23:1 [] Kai apekriqh o Iwb kai eipe×

23:2 Kai thn shmeron to paraponon mou einai pikron× h plhgh mou einai barutera tou stenagmou mou.

23:3 Eiqe na hxeuron pou na eurw auton× hqelon upagei ewV tou qronou autou×

23:4 hqelon ekqesei krisin enwpion autou, kai hqelon emplhsei to stoma mou apodeixewn×

23:5 hqelon gnwrisei touV logouV touV opoiouV hqele moi apokriqh, kai hqelon nohsei ti hqele moi eipei.

23:6 Mh en plhqei dunamewV qelei diamacesqai met' emou; ouci× all' hqele balei eiV eme prosochn.

23:7 Tote hdunato o dikaioV na dialecqh met' autou× kai hqelon eleuqerwqh diapantoV apo tou kritou mou.

23:8 [] Idou, upagw emproV, alla den einai× kai opisw, alla den blepw auton×

23:9 eiV ta aristera, otan ergazhtai, alla den dunamai na idw auton. Kruptetai eiV ta dexia, kai den blepw auton.

23:10 Gnwrizei omwV thn odon mou× me edokimase× qelw exelqei wV crusion.

23:11 O pouV mou enemeinen eiV ta bhmata autou× efulaxa thn odon autou kai den exeklina×

23:12 thn entolhn twn ceilewn autou, kai den wpisqodromhsa× diethrhsa touV logouV tou stomatoV autou, mallon para thn anagkaian mou trofhn.

23:13 [] Dioti autoV einai en mia boulh× kai tiV dunatai na apostreyh auton; kai o, ti epiqumei h yuch autou, kamnei.

23:14 Dioti ektelei to orisqen eiV eme× kai polla toiauta einai met' autou.

23:15 Dia touto kataplhttomai apo proswpou autou× sullogizomai kai frittw ap' autou×

23:16 dioti o QeoV emalakwse thn kardian mou, kai o PantodunamoV me kateplhxen×