tina anaitiwV, ean den ekame kakon eiV se. |
31 | Mh zhleue ton biaion anqrwpon kai mh eklexhV mhdemian ek twn odwn autou× |
32 | dioti o KurioV bdeluttetai ton skolion× to de aporrhton autou faneronetai eiV touV dikaiouV. |
33 | Katara Kuriou en tw oikw tou asebouV× eulogei de thn katoikian twn dikaiwn. |
34 | BebaiwV autoV antitattetai eiV touV uperhfanouV× eiV de touV tapeinouV didei carin. |
35 | Oi sofoi qelousi klhronomhsei doxan× to de uyoV twn afronwn qelei eisqai h atimia. |