28:1 [] BebaiwV einai topoV tou arguriou oqen exagetai, kai topoV tou crusiou opou kaqarizetai×

28:2 o sidhroV lambanetai ek thV ghV kai o calkoV cunetai ek thV petraV.

28:3 Ballei men o anqrwpoV oria eiV to skotoV kai anicneuei ta panta mecri teleiothtoV× touV liqouV tou skotouV kai thV skiaV tou qanatou.

28:4 CeimarroV exorma ek tou topou opou katoikei× udata adokimasta upo tou podoV× tauta oligosteuousi kai anacwrousin apo twn anqrwpwn.

28:5 Peri de thV ghV, ex authV exercetai o artoV kai upokatwqen authV anaskaptetai wV upo puroV×

28:6 oi liqoi authV einai topoV sapfeirwn× kai en auth cwma crusiou.

28:7 Thn odon ekeinhn den gnwrizei pthnon kai ofqalmoV gupoV den eiden authn×

28:8 ta qhria den epathsan authn, o agrioV lewn den eperase di' authV.

28:9 Ekteinei thn ceira autou epi ton sklhron bracon× anatrepei ta orh apo thV rizhV.

28:10 Egkoptei potamouV metaxu twn bracwn× kai o ofqalmoV autou anakaluptei pan polutimon.

28:11 Desmeuei twn potamwn thn plhmmuran× kai to kekrummenon ekferei eiV fwV.

28:12 All' h sofia poqen qelei eureqh; kai pou einai o topoV thV sunesewV;

28:13 O anqrwpoV den gnwrizei thn timhn authV× kai den eurisketai en th gh twn zwntwn.

28:14 [] H abussoV legei, den einai en emoi× kai h qalassa legei, den einai met' emou.

28:15 Den dunatai na doqh crusion ant' authV× kai argurion den dunatai na zugisqh eiV antallagma authV.

28:16 Den dunatai na ektimhqh me to crusion tou Ofeir, me ton polutimon onuca kai sapfeiron.

28:17 To crusion kai o krustalloV den dunatai na exiswqwsi me authn× kai antallagma authV na geinh me skeuh kaqarwtatou crusiou.

28:18 Den qelei mnhmoneuqh korallion, h margaritai× dioti h timh thV sofiaV einai upertera twn polutimwn liqwn.

28:19 To topazion thV AiqiopiaV den qelei exiswqh me authn× den qelei ektimhqh me kaqaron crusion.

28:20 [] Poqen loipon ercetai h sofia; kai pou einai o topoV thV sunesewV;

28:21 Einai bebaiwV kekrummenh apo twn ofqalmwn pantwn twn zwntwn, kai eskepasmenh apo twn pthnwn tou ouranou.

28:22 H apwleia kai o qanatoV legousi, Dia twn wtwn hmwn hkousamen thn fhmhn authV.

28:23 O QeoV ennoei thn odon authV, kai autoV gnwrizei ton topon authV.

28:24 Epeidh autoV qewrei ewV twn peratwn thV ghV, blepei upokatw pantoV tou ouranou,

28:25 dia na zugizh to baroV twn anemwn, kai na staqmizh ta udata me metron.

28:26 Ote ekame nomon dia thn brochn kai odon dia thn astraphn thV bronthV,

28:27 tote eide kai efanerwsen authn× htoimasen authn kai malista exicniasen authn.