Provérbios, 3
1. uie emwn nomimwn mh epilanqanou ta de rhmata mou threitw sh kardia
2. mhkoV gar biou kai eth zwhV kai eirhnhn prosqhsousin soi
3. elehmosunai kai pisteiV mh eklipetwsan se afayai de autaV epi sw trachlw kai eurhseiV carin
4. kai pronoou kala enwpion kuriou kai anqrwpwn
5. isqi pepoiqwV en olh kardia epi qew epi de sh sofia mh epairou
6. en pasaiV odoiV sou gnwrize authn ina orqotomh taV odouV sou o de pouV sou ou mh proskopth
7. mh isqi fronimoV para seautw fobou de ton qeon kai ekkline apo pantoV kakou
8. tote iasiV estai tw swmati sou kai epimeleia toiV osteoiV sou
9. tima ton kurion apo swn dikaiwn ponwn kai aparcou autw apo swn karpwn dikaiosunhV
10. ina pimplhtai ta tamieia sou plhsmonhV sitou oinw de ai lhnoi sou ekbluzwsin
11. uie mh oligwrei paideiaV kuriou mhde ekluou up' autou elegcomenoV
12. on gar agapa kurioV paideuei mastigoi de panta uion on paradecetai
13. makarioV anqrwpoV oV euren sofian kai qnhtoV oV eiden fronhsin
14. kreitton gar authn emporeuesqai h crusiou kai arguriou qhsaurouV
15. timiwtera de estin liqwn polutelwn ouk antitaxetai auth ouden ponhron eugnwstoV estin pasin toiV eggizousin auth pan de timion ouk axion authV estin
16. mhkoV gar biou kai eth zwhV en th dexia authV en de th aristera authV ploutoV kai doxa [16a] ek tou stomatoV authV ekporeuetai dikaiosunh nomon de kai eleon epi glwsshV forei
17. ai odoi authV odoi kalai kai panteV oi triboi authV en eirhnh
18. xulon zwhV esti pasi toiV antecomenoiV authV kai toiV epereidomenoiV ep' authn wV epi kurion asfalhV
19. o qeoV th sofia eqemeliwsen thn ghn htoimasen de ouranouV en fronhsei
20. en aisqhsei abussoi erraghsan nefh de erruhsan drosouV
21. uie mh pararruhV thrhson de emhn boulhn kai ennoian
22. ina zhsh h yuch sou kai cariV h peri sw trachlw [22a] estai de iasiV taiV sarxi sou kai epimeleia toiV soiV osteoiV
23. ina poreuh pepoiqwV en eirhnh pasaV taV odouV sou o de pouV sou ou mh proskoyh
24. ean gar kaqh afoboV esh ean de kaqeudhV hdewV upnwseiV
25. kai ou fobhqhsh ptohsin epelqousan oude ormaV asebwn epercomenaV
26. o gar kurioV estai epi paswn odwn sou kai ereisei son poda ina mh saleuqhV
27. mh aposch eu poiein endeh hnika an ech h ceir sou bohqein
28. mh eiphV epanelqwn epanhke kai aurion dwsw dunatou sou ontoV eu poiein ou gar oidaV ti texetai h epiousa
29. mh tekthnh epi son filon kaka paroikounta kai pepoiqota epi soi
30. mh filecqrhshV proV anqrwpon mathn mh ti eiV se ergashtai kakon
31. mh kthsh kakwn andrwn oneidh mhde zhlwshV taV odouV autwn
32. akaqartoV gar enanti kuriou paV paranomoV en de dikaioiV ou sunedriazei
33. katara qeou en oikoiV asebwn epauleiV de dikaiwn eulogountai
34. kurioV uperhfanoiV antitassetai tapeinoiV de didwsin carin
35. doxan sofoi klhronomhsousin oi de asebeiV uywsan atimian
