23:1 [] Otan kaqhshV na faghV meta arcontoV, parathrei epimelwV ta paratiqemena emprosqen sou×

23:2 kai bale macairan eiV ton laimon sou, ean hsai adhfagoV×

23:3 mh epiqumei ta edesmata autou× dioti tauta einai trofh doliothtoV.

23:4 [] Mh merimna dia na geinhV plousioV× apece apo thV sofiaV sou.

23:5 QeleiV episthsei touV ofqalmouV sou eiV to mh uparcon; dioti o ploutoV kataskeuazei bebaiwV eiV eauton pterugaV wV aetou kai peta proV ton ouranon.

23:6 [] Mh trwge ton arton tou fqonerou, mhde epiqumei ta edesmata autou×

23:7 dioti kaqwV fronei en th yuch autou, toioutoV einai× fage kai pie, legei proV se× all' h kardia autou den einai meta sou.

23:8 To ywmion, to opoion efageV, qeleiV exemesei kai qeleiV casei taV glukeiaV sunomiliaV sou.

23:9 [] Mh lalei eiV ta wta tou afronoV× dioti qelei katafronhsei thn sofian twn logwn sou.

23:10 [] Mh metakinei oria arcaia× kai mh eiselqhV eiV touV agrouV twn orfanwn×

23:11 dioti o LutrwthV autwn einai iscuroV× autoV qelei ekdikasei thn dikhn autwn enantion sou.

23:12 [] Proskollhson thn kardian sou eiV thn paideian kai ta wta sou eiV touV logouV thV gnwsewV.

23:13 Mh feidou na paideuhV to paidion× dioti ean ktuphshV auto dia thV rabdou, den qelei apoqanei×

23:14 su ktupwn auto dia thV rabdou, qeleiV eleuqerwsei thn yuchn autou ek tou adou.

23:15 Uie mou, ean h kardia sou geinh sofh, qelei eufrainesqai kai h kardia emou×

23:16 kai ta nefra mou qelousin agallesqai, otan ta ceilh sou lalwsin orqa.

23:17 [] AV mh zhleuh h kardia sou touV amartwlouV× all' eso en tw fobw tou Kuriou olhn thn hmeran×

23:18 dioti bebaiwV einai amoibh, kai h elpiV sou den qelei ekkoph.

23:19 [] Akoue su, uie mou, kai ginou sofoV, kai kateuqune thn kardian sou eiV thn odon.

23:20 Mh eso metaxu oinopotwn, metaxu kreofagwn aswtwn×

23:21 dioti o mequsoV kai o aswtoV qelousi ptwceusei× kai o upnwdhV qelei enduqh rakh.

23:22 Upakoue eiV ton patera sou, ostiV se egennhse× kai mh katafronei thn mhtera sou, otan ghrash.

23:23 Agoraze thn alhqeian kai mh pwlei× thn sofian kai thn paideian kai thn sunesin.

23:24 O pathr tou dikaiou qelei carh sfodra× kai ostiV genna sofon uion, qelei eufrainesqai eiV auton.

23:25 O pathr sou kai h mhthr sou qelousin eufrainesqai× malista ekeinh, htiV se egennhse, qelei cairei.

23:26 Uie mou, doV thn kardian sou eiV eme, kai aV prosecwsin oi ofqalmoi sou eiV taV odouV mou×

23:27 dioti h pornh einai lakkoV baquV× kai h allotria gunh stenon frear.

23:28 Auth proseti enedreuei wV lhsthV kai plhqunei touV parabataV metaxu twn anqrwpwn.

23:29 [] EiV tina einai ouai; eiV tina stenagmoi; eiV tina erideV; eiV tina mataiologiai; eiV tina ktuphmata aneu aitiaV; eiV tina flogwsiV ofqalmwn;

23:30 EiV touV egcronizontaV en tw oinw× eiV ekeinouV oitineV diagousin anicneuonteV oinoposiaV.

23:31 Mh qewrei ton oinon oti kokkinizei, oti didei to crwma autou eiV to pothrion, oti katabainei euarestwV.

23:32 En tw telei autou daknei wV ofiV kai kentronei wV basiliskoV×

23:33 Oi ofqalmoi sou qelousi kuttaxei allotriaV gunaikaV, kai h kardia sou qelei lalhsei aiscra×

23:34 kai qeleiV eisqai wV koimwmenoV en mesw qalasshV, kai wV koitwmenoV epi korufhV, katartiou×