| 1 Καθως η χιων εν τω θερει και καθως η βροχη εν τω θερισμω, ουτως εις τον αφρονα η τιμη δεν αρμοζει. | 1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. |
| 2 Ως περιφερεται το στρουθιον, ως περιπετα η χελιδων, ουτως η αδικος καταρα δεν θελει επιφθασει. | 2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. |
| 3 Μαστιξ δια τον ιππον, κημος δια τον ονον, και ραβδος δια την ραχιν των αφρονων. | 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. |
| 4 Μη αποκρινου εις τον αφρονα κατα την αφροσυνην αυτου, δια να μη γεινης και συ ομοιος αυτου. | 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. |
| 5 Αποκρινου εις τον αφρονα κατα την αφροσυνην αυτου, δια να μη ηναι σοφος εις τους οφθαλμους αυτου. | 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. |
| 6 Οστις αποστελλει μηνυμα δια χειρος του αφρονος, αποκοπτει τους ποδας αυτου και πινει ζημιαν. | 6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. |
| 7 Ως τα σκελη του χωλου κρεμονται ανωφελη, ουτως ειναι και παροιμια εν τω στοματι των αφρονων. | 7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
| 8 Ως ο δεσμευων λιθον εις σφενδονην, ουτως ειναι οστις διδει τιμην εις τον αφρονα. | 8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool. |
| 9 Ως η ακανθα ωθουμενη εις την χειρα του μεθυσου, ουτως ειναι η παροιμια εν τω στοματι των αφρονων. | 9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
| 10 Ο δυναστης μιαινει τα παντα και μισθονει τους αφρονας, μισθονει και τους παραβατας. | 10 Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard. |
| 11 Ως ο κυων επιστρεφει εις τον εμετον αυτου, ουτως ο αφρων επαναλαμβανει την αφροσυνην αυτου. | 11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly. |
| 12 Ειδες ανθρωπον νομιζοντα εαυτον σοφον; μαλλον ελπις ειναι εκ του αφρονος παρα εξ αυτου. | 12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. |
| 13 Ο οκνηρος λεγει, Λεων ειναι εν τη οδω, λεων εν ταις πλατειαις. | 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!" |
| 14 Ως η θυρα περιστρεφεται επι τας στροφιγγας αυτης, ουτως ο οκνηρος επι την κλινην αυτου. | 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. |
| 15 Ο οκνηρος εμβαπτει την χειρα αυτου εις το τρυβλιον και βαρυνεται να επιστρεψη αυτην εις το στομα αυτου. | 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. |
| 16 Ο οκνηρος νομιζει εαυτον σοφωτερον παρα επτα σοφους γνωμοδοτας. | 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer discreetly. |
| 17 Οστις διαβαινων ανακατονεται εις εριδα μη ανηκουσαν εις αυτον, ομοιαζει τον πιανοντα κυνα απο των ωτιων. | 17 He who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears. |
| 18 Ως ο μανιακος οστις ριπτει φλογας, βελη και θανατον, | 18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, |
| 19 ουτως ειναι ο ανθρωπος, οστις απατα τον πλησιον αυτου και λεγει, δεν εκαμον εγω παιζων; | 19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!" |
| 20 Οπου δεν ειναι ξυλα, το πυρ σβυνεται? και οπου δεν ειναι ψιθυριστης, η ερις ησυχαζει. | 20 For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. |
| 21 Οι ανθρακες δια την ανθρακιαν και τα ξυλα δια το πυρ, και ο φιλερις ανθρωπος δια να εξαπτη εριδας. | 21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. |
| 22 Οι λογοι του ψιθυριστου καταπινονται ηδεως, και καταβαινουσιν εις τα ενδομυχα της κοιλιας. | 22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. |
| 23 Τα ενθερμα χειλη μετα πονηρας καρδιας ειναι ως σκωρια αργυρου επικεχρισμενη επι πηλινον αγγειον. | 23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart. |
| 24 Οστις μισει, υποκρινεται με τα χειλη αυτου, και μηχανευεται δολον εν τη καρδια αυτου. | 24 He who hates, dissembles with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; |
| 25 Οταν ομιλη χαριεντως, μη πιστευε αυτον? διοτι εχει επτα βδελυγματα εν τη καρδια αυτου. | 25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; |
| 26 Οστις σκεπαζει το μισος δια δολου, η πονηρια αυτου θελει φανερωθη εν μεσω της συναξεως. | 26 though his hatred be covered with guile, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. |
| 27 Οστις σκαπτει λακκον, θελει πεσει εις αυτον? και ο λιθος θελει επιστρεψει επι τον κυλιοντα αυτον. | 27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling. |
| 28 Η ψευδης γλωσσα μισει τους υπ' αυτης καταθλιβομενους? και το απατηλον στομα εργαζεται καταστροφην. | 28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin. |
