Provérbios, 23
1. ean kaqishV deipnein epi trapezhV dunastwn nohtwV noei ta paratiqemena soi
2. kai epiballe thn ceira sou eidwV oti toiauta se dei paraskeuasai
3. ei de aplhstoteroV ei mh epiqumei twn edesmatwn autou tauta gar ecetai zwhV yeudouV
4. mh parekteinou penhV wn plousiw th de sh ennoia aposcou
5. ean episthshV to son omma proV auton oudamou faneitai kateskeuastai gar autw pterugeV wsper aetou kai upostrefei eiV ton oikon tou proesthkotoV autou
6. mh sundeipnei andri baskanw mhde epiqumei twn brwmatwn autou
7. on tropon gar ei tiV katapioi trica outwV esqiei kai pinei
8. mhde proV se eisagaghV auton kai faghV ton ywmon sou met' autou exemesei gar auton kai lumaneitai touV logouV sou touV kalouV
9. eiV wta afronoV mhden lege mhpote mukthrish touV sunetouV logouV sou
10. mh metaqhV oria aiwnia eiV de kthma orfanwn mh eiselqhV
11. o gar lutroumenoV autouV kurioV krataioV estin kai krinei thn krisin autwn meta sou
12. doV eiV paideian thn kardian sou ta de wta sou etoimason logoiV aisqhsewV
13. mh aposch nhpion paideuein oti ean pataxhV auton rabdw ou mh apoqanh
14. su men gar pataxeiV auton rabdw thn de yuchn autou ek qanatou rush
15. uie ean sofh genhtai sou h kardia eufraneiV kai thn emhn kardian
16. kai endiatriyei logoiV ta sa ceilh proV ta ema ceilh ean orqa wsin
17. mh zhloutw h kardia sou amartwlouV alla en fobw kuriou isqi olhn thn hmeran
18. ean gar thrhshV auta estai soi ekgona h de elpiV sou ouk aposthsetai
19. akoue uie kai sofoV ginou kai kateuqune ennoiaV shV kardiaV
20. mh isqi oinopothV mhde ekteinou sumbolaiV krewn te agorasmoiV
21. paV gar mequsoV kai pornokopoV ptwceusei kai endusetai dierrhgmena kai rakwdh paV upnwdhV
22. akoue uie patroV tou gennhsantoV se kai mh katafronei oti geghraken sou h mhthr
24. kalwV ektrefei pathr dikaioV epi de uiw sofw eufrainetai h yuch autou
25. eufrainesqw o pathr kai h mhthr epi soi kai cairetw h tekousa se
26. doV moi uie shn kardian oi de soi ofqalmoi emaV odouV threitwsan
27. piqoV gar tetrhmenoV estin allotrioV oikoV kai frear stenon allotrion
28. outoV gar suntomwV apoleitai kai paV paranomoV analwqhsetai
29. tini ouai tini qoruboV tini krisiV tini ahdiai kai lescai tini suntrimmata dia kenhV tinoV peleioi oi ofqalmoi
30. ou twn egcronizontwn en oinoiV ou twn icneuontwn pou potoi ginontai
31. mh mequskesqe oinw alla omileite anqrwpoiV dikaioiV kai omileite en peripatoiV ean gar eiV taV fialaV kai ta pothria dwV touV ofqalmouV sou usteron peripathseiV gumnoteroV uperou
32. to de escaton wsper upo ofewV peplhgwV ekteinetai kai wsper upo kerastou diaceitai autw o ioV
33. oi ofqalmoi sou otan idwsin allotrian to stoma sou tote lalhsei skolia
34. kai katakeish wsper en kardia qalasshV kai wsper kubernhthV en pollw kludwni
35. ereiV de tuptousin me kai ouk eponesa kai enepaixan moi egw de ouk hdein pote orqroV estai ina elqwn zhthsw meq' wn suneleusomai