16:1 [] Tote o Iwb apekriqh kai eipe×

16:2 Polla toiauta hkousa× aqlioi parhgorhtai eisqe panteV.

16:3 Ecousi teloV ai mataiologiai; h ti se enqarrunei eiV to na apokrinhsai;

16:4 Kai egw edunamhn na lalhsw kaqwV seiV× ean h yuch saV hto eiV ton topon thV yuchV mou, hdunamhn na episwreusw logouV enantion saV, kai na kinhsw enantion saV thn kefalhn mou.

16:5 Hqelon saV eniscusei me to stoma mou, kai h kinhsiV twn ceilewn mou hqele saV anakoufisei.

16:6 [] An lalw, o ponoV mou den anakoufizetai× kai an siwpw, poia elattwsiV ginetai eiV eme;

16:7 Alla twra me uperebarunen× hrhmwsaV pasan thn sunodian mou.

16:8 Kai ai rutideV me taV opoiaV me eshmeiwsaV, einai marturia× kai h iscnothV mou anistamenh eiV eme, marturei epi tou proswpou mou.

16:9 Me diasparattei o ecqroV mou en tw qumw autou kai me misei× trizei touV odontaV autou enantion mou× oxunei touV ofqalmouV autou ep' eme.

16:10 Anoigousi to stoma autwn kat' emou× me tuptousi kata thV siagonoV ubristikwV× sunhcqhsan omou ep' eme.

16:11 O QeoV me paredwken eiV ton adikon, kai me erriyen eiV ceiraV asebwn.

16:12 Hmhn en hsucia, kai me katesparaxe× kai piasaV me apo tou trachlou, me katesuntriye, kai me eqese skopon autou.

16:13 Oi toxotai autou me periekuklwsan× diapera ta nefra mou, kai den feidetai× ekceei thn colhn mou epi thn ghn.

16:14 Me suntribei me plhghn epi plhghn× edramen ep' eme wV gigaV.

16:15 Sakkon erraya epi to derma mou, kai emoluna to keraV mou me cwma.

16:16 To proswpon mou katekah upo tou klauqmou, kai skia qanatou einai epi twn blefarwn mou×

16:17 [] enw adikia den uparcei en taiV cersi mou, kai h proseuch mou einai kaqara.

16:18 W gh, mh skepashV to aima mou, kai aV mh uparch topoV dia thn kraughn mou,

16:19 kai twra, idou, o martuV mou einai en tw ouranw, kai h marturia mou en toiV uyistoiV.

16:20 Oi filoi mou einai oi empaizonteV me× o ofqalmoV mou stalazei dakrua proV ton Qeon.

16:21 Na hto dunaton na diadikazhtai tiV proV ton Qeon, wV anqrwpoV proV ton plhsion autou.