5:1 [] Kaleson twra, ean tiV soi apokriqh; kai proV tina twn agiwn qeleiV apobleyei;

5:2 Dioti h orgh foneuei ton afrona, kai h aganakthsiV qanatonei ton mwron.

5:3 Egw eidon ton afrona rizoumenon× all' euquV proeipa kathramenhn thn katoikian autou.

5:4 Oi uioi autou einai makran apo thV swthriaV, kai katapiezontai emprosqen thV pulhV, kai oudeiV o eleuqerwn×

5:5 twn opoiwn ton qerismon katatrwgei o peinwn, kai arpazei auton ek twn akanqwn kai thn periousian autwn katapinei o diywn.

5:6 [] Dioti ek tou cwmatoV den exercetai h qliyiV, oude h luph blastanei ek thV ghV×

5:7 all' o anqrwpoV gennatai dia thn luphn, kai oi neossoi twn aetwn dia na petwsin uyhla.

5:8 All' egw ton Qeon qelw epikalesqh, kai en tw Qew qelw enapoqesei thn upoqesin mou×

5:9 ostiV kamnei megaleia anexicniasta, qaumasia anariqmhta×

5:10 ostiV didei brochn epi to proswpon thV ghV, kai pempei udata epi to proswpon twn agrwn×

5:11 ostiV uyonei touV tapeinouV, kai anegeirei eiV swthrian touV teqlimmenouV×

5:12 ostiV diaskedazei taV boulaV twn panourgwn, kai den dunantai ai ceireV autwn na ekteleswsi thn epiceirhsin autwn×

5:13 ostiV sullambanei touV sofouV en th panourgia autwn× kai h boulh twn doliwn anatrepetai×

5:14 thn hmeran apantwsi skotoV, kai en meshmbria yhlafwsi kaqwV en nukti.

5:15 Ton ptwcon omwV lutronei ek thV romfaiaV, ek tou stomatoV autwn kai ek thV ceiroV tou iscurou.

5:16 Kai o ptwcoV ecei elpida, thV de anomiaV to stoma emfrattetai.

5:17 [] Idou, makarioV o anqrwpoV, ton opoion elegcei o QeoV× dia touto mh katafronei thn paideian tou Pantodunamou×

5:18 dioti autoV plhgonei kai epidenei× ktupa, kai ai ceireV autou iatreuousin.

5:19 En ex qliyesi qelei se eleuqerwsei× kai en th ebdomh den qelei se eggisei kakon.

5:20 En th peinh qelei se lutrwsei ek qanatou× kai en polemw ek ceiroV romfaiaV.

5:21 Apo mastigoV glwsshV qeleiV eisqai pefulagmenoV× kai den qeleiV fobhqh apo tou epercomenou oleqrou.

5:22 Ton oleqron kai thn peinan qeleiV katagela× kai den qeleiV fobhqh apo twn qhriwn thV ghV.

5:23 Dioti qeleiV ecei summacian meta twn liqwn thV pediadoV× kai ta qhria tou agrou qelousin eirhneuei meta sou.

5:24 Kai qeleiV gnwrisei oti eirhnh einai en th skhnh sou, kai qeleiV episkefqh thn katoikian sou, kai den qelei soi leipei ouden.

5:25 Kai qeleiV gnwrisei oti einai polu to sperma sou, kai oi ekgonoi sou wV h botanh thV ghV.

5:26 QeleiV elqei eiV ton tafon en baqei ghrati, kaqwV susswreuetai h qhmwnia tou sitou en tw kairw authV.