49:1 [] <> Akousate tauta, panteV oi laoi× akroasqhte, panteV oi katoikoi thV oikoumenhV×

49:2 mikroi te kai megaloi, plousioi omou kai penhteV.

49:3 To stoma mou qelei lalhsei sofian× kai h meleth thV kardiaV mou einai sunesiV.

49:4 Qelw klinei eiV parabolhn to wtion mou× qelw ekqesei en kiqara to ainigma mou.

49:5 Dia ti na fobwmai en hmeraiV sumforaV, otan me perikuklwsh h anomia twn enedreuontwn me;

49:6 [] OitineV elpizousin eiV ta agaqa autwn kai kaucwntai eiV to plhqoV tou ploutou autwn×

49:7 oudeiV dunatai pote na exagorash adelfon, mhde na dwsh eiV ton Qeon lutron di' auton×

49:8 dioti polutimoV einai h apolutrwsiV thV yuchV autwn, kai aneurhtoV diapantoV,

49:9 wste na zh aiwniwV, na mh idh diafqoran.

49:10 Dioti blepei touV sofouV apoqnhskontaV, kaqwV kai ton afrona kai ton anohton apollumenouV kai kataleipontaV eiV allouV ta agaqa autwn.

49:11 O eswterikoV logismoV autwn einai oti oi oikoi autwn qelousin uparcei eiV ton aiwna, ai katoikiai autwn eiV genean kai genean× onomazousi ta upostatika autwn me ta idia autwn onomata.

49:12 Plhn o anqrwpoV o en timh den diamenei, wmoiwqh me ta kthnh ta fqeiromena.

49:13 Auth h odoV autwn einai mwria autwn× kai omwV oi apogonoi autwn hdunontai eiV ta logia autwn. Diayalma.

49:14 WV probata eblhqhsan eiV ton adhn× qanatoV qelei poimanei autouV× kai oi euqeiV qelousi katakurieusei autouV to prwi× h de dunamiV autwn qelei palaiwqh en tw adh, afou ekastoV afhsh thn katoikian autou.

49:15 [] All' o QeoV qelei lutrwsei thn yuchn mou ek ceiroV adou× dioti qelei me decqh. Diayalma.

49:16 Mh fobou otan plouthsh anqrwpoV, otan auxhsh h doxa thV oikiaV autou×

49:17 dioti en tw qanatw autou, den qelei sumparalabei ouden, oude qelei katabh katopin autou h doxa autou.

49:18 An kai huloghse thn yuchn autou en th zwh autou, kai oi anqrwpoi qelwsi se epainei agaqopoiounta seauton,

49:19 Qelei upagei eiV thn genean twn paterwn autou× eiV ton aiwna den qelousin idei fwV.