1:1 [] Paroimiai SolomwntoV, uiou tou Dabid, basilewV tou Israhl,

1:2 dia na gnwrish tiV sofian kai paideian, dia na nohsh logouV fronhsewV,

1:3 dia na labh didaskalian sunesewV, dikaiosunhV kai krisewV kai euquthtoV,

1:4 dia na dwsh nohsin eiV touV aplouV, kai eiV ton neon maqhsin kai diagnwsin.

1:5 O sofoV akouwn qelei geinei sofwteroV, kai o nohmwn qelei apokthsei episthmhn kubernhsewV×

1:6 wste na ennoh paroimian kai skoteinon logon, rhseiV sofwn kai ainigmata autwn.

1:7 [] Arch sofiaV foboV Kuriou× oi afroneV katafronousi thn sofian kai thn didaskalian.

1:8 Akoue, uie mou, thn didaskalian tou patroV sou, kai mh aporriyhV ton nomon thV mhtroV sou.

1:9 Dioti tauta qelousin eisqai stefanoV caritwn eiV thn korufhn sou kai perideraion peri ton trachlon sou.

1:10 [] Uie mou, ean qelhswsin oi amartwloi na se deleaswsi, mh qelhshV×

1:11 ean eipwsin, Elqe meq' hmwn, aV enedreuswmen di' aima, aV epibouleuqwmen anaitiwV ton aqwon,

1:12 AV katapiwmen autouV zwntaV, wV o adhV, kai oloklhrouV wV touV katabainontaV eiV ton lakkon×

1:13 qelomen eurei pan polutimon agaqon, qelomen gemisei touV oikouV hmwn apo lafurwn×

1:14 qeV ton klhron sou metaxu hmwn, en balantion aV hnai eiV pantaV hmaV×

1:15 uie mou, mh peripathshV en odw met' autwn× apece ton poda sou apo twn tribwn autwn×

1:16 dioti oi podeV autwn trecousin eiV to kakon, kai speudousin eiV to na cuswsin aima.

1:17 Dioti mataiwV exaplonetai diktuon emprosqen twn ofqalmwn pantoV pterwtou.

1:18 Dioti outoi enedreuousi kata tou idiou autwn aimatoV, epibouleuontai taV eautwn yucaV×

1:19 Toiautai einai ai odoi pantoV pleonektou× h pleonexia afairei thn zwhn twn kurieuomenwn up' authV.

1:20 [] H sofia fwnazei exw, ekpempei thn fwnhn authV en taiV plateiaiV×

1:21 Krazei epi kefalhV twn agorwn, en taiV eisodoiV twn pulwn× apaggellei touV logouV authV dia thV polewV, legousa,

1:22 EwV pote, mwroi, qelete agapa thn mwrian, kai oi cleuastai qelousin hdunesqai eiV touV cleuasmouV autwn, kai oi afroneV qelousi misei thn gnwsin;

1:23 Epistreyate proV touV elegcouV mou× idou, egw qelw ekceei to pneuma mou ef' umaV, qelw saV kamei na nohshte touV logouV mou.

1:24 Epeidh egw ekrazon, kai seiV den uphkouete× exeteinon thn ceira mou, kai oudeiV proseicen×

1:25 Alla katefroneite pasaV taV sumboulaV mou kai touV elegcouV mou den edecesqe×

1:26 dia touto kai egw qelw epigelasei eiV ton oleqron saV× qelw katacarh, otan epelqh o foboV saV.

1:27 Otan o foboV saV epelqh wV erhmwsiV kai h katastrofh saV eformhsh wV anemostrobiloV, otan h qliyiV kai h stenocwria elqwsin ef' umaV×

1:28 tote qelousi me epikalesqh, alla den qelw apokriqh× epimonwV qelousi me ekzhthsei, alla den qelousi me eurei.

1:29 Dioti emishsan thn gnwsin kai ton fobon tou Kuriou den exelexan×

1:30 den hqelhsan taV sumboulaV mou× katefronhsan pantaV touV elegcouV mou×

1:31 dia touto qelousi fagei apo twn karpwn thV odou autwn kai qelousi cortasqh apo twn kakobouliwn autwn.

1:32 Dioti h apostasia twn mwrwn qelei qanatwsei autouV, kai h amerimnhsia twn afronwn qelei afanisei autouV.