34:1 [] Epanelabe de o Eliou kai eipen×

34:2 Akousate touV logouV mou, w sofoi× kai dote akroasin eiV eme, oi nohmoneV×

34:3 Dioti to wtion dokimazei touV logouV, o de ouraniskoV geuetai to faghton.

34:4 AV eklexwmen eiV eautouV krisin× aV gnwriswmen metaxu hmwn ti to kalon.

34:5 Dioti o Iwb eipen, Eimai dikaioV× kai o QeoV afhrese thn krisin mou×

34:6 eyeusqhn eiV thn krisin mou× h plhgh mou einai aniatoV, aneu parabasewV.

34:7 TiV anqrwpoV wV o Iwb, ostiV katapinei ton cleuasmon wV udwr×

34:8 kai upagei en sunodia meta twn ergatwn thV anomiaV, kai peripatei meta anqrwpwn asebwn;

34:9 Dioti eipen, ouden wfelei ton anqrwpon to na euaresth eiV ton Qeon.

34:10 [] Dia touto akousate mou, andreV sunetoi× mh genoito na uparch eiV ton Qeon adikia, kai eiV ton Pantodunamon anomia.

34:11 Epeidh kata to ergon tou anqrwpou qelei apodwsei eiV auton, kai qelei kamei ekaston na eurh kata thn odon autou.

34:12 Nai, bebaiwV o QeoV den qelei praxei asebwV, oude qelei diastreyei o PantodunamoV thn krisin.

34:13 TiV katesthsen auton epithrhthn thV ghV; h tiV dietaxe pasan thn oikoumenhn;

34:14 Ean balh thn kardian autou epi ton anqrwpon, qelei surei eiV eauton to pneuma autou kai thn pnohn autou×

34:15 pasa sarx qelei ekpneusei omou, kai o anqrwpoV qelei epistreyei eiV to cwma.

34:16 [] Ean twra echV sunesin× akouson touto× akroaqhti thV fwnhV twn logwn mou.

34:17 MhpwV kuberna o miswn thn euquthta; kai qeleiV katadikasei ton kat' exochn dikaion;

34:18 ostiV legei proV basilea, Eisai asebhV, proV arcontaV, Eisqe kakoi;

34:19 OstiV den proswpolhptei eiV arcontaV oude apoblepei eiV ton plousion mallon para eiV ton ptwcon; epeidh panteV outoi einai ergon twn ceirwn autou.

34:20 En mia stigmh qelousin apoqanei, kai to mesonuktion o laoV qelei taracqh kai qelei parelqei× kai o iscuroV qelei anarpacqh, ouci upo ceiroV.

34:21 Dioti oi ofqalmoi autou einai epi taV odouV tou anqrwpou, Kai blepei panta ta bhmata autou.

34:22 Den einai skotoV oude skia qanatou, opou oi ergatai thV anomiaV na krufqwsin.

34:23 Epeidh den qelei afhsei pleon ton anqrwpon na elqh eiV krisin meta tou Qeou.

34:24 Qelei suntriyei anariqmhtouV iscurouV kai balei allouV ant' autwn

34:25 dioti gnwrizei ta erga autwn, kai anatrepei autouV thn nukta, kai suntribontai.

34:26 Ktupa autouV wV asebeiV en tw topw twn qeatwn×

34:27 epeidh exeklinan ap' autou kai den eqewrhsan oudemian twn odwn autou×

34:28 kai ekamon na elqh proV auton h kraugh twn ptwcwn, kai hkouse thn fwnhn twn teqlimmenwn.

34:29 Kai otan autoV didh hsucian, tiV qelei diataraxei authn; kai otan krupth to proswpon autou, tiV dunatai na idh auton; eite epi eqnoV eite epi anqrwpon omou×

34:30 wste na mh basileuh upokrithV, dia na mh pagideuhtai o laoV.

34:31 [] BebaiwV prepei na legh tiV proV ton Qeon, Epaqon, den qelw pleon praxei kakwV×

34:32 o, ti den blepw, su didaxon me× ean epraxa anomian, den qelw praxei pleon.

34:33 Alla mhpwV qelei geinei kata ton stocasmon sou; eite su apobalhV eite eklexhV, autoV qelei antapodwsei, kai ouci egw× lege loipon o, ti exeureiV.

34:34 AndreV sunetoi qelousin eipei proV eme, kai o sofoV anqrwpoV ostiV me akouei,

34:35 O Iwb den elalhsen en gnwsei, kai oi logoi autou den hsan meta sunesewV.

34:36 H epiqumia mou einai, o Iwb na exetasqh ewV telouV× epeidh apekriqh wV oi anqrwpoi oi asebeiV.