| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] Tote egw estrafhn kai eidon pasaV taV adikiaV taV ginomenaV upo ton hlion× kai idou, dakrua twn adikoumenwn, kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn× h de dunamiV hto en th ceiri twn adikountwn autouV× kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn. |
2 | Oqen egw emakarisa touV teleuthsantaV, touV hdh apoqanontaV, mallon para touV zwntaV, osoi zwsin eti. |
3 | KalhteroV de amfoterwn einai, ostiV den uphrxen eti, ostiV den eide ta ponhra erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion. |
4 | [] Proseti egw eqewrhsa panta mocqon kai pasan epiteuxin ergou, oti dia touto o anqrwpoV fqoneitai upo tou plhsion autou× kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV. |
5 | O afrwn periplekei taV ceiraV autou kai trwgei thn eautou sarka. |
6 | Kalhteron mia drax plhrhV anapausewV para duo plhreiV mocqou kai qliyewV pneumatoV. |
7 | [] Palin estrafhn egw kai eidon mataiothta upo ton hlion× |
8 | uparcei tiV kai den ecei deuteron× nai, den ecei oute uion oute adelfon× kai omwV den pauei apo pantoV tou mocqou autou× malista o ofqalmoV autou den cortainei ploutou× kai den legei, dia tina egw kopiazw kai sterw thn yuchn mou apo agaqwn; kai touto einai mataiothV kai perispasmoV luphroV. |
9 | Kalhteroi oi duo uper ton ena× epeidh autoi ecousi kalhn antimisqian en tw kopw autwn. |
10 | Dioti, ean peswsin, o eiV qelei shkwsei ton suntrofon autou× all' ouai eiV ton ena, ostiV pesh kai den ech deuteron na shkwsh auton. |
11 | Palin, ean duo plagiaswsin omou, tote qermainontai× o eiV omwV pwV qelei qermanqh; |
12 | Kai ean tiV uperiscush kata tou enoV, oi duo qelousin antistaqh eiV auton× kai to triploun scoinion den koptetai tacewV. |
13 | [] Kalhteron ptwcon kai sofon paidion para basileuV gerwn kai afrwn, ostiV den einai pleon epidektikoV nouqesiaV× |
14 | dioti to men exercetai ek tou oikou twn desmiwn dia na basileush× o de kai basileuV gennhqeiV kaqistatai penhV. |
15 | Eidon pantaV touV zwntaV touV peripatountaV upo ton hlion, meta tou uiou, tou deuterou, ostiV qelei staqh ant' autou. |
16 | Den uparcei teloV eiV panta ton laon, eiV pantaV touV prouparxantaV autwn× all' oude oi meta tauta qelousin eufranqh eiV auton× loipon kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV. |