16:1 [] Tou anqrwpou einai ai proparaskeuai thV kardiaV× para de tou Kuriou h apokrisiV thV glwsshV.

16:2 [] Pasai ai odoi tou anqrwpou fainontai orqai eiV touV ofqalmouV autou× plhn o KurioV staqmizei ta pneumata.

16:3 [] Afierone ta erga sou eiV ton Kurion, kai ai boulai sou qelousi sterewqh.

16:4 [] O KurioV ekame ta panta di' eauton, eti kai ton asebh dia thn hmeran thn kakhn.

16:5 [] Bdelugma eiV ton Kurion einai paV uyhlokardioV× kai ceir me ceira an sunapthtai, den qelei menei atimwrhtoV.

16:6 [] Dia caritoV kai alhqeiaV kaqarizetai h anomia× kai dia tou fobou tou Kuriou ekklinousin oi anqrwpoi apo tou kakou.

16:7 [] Otan o KurioV areskhtai eiV taV odouV tou anqrwpou, kai touV ecqrouV autou eirhneuei met' autou.

16:8 [] Kalhteron oligon meta dikaiosunhV, para eisodhmata megala meta adikiaV.

16:9 [] H kardia tou anqrwpou bouleuetai thn odon autou× all' o KurioV dieuqunei ta bhmata autou.

16:10 [] CrhsmoV einai eiV ta ceilh tou basilewV× to stoma autou den sfallei en th krisei.

16:11 [] Dikaia staqmh kai plastigx einai tou Kuriou× panta ta zugia tou sakkiou einai ergou autou.

16:12 [] Bdelugma einai eiV touV basileiV na prattwsin anomian× dioti o qronoV stereonetai meta thV dikaiosunhV.

16:13 [] Ta dikaia ceilh einai euprosdekta eiV touV basileiV, kai agapwsi ton lalounta orqa.

16:14 [] QumoV basilewV einai aggeloV qanatou× all' o sofoV anqrwpoV katapraunei auton.

16:15 EiV to fwV tou proswpou tou basilewV einai zwh× kai h eunoia autou einai wV nefoV oyimou brochV.

16:16 [] Poson kalhtera einai h apokthsiV thV sofiaV para to crusion kai prokritwtera h apokthsiV thV sunesewV para to argurion

16:17 [] H odoV twn euqewn einai na ekklinwsin apo tou kakou× ostiV fulattei thn odon autou, diathrei thn yuchn autou.

16:18 [] H uperhfania prohgeitai tou oleqrou, kai uyhlofrosunh tou pneumatoV prohgeitai thV ptwsewV.

16:19 [] Kalhteron na hnai tiV tapeinofrwn meta twn tapeinwn, para na moirazh lafura meta twn uperhfanwn.

16:20 [] O sunetoV eiV ta pragmata qelei eurei kalon× kai o elpizwn epi ton Kurion einai makarioV.

16:21 [] O sofoV thn kardian qelei onomazesqai fronimoV× kai h glukuthV twn ceilewn prosqetei maqhsin.

16:22 [] H sunesiV einai phgh zwhV eiV ton econta authn× h de paideia twn afronwn mwria.

16:23 [] H kardia tou sofou sunetizei to stoma autou, kai eiV ta ceilh autou prosqetei maqhsin.

16:24 [] Khrhqra melitoV oi euarestoi logoi× glukuthV eiV thn yuchn kai iasiV eiV ta osta.

16:25 [] Uparcei odoV htiV fainetai orqh eiV ton anqrwpon, alla ta telh authV einai odoi qanatou.

16:26 [] O ergazomenoV ergazetai di' eauton× dioti to stoma autou anagkazei auton.

16:27 [] O acreioV anqrwpoV skaptei kakon× kai eiV ta ceilh autou einai wV pur kaion.

16:28 O diestrammenoV anqrwpoV diaspeirei eridaV× kai o yiquristhV diacwrizei touV stenwterouV filouV.

16:29 [] O biaioV anqrwpoV apoplana ton plhsion autou kai ferei auton eiV odon ouci kalhn×

16:30 Kleiwn touV ofqalmouV autou mhcanatai diestrammena× dagkanwn ta ceilh autou ektelei to kakon.

16:31 [] H polia einai stefanoV doxhV, euriskomenh en th odw thV dikaiosunhV.

16:32 [] KalhteroV o makroqumoV para ton dunaton× kai o exousiazwn to pneuma autou para ton ekporqounta polin.