Chapter 17

[] Kalhteron xhron ywmion kai eirhnh met' autou, para oikon plhrh qumatwn meta eridoV.

[] O fronimoV uphrethV qelei exousiazei epi uiou aiscunhV kai qelei summoirasqh thn klhronomian metaxu adelfwn.

[] To cwneuthrion dokimazei ton arguron kai h kaminoV ton cruson, o de KurioV taV kardiaV.

[] O kakopoioV upakouei eiV ta anoma ceilh× o yeusthV didei akroasin eiV thn kakhn glwssan.

[] OstiV perigela ton ptwcon, oneidizei ton Poihthn autou× ostiV cairei eiV sumforaV, den qelei meinei atimwrhtoV.

[] Tekna teknwn einai o stefanoV twn gerontwn× kai h doxa twn teknwn oi patereV autwn.

[] Ceilh uperochV den armozousin eiV ton afrona× polu oligwteron ceilh yeudouV eiV ton arconta.

[] To dwron einai wV liqoV polutimoV eiV touV ofqalmouV tou dwrodokoumenou× opou touto emfanisqh, katorqonei.

[] OstiV kruptei parabasin, zhtei filian× all' ostiV epanalegei to pragma, cwrizei touV stenwterouV filouV.

[] Perissoteron tuptei o elegcoV ton fronimon, para ekaton mastigwseiV ton afrona.

[] O kakoV zhtei monon staseiV× dia touto aggeloV sklhroV qelei pemfqh kat' autou.

[] AV apanthsh ton anqrwpon arktoV sterhqeisa twn teknwn authV kai ouci afrwn en th mwria autou.

[] OstiV apodidei kakon anti kalou, kakon den qelei anacwrhsei apo tou oikou autou.

[] OstiV arcizei filoneikian, einai wV o ekfrattwn udata× oqen pauson apo thV filoneikiaV prin exafqh.

[] O dikaionwn ton asebh kai o katadikazwn ton dikaion, amfoteroi einai bdelugma eiV ton Kurion.

[] Ti crhsimeuousi ta crhmata eiV thn ceira tou afronoV, dia na agorash sofian, afou den ecei gnwsin;

[] En panti kairw agapa o filoV, kai o adelfoV gennatai dia kairon anagkhV.

[] AnqrwpoV endehV frenwn didei ceira kai egguatai dia ton filon autou.

[] O agapwn eridaV agapa amarthmata× o uperuyonwn thn pulhn autou zhtei oleqron.

[] O skolioV thn kardian den euriskei kalon× kai o diestrammenoV thn glwssan autou piptei eiV sumforan.

[] OstiV genna afrona, genna auton dia luphn autou× kai o pathr tou anohtou den apolambanei caran.

[] H eufrainomenh kardia didei euexian wV iatrikon× to de katateqlimmenon pneuma xhrainei ta osta.

[] O asebhV decetai dwron apo tou kolpou, dia na diastreyh taV odouV thV krisewV.

[] Epi tou proswpou tou sunetou einai sofia× all' oi ofqalmoi tou afronoV blepousin eiV ta akra thV ghV.

[] O afrwn uioV einai baruqumia eiV ton patera autou kai pikria eiV thn gennhsasan auton.

[] Den einai pote kalon na epiballhtai poinh eiV ton dikaion, na epibouleuhtai tiV touV arcontaV dia thn euquthta autwn.

[] O kratwn touV logouV autou einai gnwstikoV× o makroqumoV anqrwpoV einai fronimoV.

Kai autoV o afrwn, otan siwpa logizetai sofoV× kai o kleiwn ta ceilh autou, sunetoV.