7:1 [] Den einai ekstrateia o bioV tou anqrwpou epi thV ghV; ai hmerai autou wV hmerai misqwtou;

7:2 KaqwV o douloV epipoqei thn skian, kai kaqwV o misqwtoV anamenei ton misqon autou,

7:3 outwV egw elabon dia klhronomian mhnaV mataiothtoV, kai odunhrai nukteV diwrisqhsan eiV eme.

7:4 Otan plagiazw, legw, Pote qelw egerqh, kai qelei perasei h nux; kai eimai plhrhV anhsuciaV ewV thV aughV×

7:5 H sarx mou einai periendedumenh skwlhkaV kai bwlouV cwmatoV× to derma mou diascizetai kai reei.

7:6 Ai hmerai mou einai tacuterai thV kerkidoV tou ufantou, kai canontai aneu elpidoV.

7:7 [] Enqumhqhti oti h zwh mou einai anemoV× o ofqalmoV mou den qelei epistreyei dia na idh agaqon.

7:8 O ofqalmoV tou blepontoV me den qelei me idei pleon× oi ofqalmoi sou einai ep' eme, kai egw den uparcw.

7:9 KaqwV to nefoV dialuetai kai canetai outwV o katabainwn eiV ton tafon den qelei epanabh×

7:10 den qelei epistreyei pleon eiV ton oikon autou, kai o topoV autou den qelei gnwrisei auton pleon.

7:11 Dia touto egw den qelw krathsei to stoma mou× qelw lalhsei en th agwnia tou pneumatoV mou× qelw qrhnologhsei en th pikria thV yuchV mou.

7:12 Qalassa eimai h khtoV, wste eqesaV ep' eme fulakhn;

7:13 Otan legw, H klinh mou qelei me parhgorhsei, h koith mou qelei elafrwsei to paraponon mou,

7:14 tote me fobizeiV me oneira kai me kataplhtteiV me oraseiV×

7:15 kai h yuch mou eklegei agconhn kai qanaton, para ta osta mou.

7:16 Ahdiasa× den qelw zhsei eiV ton aiwna× leiyon ap' emou× dioti ai hmerai mou einai mataiothV.

7:17 [] Ti einai o anqrwpoV, wste megaluneiV auton, kai balleiV ton noun sou ep' auton;

7:18 Kai episkeptesai auton kata pasan prwian kai dokimazeiV auton kata pasan stigmhn;

7:19 EwV pote den qeleiV surqh ap' emou kai den qeleiV me afhsei, ewV na katapiw ton sielon mou;

7:20 Hmarthsa× ti dunamai na kamw eiV se, diathrhta tou anqrwpou; dia ti me eqesaV shmadion sou, kai eimai baroV eiV emauton;