| Chapter 23 |
1 | [] Otan kaqhshV na faghV meta arcontoV, parathrei epimelwV ta paratiqemena emprosqen sou× |
2 | kai bale macairan eiV ton laimon sou, ean hsai adhfagoV× |
3 | mh epiqumei ta edesmata autou× dioti tauta einai trofh doliothtoV. |
4 | [] Mh merimna dia na geinhV plousioV× apece apo thV sofiaV sou. |
5 | QeleiV episthsei touV ofqalmouV sou eiV to mh uparcon; dioti o ploutoV kataskeuazei bebaiwV eiV eauton pterugaV wV aetou kai peta proV ton ouranon. |
6 | [] Mh trwge ton arton tou fqonerou, mhde epiqumei ta edesmata autou× |
7 | dioti kaqwV fronei en th yuch autou, toioutoV einai× fage kai pie, legei proV se× all' h kardia autou den einai meta sou. |
8 | To ywmion, to opoion efageV, qeleiV exemesei kai qeleiV casei taV glukeiaV sunomiliaV sou. |
9 | [] Mh lalei eiV ta wta tou afronoV× dioti qelei katafronhsei thn sofian twn logwn sou. |
10 | [] Mh metakinei oria arcaia× kai mh eiselqhV eiV touV agrouV twn orfanwn× |
11 | dioti o LutrwthV autwn einai iscuroV× autoV qelei ekdikasei thn dikhn autwn enantion sou. |
12 | [] Proskollhson thn kardian sou eiV thn paideian kai ta wta sou eiV touV logouV thV gnwsewV. |
13 | Mh feidou na paideuhV to paidion× dioti ean ktuphshV auto dia thV rabdou, den qelei apoqanei× |
14 | su ktupwn auto dia thV rabdou, qeleiV eleuqerwsei thn yuchn autou ek tou adou. |
15 | Uie mou, ean h kardia sou geinh sofh, qelei eufrainesqai kai h kardia emou× |
16 | kai ta nefra mou qelousin agallesqai, otan ta ceilh sou lalwsin orqa. |
17 | [] AV mh zhleuh h kardia sou touV amartwlouV× all' eso en tw fobw tou Kuriou olhn thn hmeran× |
18 | dioti bebaiwV einai amoibh, kai h elpiV sou den qelei ekkoph. |
19 | [] Akoue su, uie mou, kai ginou sofoV, kai kateuqune thn kardian sou eiV thn odon. |
20 | Mh eso metaxu oinopotwn, metaxu kreofagwn aswtwn× |
21 | dioti o mequsoV kai o aswtoV qelousi ptwceusei× kai o upnwdhV qelei enduqh rakh. |
22 | Upakoue eiV ton patera sou, ostiV se egennhse× kai mh katafronei thn mhtera sou, otan ghrash. |
23 | Agoraze thn alhqeian kai mh pwlei× thn sofian kai thn paideian kai thn sunesin. |
24 | O pathr tou dikaiou qelei carh sfodra× kai ostiV genna sofon uion, qelei eufrainesqai eiV auton. |
25 | O pathr sou kai h mhthr sou qelousin eufrainesqai× malista ekeinh, htiV se egennhse, qelei cairei. |
26 | Uie mou, doV thn kardian sou eiV eme, kai aV prosecwsin oi ofqalmoi sou eiV taV odouV mou× |
27 | dioti h pornh einai lakkoV baquV× kai h allotria gunh stenon frear. |
28 | Auth proseti enedreuei wV lhsthV kai plhqunei touV parabataV metaxu twn anqrwpwn. |
29 | [] EiV tina einai ouai; eiV tina stenagmoi; eiV tina erideV; eiV tina mataiologiai; eiV tina ktuphmata aneu aitiaV; eiV tina flogwsiV ofqalmwn; |
30 | EiV touV egcronizontaV en tw oinw× eiV ekeinouV oitineV diagousin anicneuonteV oinoposiaV. |
31 | Mh qewrei ton oinon oti kokkinizei, oti didei to crwma autou eiV to pothrion, oti katabainei euarestwV. |
32 | En tw telei autou daknei wV ofiV kai kentronei wV basiliskoV× |
33 | Oi ofqalmoi sou qelousi kuttaxei allotriaV gunaikaV, kai h kardia sou qelei lalhsei aiscra× |
34 | kai qeleiV eisqai wV koimwmenoV en mesw qalasshV, kai wV koitwmenoV epi korufhV, katartiou× |
35 | me etupton, qeleiV eipei, kai den eponesa× me edeiran, kai den hsqanqhn× pote qelw egerqh, dia na upagw na zhthsw auton palin; |