4:1 [] Tote egw estrafhn kai eidon pasaV taV adikiaV taV ginomenaV upo ton hlion× kai idou, dakrua twn adikoumenwn, kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn× h de dunamiV hto en th ceiri twn adikountwn autouV× kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn.

4:2 Oqen egw emakarisa touV teleuthsantaV, touV hdh apoqanontaV, mallon para touV zwntaV, osoi zwsin eti.

4:3 KalhteroV de amfoterwn einai, ostiV den uphrxen eti, ostiV den eide ta ponhra erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion.

4:4 [] Proseti egw eqewrhsa panta mocqon kai pasan epiteuxin ergou, oti dia touto o anqrwpoV fqoneitai upo tou plhsion autou× kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.

4:5 O afrwn periplekei taV ceiraV autou kai trwgei thn eautou sarka.

4:6 Kalhteron mia drax plhrhV anapausewV para duo plhreiV mocqou kai qliyewV pneumatoV.

4:7 [] Palin estrafhn egw kai eidon mataiothta upo ton hlion×

4:8 uparcei tiV kai den ecei deuteron× nai, den ecei oute uion oute adelfon× kai omwV den pauei apo pantoV tou mocqou autou× malista o ofqalmoV autou den cortainei ploutou× kai den legei, dia tina egw kopiazw kai sterw thn yuchn mou apo agaqwn; kai touto einai mataiothV kai perispasmoV luphroV.

4:9 Kalhteroi oi duo uper ton ena× epeidh autoi ecousi kalhn antimisqian en tw kopw autwn.

4:10 Dioti, ean peswsin, o eiV qelei shkwsei ton suntrofon autou× all' ouai eiV ton ena, ostiV pesh kai den ech deuteron na shkwsh auton.

4:11 Palin, ean duo plagiaswsin omou, tote qermainontai× o eiV omwV pwV qelei qermanqh;

4:12 Kai ean tiV uperiscush kata tou enoV, oi duo qelousin antistaqh eiV auton× kai to triploun scoinion den koptetai tacewV.

4:13 [] Kalhteron ptwcon kai sofon paidion para basileuV gerwn kai afrwn, ostiV den einai pleon epidektikoV nouqesiaV×

4:14 dioti to men exercetai ek tou oikou twn desmiwn dia na basileush× o de kai basileuV gennhqeiV kaqistatai penhV.

4:15 Eidon pantaV touV zwntaV touV peripatountaV upo ton hlion, meta tou uiou, tou deuterou, ostiV qelei staqh ant' autou.