1

GRK Τέκνον, τὴν ζωὴν τοῦ πτωχοῦ μὴ ἀποστερήσῃς, καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπιδεεῖς.

KJV My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.

2

GRK ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν μὴ λυπήσῃς, καὶ μὴ παροργίσῃς ἄνδρα ἐν ἀπορίᾳ αὐτοῦ.

KJV Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress.

3

GRK Καρδίαν παροργισμένην μὴ προσταράξῃς, καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς δόσιν προσδεομένου.

KJV Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.

4

GRK Ἱκέτην θλιβόμενον μὴ ἀπαναίνου, καὶ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ πτωχοῦ.

KJV Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man.

5

GRK Ἀπὸ δεομένου μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς ὀφθαλμόν, καὶ μὴ δῷς τόπον ἀνθρώπῳ καταράσασθαί σε.

KJV Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee:

6

GRK Καταρωμένου γάρ σε ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, τῆς δεήσεως αὐτοῦ ἐπακούσεται ὁ ποιήσας αὐτόν.

KJV For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him.

7

GRK Προσφιλῆ συναγωγῇ σεαυτὸν ποίει, καὶ μεγιστᾶνι ταπεινοῦ τὴν κεφαλήν σου.

KJV Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man.

8

GRK Κλῖνον πτωχῷ τὸ οὖς σου, καὶ ἀποκρίθητι αὐτῷ εἰρηνικὰ ἐν πρᾳΰτητι.

KJV Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.

9

GRK Ἐξελοῦ ἀδικούμενον ἐκ χειρὸς ἀδικοῦντος, καὶ μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνειν σε.

KJV Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment.

10

GRK Γίνου ὀρφανοῖς ὡς πατὴρ, καὶ ἀντὶ ἀνδρὸς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἔσῃ ὡς υἱὸς ὑψίστου, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε μᾶλλον ἡ μήτηρ σου.

KJV Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth.

11

GRK Ἡ σοφία υἱοὺς ἑαυτῇ ἀνύψωσε, καὶ ἐπιλαμβάνεται τῶν ζητούντων αὐτήν·

KJV Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.

12

GRK ὁ ἀγαπῶν αὐτὴν ἀγαπᾷ ζωὴν, καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες πρὸς αὐτὴν ἐμπλησθήσονται εὐφροσύνης.

KJV He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.

13

GRK Ὁ κρατῶν αὐτῆς κληρονομήσει δόξαν, καὶ οὗ εἰσπορεύεται εὐλογήσει Κύριος.

KJV He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless.

14

GRK Οἱ λατρεύοντες αὐτῇ λειτουργήσουσιν Ἁγίῳ, καὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτὴν ἀγαπᾷ ὁ Κύριος.

KJV They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love.

15

GRK Ὁ ὑπακούων αὐτῆς κρινεῖ ἔθνη, καὶ ὁ προσελθὼν αὐτῇ κατασκηνώσει πεποιθώς.

KJV Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely.

16

GRK Ἐὰν ἐμπιστεύσῃς, κατακληρονομήσεις αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐν κατασχέσει ἔσονται αἱ γενεαὶ αὐτοῦ.

KJV If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession.

17

GRK Ὅτι διεστραμμένως πορεύεται μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν πρώτοις· φόβον δὲ καὶ δειλίαν ἐπάξει ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, καὶ βασανίσει αὐτὸν ἐν παιδιᾷ αὐτῆς, ἕως οὗ ἐμπιστεύσῃ τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πειράσῃ αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασιν αὐτῆς.

KJV For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws.

18

GRK Καὶ πάλιν ἐπανήξει κατʼ εὐθεῖαν πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εὐφρανεῖ αὐτὸν, καὶ ἀποκαλύψει αὐτῷ τὰ κρυπτὰ αὐτῆς.

KJV Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets.

19

GRK Ἐὰν ἀποπλανηθῇ, ἐγκαταλείψει αὐτὸν, καὶ παραδώσει αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας πτώσεως αὐτοῦ.

KJV But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin.

20

GRK Συντήρησον καιρὸν καὶ φύλαξαι ἀπὸ πονηροῦ, καὶ περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς σου μὴ αἰσχυνθῇς.

KJV Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.

21

GRK Ἔστι γὰρ αἰσχύνη ἐπάγουσα ἁμαρτίαν, καὶ ἔστιν αἰσχύνη δόξα καὶ χάρις.

KJV For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace.

22

GRK Μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς σου, καὶ μὴ ἐντραπῇς εἰς πτῶσίν σου.

KJV Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall.

23

GRK Μὴ κωλύσῃς λόγον ἐν καιρῷ σωτηρίας,

KJV And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.

24

GRK ἐν γὰρ λόγῳ γνωσθήσεται σοφία, καὶ παιδεία ἐν ῥήματι γλώσσης.

KJV For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue.

25

GRK Μὴ ἀντίλεγε τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καὶ περὶ τῆς ἀπαιδευσίας σου ἐντράπηθι.

KJV In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance.

26

GRK Μὴ αἰσχυνθῇς ὁμολογῆσαι ἐφʼ ἁμαρτίαις σου, καὶ μὴ βιάζου ῥοῦν ποταμοῦ.

KJV Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.

27

GRK Καὶ μὴ ὑποστρώσῃς σεαυτὸν ἀνθρώπῳ μωρῷ, καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον δυνάστου.

KJV Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.

28

GRK Ἕως τοῦ θανάτου ἀγώνισαι περὶ τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς πολεμήσει ὑπὲρ σοῦ.

KJV Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee.

29

GRK Μὴ γίνου τραχὺς ἐν γλώσσῃ σου, καὶ νωθρὸς καὶ παρειμένος ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου.

KJV Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss.

30

GRK Μὴ ἴσθι ὡς λέων ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου, καὶ φαντασιοκοπῶν ἐν τοῖς οἰκέταις σου.

KJV Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy servants.

31

GRK Μὴ ἔστω ἡ χείρ σου ἐκτεταμένη εἰς τὸ λαβεῖν, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀποδιδόναι συνεσταλμένη.

KJV Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.