| Chapter 34 |
1 | [] Epanelabe de o Eliou kai eipen× |
2 | Akousate touV logouV mou, w sofoi× kai dote akroasin eiV eme, oi nohmoneV× |
3 | Dioti to wtion dokimazei touV logouV, o de ouraniskoV geuetai to faghton. |
4 | AV eklexwmen eiV eautouV krisin× aV gnwriswmen metaxu hmwn ti to kalon. |
5 | Dioti o Iwb eipen, Eimai dikaioV× kai o QeoV afhrese thn krisin mou× |
6 | eyeusqhn eiV thn krisin mou× h plhgh mou einai aniatoV, aneu parabasewV. |
7 | TiV anqrwpoV wV o Iwb, ostiV katapinei ton cleuasmon wV udwr× |
8 | kai upagei en sunodia meta twn ergatwn thV anomiaV, kai peripatei meta anqrwpwn asebwn; |
9 | Dioti eipen, ouden wfelei ton anqrwpon to na euaresth eiV ton Qeon. |
10 | [] Dia touto akousate mou, andreV sunetoi× mh genoito na uparch eiV ton Qeon adikia, kai eiV ton Pantodunamon anomia. |
11 | Epeidh kata to ergon tou anqrwpou qelei apodwsei eiV auton, kai qelei kamei ekaston na eurh kata thn odon autou. |
12 | Nai, bebaiwV o QeoV den qelei praxei asebwV, oude qelei diastreyei o PantodunamoV thn krisin. |
13 | TiV katesthsen auton epithrhthn thV ghV; h tiV dietaxe pasan thn oikoumenhn; |
14 | Ean balh thn kardian autou epi ton anqrwpon, qelei surei eiV eauton to pneuma autou kai thn pnohn autou× |
15 | pasa sarx qelei ekpneusei omou, kai o anqrwpoV qelei epistreyei eiV to cwma. |
16 | [] Ean twra echV sunesin× akouson touto× akroaqhti thV fwnhV twn logwn mou. |
17 | MhpwV kuberna o miswn thn euquthta; kai qeleiV katadikasei ton kat' exochn dikaion; |
18 | ostiV legei proV basilea, Eisai asebhV, proV arcontaV, Eisqe kakoi; |
19 | OstiV den proswpolhptei eiV arcontaV oude apoblepei eiV ton plousion mallon para eiV ton ptwcon; epeidh panteV outoi einai ergon twn ceirwn autou. |
20 | En mia stigmh qelousin apoqanei, kai to mesonuktion o laoV qelei taracqh kai qelei parelqei× kai o iscuroV qelei anarpacqh, ouci upo ceiroV. |
21 | Dioti oi ofqalmoi autou einai epi taV odouV tou anqrwpou, Kai blepei panta ta bhmata autou. |
22 | Den einai skotoV oude skia qanatou, opou oi ergatai thV anomiaV na krufqwsin. |
23 | Epeidh den qelei afhsei pleon ton anqrwpon na elqh eiV krisin meta tou Qeou. |
24 | Qelei suntriyei anariqmhtouV iscurouV kai balei allouV ant' autwn |
25 | dioti gnwrizei ta erga autwn, kai anatrepei autouV thn nukta, kai suntribontai. |
26 | Ktupa autouV wV asebeiV en tw topw twn qeatwn× |
27 | epeidh exeklinan ap' autou kai den eqewrhsan oudemian twn odwn autou× |
28 | kai ekamon na elqh proV auton h kraugh twn ptwcwn, kai hkouse thn fwnhn twn teqlimmenwn. |
29 | Kai otan autoV didh hsucian, tiV qelei diataraxei authn; kai otan krupth to proswpon autou, tiV dunatai na idh auton; eite epi eqnoV eite epi anqrwpon omou× |
30 | wste na mh basileuh upokrithV, dia na mh pagideuhtai o laoV. |
31 | [] BebaiwV prepei na legh tiV proV ton Qeon, Epaqon, den qelw pleon praxei kakwV× |
32 | o, ti den blepw, su didaxon me× ean epraxa anomian, den qelw praxei pleon. |
33 | Alla mhpwV qelei geinei kata ton stocasmon sou; eite su apobalhV eite eklexhV, autoV qelei antapodwsei, kai ouci egw× lege loipon o, ti exeureiV. |
34 | AndreV sunetoi qelousin eipei proV eme, kai o sofoV anqrwpoV ostiV me akouei, |
35 | O Iwb den elalhsen en gnwsei, kai oi logoi autou den hsan meta sunesewV. |
36 | H epiqumia mou einai, o Iwb na exetasqh ewV telouV× epeidh apekriqh wV oi anqrwpoi oi asebeiV. |
37 | Dioti eiV thn amartian autou prosqetei asebeian× kaucatai metaxu hmwn, kai pollaplasiazei touV logouV autou enantion tou Qeou. |