3:1 [] Egw eimai o anqrwpoV, ostiV eidon qliyin apo thV rabdou tou qumou autou.

3:2 Me wdhghse kai eferen eiV skotoV kai ouci eiV fwV.

3:3 Nai, kat' emou estrafh× kat' emou estreye thn ceira autou olhn thn hmeran.

3:4 Epalaiwse thn sarka mou kai to derma mou× sunetriye ta osta mou.

3:5 Wikodomhse kat' emou kai me periekuklwse colhn kai mocqon.

3:6 Me ekaqisen en skoteinoiV wV nekrouV aiwniouV.

3:7 Me periefraxe, dia na mh exelqw× ebarune taV aluseiV mou.

3:8 Eti kai otan krazw kai anabow, apokleiei thn proseuchn mou.

3:9 Periefraxe me pelekhtouV liqouV taV odouV mou, estreblwse taV tribouV mou.

3:10 Egeinen eiV eme arktoV enedreuousa, lewn en apokrufoiV.

3:11 Paretreye taV odouV mou kai me katesparaxe, me katesthaen hfanismenhn.

3:12 Eneteine to toxon autou kai me esthsen wV skopon eiV beloV.

3:13 Enephxen eiV ta nefra mou ta belh thV faretraV autou.

3:14 Egeina gelwV eiV panta ton laon mou, asma autwn olhn thn hmeran.

3:15 Me ecortase pikrian× me emequsen ayinqion.

3:16 Kai sunetriye touV odontaV mou me calikaV× me ekaluye me spodon.

3:17 Kai apesprwxa, apo eirhnhV thn yuchn mou× elhsmonhsa to agaqon.

3:18 Kai eipa, Apwlesqh h dunamiV mou kai h elpiV mou upo tou Kuriou.

3:19 Enqumhqhti thn qliyin mou kai thn exwsin mou, to ayinqion kai thn colhn.

3:20 H yuch mou enqumeitai tauta akatapaustwV kai einai tetapeinwmenh en emoi.

3:21 [] Touto anakalw eiV thn kardian mou, oqen ecw elpida×

3:22 EleoV tou Kuriou einai, oti den sunetelesqhmen, epeidh den exelipon oi oiktirmoi autou.

3:23 Ananeonontai en taiV prwiaiV× megalh einai h pistothV sou.

3:24 O KurioV einai h meriV mou, eipen h yuch mou× dia touto qelw elpizei ep' auton.

3:25 AgaqoV o KurioV eiV touV prosmenontaV auton, eiV thn yuchn thn ekzhtousan auton.

3:26 Kalon einai kai na elpizh tiV kai na efhsucazh eiV thn swthrian tou Kuriou.

3:27 Kalon eiV ton anqrwpon na bastazh zugon en th neothti autou.

3:28 Qelei kaqhsqai kata monaV kai siwpa, epeidh o QeoV epebale fortion ep' auton.

3:29 Qelei balei to stoma autou eiV to cwma, iswV hnai elpiV.

3:30 Qelei dwsei thn siagona eiV ton rapizonta auton× qelei cortasqh apo oneidismou.

3:31 Dioti o KurioV den aporriptei eiV ton aiwna×

3:32 All' ean kai qliyh, qelei omwV kai oikteirhsei kata to plhqoV tou eleouV autou.

3:33 Dioti den qlibei ek kardiaV autou oude kataqlibei touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn.

3:34 To na katapath tiV upo touV podaV autou pantaV touV desmiouV thV ghV.

3:35 To na diastrefh krisin anqrwpou katenanti tou proswpou tou Uyistou×

3:36 To na adikh anqrwpon en th dikh autou× o KurioV den blepei tauta.

3:37 [] TiV legei ti kai ginetai, cwriV na prostaxh auto o KurioV;

3:38 Ek tou stomatoV tou Uyistou den exercontai ta kaka kai ta agaqa;

3:39 Dia ti hqele goggusei anqrwpoV zwn, anqrwpoV, dia thn poinhn thV amartiaV autou;

3:40 AV ereunhswmen taV odouV hmwn kai aV exetaswmen kai aV epistreywmen eiV ton Kurion.

3:41 AV uywswmen taV kardiaV hmwn kai taV ceiraV proV ton Qeon ton en toiV ouranoiV, legonteV,

3:42 [] Hmarthsamen kai apestathsamen× su den maV sunecwrhsaV.

3:43 PeriekaluyaV me qumon kai katediwxaV hmaV× efoneusaV, den efeisqhV.

3:44 EkaluyaV seauton me nefoV, dia na mh diabainh h proseuch hmwn.

3:45 MaV ekameV skubalon kai bdelugma en mesw twn lawn.

3:46 PanteV oi ecqroi hmwn hnoixan to stoma autwn ef' hmaV.

3:47 FoboV kai lakkoV hlqon ef' hmaV, erhmwsiV kai suntrimmoV.

3:48 RuakaV udatwn katabibazei o ofqalmoV mou dia ton suntrimmon thV qugatroV tou laou mou.

3:49 O ofqalmoV mou stalazei kai den siwpa, dioti den ecei anesin,

3:50 Ewsou o KurioV diakuyh kai idh ex ouranou.

3:51 O ofqalmoV mou kataqlibei thn yuchn mou, ek paswn twn qugaterwn thV polewV mou.

3:52 Oi ecqreuomenoi me anaitiwV me ekunhghsan akatapaustwV wV strouqion.

3:53 Ekoyan thn zwhn mou en tw lakkw kai erriyan liqon ep' eme.

3:54 Ta udata eplhmmurhsan uperanw thV kefalhV mou× eipa, Aperrifqhn.

3:55 [] Epekalesqhn to onoma sou, Kurie, ek lakkou katwtatou.

3:56 HkousaV thn fwnhn mou× mh kleishV to wtion sou eiV ton stenagmon mou, eiV thn kraughn mou.

3:57 EplhsiasaV kaq' hn hmeran se epekalesqhn× eipaV, Mh fobou.

3:58 EdikasaV, Kurie, thn dikhn thV yuchV mou× elutrwsaV thn zwhn mou.

3:59 EideV, Kurie, to proV eme adikon× krinon thn krisin mou.

3:60 EideV pasaV taV ekdikhseiV autwn, pantaV touV dialogismouV autwn kat' emou.

3:61 HkousaV, Kurie, ton oneidismon autwn, pantaV touV dialogismouV autwn kat' emou×

3:62 TouV logouV twn epanistamenwn ep' eme kai taV meletaV autwn kat' emou olhn thn hmeran.

3:63 Ide, otan kaqhntai kai otan shkonwntai× egw eimai to asma autwn.

3:64 Kame, Kurie, eiV autouV antapodosin kata ta erga twn ceirwn autwn.

3:65 DoV eiV autouV pwrwsin kardiaV, thn kataran× sou ep' autouV.