12:1 [] OstiV agapa paideian, agapa gnwsin× all' ostiV misei elegcon, einai afrwn.

12:2 [] O kaloV euriskei carin para Kuriou× ton de mhcaneuomenon kaka qelei katadikasei.

12:3 [] Den qelei sterewqh anqrwpoV dia thV anomiaV× h riza de twn dikaiwn qelei menei asaleutoV.

12:4 [] H enaretoV gunh einai stefanoV eiV ton andra authV× h de proxenousa aiscunhn einai wV sapria eiV ta osta autou.

12:5 [] Oi logismoi twn dikaiwn einai euquthV× ai de boulai twn asebwn doloV.

12:6 [] Oi logoi twn asebwn enedreuousin aima× to de stoma twn euqewn qelei eleuqerwsei autouV.

12:7 [] Oi asebeiV katastrefontai kai den uparcousin× o oikoV de twn dikaiwn qelei diamenei.

12:8 [] O anqrwpoV egkwmiazetai kata thn sunesin autou× o de diestrammenoV thn kardian qelei eisqai eiV katafronhsin.

12:9 [] KalhteroV o anqrwpoV o mh timwmenoV kai eparkwn eiV eauton, para o kenodoxwn kai steroumenoV artou.

12:10 [] O dikaioV epimeleitai thn zwhn tou kthnouV autou× ta de splagcna twn asebwn einai anelehmona.

12:11 [] O ergazomenoV thn ghn autou qelei cortasqh arton× o de akolouqwn touV mataiofronaV einai endehV frenwn.

12:12 [] O asebhV zhtei thn uperaspisin twn kakwn× all' h riza tou dikaiou anadidei.

12:13 [] Di' amartian ceilewn pagideuetai o asebhV× o de dikaioV exercetai ek stenocwriaV.

12:14 [] Ek twn karpwn tou stomatoV autou o anqrwpoV qelei emplhsqh agaqwn× kai h amoibh twn ceirwn tou anqrwpou qelei epistreyei eiV auton.

12:15 [] H odoV tou afronoV einai orqh eiV touV ofqalmouV autou× o de akouwn sumboulaV einai sofoV.

12:16 [] O afrwn faneronei euquV thn orghn autou× o de fronimoV skepazei to oneidoV autou.

12:17 [] O lalwn alhqeian anaggellei to dikaion× o de yeudomartuV dolon.

12:18 [] O fluaroV einai wV traumata macairaV× h de glwssa twn sofwn, iasiV.

12:19 [] Ta ceilh thV alhqeiaV qelousin eisqai staqera diapantoV× h de yeudhV glwssa monon stigmiaia.

12:20 [] DoloV einai en th kardia twn mhcaneuomenwn kaka× eufrosunh de eiV touV bouleuomenouV eirhnhn.

12:21 [] Oudemia blabh qelei sumbh eiV ton dikaion× oi de asebeiV qelousin emplhsqh kakwn.

12:22 [] Yeudh ceilh bdelugma eiV ton Kurion× oi de poiounteV alhqeian einai dektoi eiV auton.

12:23 [] O fronimoV anqrwpoV kaluptei gnwsin× h de kardia twn afronwn diakhruttei mwrian.

12:24 [] H ceir twn epimelwn qelei exousiazei× oi de oknhroi qelousin eisqai upoteleiV.

12:25 [] H luph en th kardia tou anqrwpou tapeinonei authn× o de kaloV logoV eufrainei authn.

12:26 [] O dikaioV uperecei tou plhsion autou× h de odoV twn asebwn plana autouV.

12:27 [] O oknhroV den epitugcanei tou qhramatoV autou× ta de uparconta tou epimelouV anqrwpou einai polutima.