31:1 [] Ekamon sunqhkhn meta twn ofqalmwn mou× kai pwV na ecw ton stocasmon mou epi parqenon;

31:2 kai ti to meridion para Qeou anwqen; kai h klhronomia tou Pantodunamou ek twn uyhlwn;

31:3 Ouci afanismoV dia ton asebh; kai talaipwria dia touV ergataV thV anomiaV;

31:4 den blepei autoV taV odouV mou kai apariqmei panta ta bhmata mou;

31:5 Ean periepathsa me yeudoV, h o pouV mou espeusen eiV dolon,

31:6 aV me zugish dia thV staqmhV thV dikaiosunhV kai aV gnwrish o QeoV thn akeraiothta mou×

31:7 an to bhma mou exetraph apo thV odou kai h kardia mou ephkolouqhse touV ofqalmouV mou, kai an khliV prosekollhqh eiV taV ceiraV mou×

31:8 na speirw, kai alloV na fagh× kai na ekrizwqwsin oi ekgonoi mou.

31:9 [] An h kardia mou hpathqh upo gunaikoV, h paremoneusa eiV thn quran tou plhsion mou,

31:10 h gunh mou na alesh di' allon, kai alloi na peswsin ep' authn.

31:11 Dioti miaron anomhma touto kai amarthma katadikon×

31:12 dioti einai pur katatrwgon mecriV afanismou, kai hqelen ekrizwsei panta ta gennhmata mou.

31:13 An katefronhsa thn krisin tou doulou mou h thV doulhV mou, ote dieferonto proV eme,

31:14 ti qelw kamei tote, otan egerqh o QeoV; kai otan episkefqh, ti qelw apokriqh proV auton;

31:15 O poihsaV eme en th koilia, den epoihse kai ekeinon; kai den emorfwsen hmaV o autoV en th mhtra;

31:16 [] An hrnhqhn thn epiqumian twn ptwcwn, h emarana touV ofqalmouV thV chraV,

31:17 h efagon monoV ton arton mou, kai o orfanoV den efagen ex autou×

31:18 dioti o men ek neothtoV mou etrefeto met' emou, wV meta patroV, thn de ek koiliaV thV mhtroV mou wdhghsa×

31:19 an eidon tina apollumenon di' elleiyin endumatoV h ptwcon cwriV skepasmatoV,

31:20 an oi nefroi autou den me euloghsan kai den eqermanqh me to mallion twn probatwn mou,

31:21 an eshkwsa thn ceira mou kata tou orfanou, blepwn oti uperiscuon en th pulh,

31:22 na pesh o braciwn mou ek tou wmou, kai h ceir mou na suntrifqh ek tou agkwnoV.

31:23 Dioti o para tou Qeou oleqroV hto eiV eme frikh kai dia thn megaleiothta autou den hqelon dunhqh na anqexw.

31:24 [] An eqesa eiV to crusion thn elpida mou, h eipa proV to kaqaron crusion, Su eisai to qarroV mou,

31:25 an eufranqhn dioti o ploutoV mou hto megaV kai dioti h ceir mou eurhken afqonian,

31:26 an eqewroun ton hlion analamponta h thn selhnhn peripatousan en th lamprothti authV,

31:27 kai h kardia mou eqelcqh krufiwV, h me to stoma mou efilhsa thn ceira mou,

31:28 kai touto hqelen eisqai anomhma katadikon× dioti hqelon arnhqh ton Qeon ton Uyiston.

31:29 An ecarhn eiV ton afanismon tou misountoV me, h epecarhn ote eurhken auton kakon×

31:30 dioti oude afhka to stoma mou na amarthsh, eucomenoV kataran eiV thn yuchn autou×

31:31 an oi anqrwpoi thV skhnhV mou den eipon, tiV qelei deixei anqrwpon mh cortasqenta apo twn kreatwn autou;

31:32 O xenoV den dienuktereuen exw× hnoigon thn quran mou eiV ton odoiporon×

31:33 [] an eskepasa thn parabasin mou wV o Adam, kruptwn thn anomian mou en tw kolpw mou×

31:34 dioti mhpwV efoboumhn mega plhqoV, h me etromazen h katafronhsiV twn oikogeneiwn, wste na siwphsw kai na mh ekbw ek thV quraV;

31:35 W na hto tiV na me hkouen. Idou, h epiqumia mou einai na apekrineto o PantodunamoV eiV eme, kai o antidikoV mou na egrafe biblion.

31:36 BebaiwV hqelon bastasei auto epi tou wmou mou, hqelon peridesei auto stefanon ep' eme×

31:37 hqelon fanerwsei proV auton ton ariqmon twn bhmatwn mou× wV arcwn hqelon plhsiasei eiV auton.

31:38 An o agroV mou kataboa enantion mou kai klaiwsin omou oi aulakeV autou,

31:39 an efagon ton karpon auton cwriV misqon, h ekamon na ekbh h yuch twn gewrgwn autou,