15:1 [] Tote apekriqh ElifaV o QaimanithV kai eipen×

15:2 Eprepe sofoV na proferh stocasmouV mataiouV kai na gemizh thn koilian autou apo anatolikou anemou;

15:3 Eprepe na filoneikh dia logwn mataiwn kai omiliwn anwfelwn;

15:4 BebaiwV su aporripteiV ton fobon kai apokleieiV thn dehsin enwpion tou Qeou.

15:5 Dioti to stoma sou apodeiknuei thn anomian sou, kai exelexaV thn glwssan twn panourgwn.

15:6 To stoma sou se katadikazei, kai ouci egw× kai ta ceilh sou katamarturousin enantion sou.

15:7 Mh prwtoV anqrwpoV egennhqhV; h pro twn bounwn eplasqhV;

15:8 MhpwV hkousaV taV boulaV tou Qeou; kai exhntlhsaV eiV seauton thn sofian;

15:9 Ti exeureiV, kai den exeuromen; ti ennoeiV, kai den ennooumen;

15:10 Uparcousi kai metaxu hmwn polioi kai geronteV, gerontoteroi tou patroV sou.

15:11 Ai parhgoriai tou Qeou fainontai mikron pragma eiV se; h eceiV ti apokrufon en seautw;

15:12 Dia ti se apoplana h kardia sou; kai dia ti paraferontai oi ofqalmoi sou,

15:13 wste strefeiV to pneuma sou kata tou Qeou kai afineiV na exercwntai toioutoi logoi ek tou stomatoV sou;

15:14 Ti einai o anqrwpoV, wste na hnai kaqaroV; kai o gegennhmenoV ek gunaikoV, wste na hnai dikaioV;

15:15 Idou, eiV touV agiouV autou den empisteuetai× kai oi ouranoi den einai kaqaroi eiV touV ofqalmouV autou×

15:16 posw mallon bdeluroV kai akaqartoV einai o anqrwpoV, o pinwn anomian wV udwr;

15:17 [] Egw qelw se didaxei× akouson mou× touto bebaiwV eidon kai qelw fanerwsei,

15:18 to opoion oi sofoi anhggeilan para twn paterwn autwn, kai den ekruyan×

15:19 eiV touV opoiouV monouV edoqh h gh, kai xenoV den eperase dia mesou autwn.

15:20 O asebhV basanizetai pasaV taV hmeraV, kai ariqmhta eth einai pefulagmena dia ton turannon.

15:21 HcoV fobou einai eiV ta wta autou× en mesw eirhnhV qelei epelqei ep' auton o exoloqreuthV.

15:22 Den pisteuei oti qelei epistreyei ek tou skotouV, kai perimenei thn macairan.

15:23 Periplanatai dia arton, kai pou; exeurei oti h hmera tou skotouV einai etoimh plhsion autou.

15:24 QliyiV kai stenocwria qelousi kataplhttei auton× qelousin uperiscusei kat' autou, wV basileuV eiV machn pareskeuasmenoV×

15:25 dioti exhplwse thn ceira autou kata tou Qeou kai hlazoneuqh kata tou Pantodunamou×

15:26 wrmhse kat' autou me trachlon ephrmenon, me thn pepuknwmenhn racin twn aspidwn autou×

15:27 dioti eskepase to proswpon autou me to pacoV autou kai uperepacune ta pleura autou×

15:28 kai katwkhsen eiV poleiV erhmouV, eiV oikouV akatoikhtouV, etoimouV dia swrouV.

15:29 den qelei ploutisqh, oude qelousi diamenei ta uparconta autou, oude qelei ektanqh h afqonia autwn epi thn ghn.

15:30 Den qelei cwrisqh ek tou skotouV× flox qelei xhranei touV blastouV autou, kai me thn pnohn tou stomatoV autou qelei apelqei.

15:31 AV mh pisteush eiV thn mataiothta o hpathmenoV, dioti mataiothV qelei eisqai h amoibh autou.

15:32 Pro tou kairou autou qelei fqarh, kai o kladoV autou den qelei prasinisei.

15:33 Qelei apobalei thn awron stafulhn autou wV h ampeloV, kai qelei riyei to anqoV autou wV h elaia.

15:34 Dioti h sunaxiV twn upokritwn qelei erhmwqh, kai pur qelei katafagei taV skhnaV thV dwrolhyiaV.