17:1 [] Kalhteron xhron ywmion kai eirhnh met' autou, para oikon plhrh qumatwn meta eridoV.

17:2 [] O fronimoV uphrethV qelei exousiazei epi uiou aiscunhV kai qelei summoirasqh thn klhronomian metaxu adelfwn.

17:3 [] To cwneuthrion dokimazei ton arguron kai h kaminoV ton cruson, o de KurioV taV kardiaV.

17:4 [] O kakopoioV upakouei eiV ta anoma ceilh× o yeusthV didei akroasin eiV thn kakhn glwssan.

17:5 [] OstiV perigela ton ptwcon, oneidizei ton Poihthn autou× ostiV cairei eiV sumforaV, den qelei meinei atimwrhtoV.

17:6 [] Tekna teknwn einai o stefanoV twn gerontwn× kai h doxa twn teknwn oi patereV autwn.

17:7 [] Ceilh uperochV den armozousin eiV ton afrona× polu oligwteron ceilh yeudouV eiV ton arconta.

17:8 [] To dwron einai wV liqoV polutimoV eiV touV ofqalmouV tou dwrodokoumenou× opou touto emfanisqh, katorqonei.

17:9 [] OstiV kruptei parabasin, zhtei filian× all' ostiV epanalegei to pragma, cwrizei touV stenwterouV filouV.

17:10 [] Perissoteron tuptei o elegcoV ton fronimon, para ekaton mastigwseiV ton afrona.

17:11 [] O kakoV zhtei monon staseiV× dia touto aggeloV sklhroV qelei pemfqh kat' autou.

17:12 [] AV apanthsh ton anqrwpon arktoV sterhqeisa twn teknwn authV kai ouci afrwn en th mwria autou.

17:13 [] OstiV apodidei kakon anti kalou, kakon den qelei anacwrhsei apo tou oikou autou.

17:14 [] OstiV arcizei filoneikian, einai wV o ekfrattwn udata× oqen pauson apo thV filoneikiaV prin exafqh.

17:15 [] O dikaionwn ton asebh kai o katadikazwn ton dikaion, amfoteroi einai bdelugma eiV ton Kurion.

17:16 [] Ti crhsimeuousi ta crhmata eiV thn ceira tou afronoV, dia na agorash sofian, afou den ecei gnwsin;

17:17 [] En panti kairw agapa o filoV, kai o adelfoV gennatai dia kairon anagkhV.

17:18 [] AnqrwpoV endehV frenwn didei ceira kai egguatai dia ton filon autou.

17:19 [] O agapwn eridaV agapa amarthmata× o uperuyonwn thn pulhn autou zhtei oleqron.

17:20 [] O skolioV thn kardian den euriskei kalon× kai o diestrammenoV thn glwssan autou piptei eiV sumforan.

17:21 [] OstiV genna afrona, genna auton dia luphn autou× kai o pathr tou anohtou den apolambanei caran.

17:22 [] H eufrainomenh kardia didei euexian wV iatrikon× to de katateqlimmenon pneuma xhrainei ta osta.

17:23 [] O asebhV decetai dwron apo tou kolpou, dia na diastreyh taV odouV thV krisewV.

17:24 [] Epi tou proswpou tou sunetou einai sofia× all' oi ofqalmoi tou afronoV blepousin eiV ta akra thV ghV.

17:25 [] O afrwn uioV einai baruqumia eiV ton patera autou kai pikria eiV thn gennhsasan auton.

17:26 [] Den einai pote kalon na epiballhtai poinh eiV ton dikaion, na epibouleuhtai tiV touV arcontaV dia thn euquthta autwn.

17:27 [] O kratwn touV logouV autou einai gnwstikoV× o makroqumoV anqrwpoV einai fronimoV.