1 κριτης σοφος παιδευσει τον λαον αυτου και ηγεμονια συνετου τεταγμενη εσται | 1 A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered. |
2 κατα τον κριτην του λαου ουτως και οι λειτουργοι αυτου και κατα τον ηγουμενον της πολεως παντες οι κατοικουντες αυτην | 2 As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein. |
3 βασιλευς απαιδευτος απολει τον λαον αυτου και πολις οικισθησεται εν συνεσει δυναστων | 3 An unwise king destroyeth his people; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. |
4 εν χειρι κυριου η εξουσια της γης και τον χρησιμον εγερει εις καιρον επ' αυτης | 4 The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. |
5 εν χειρι κυριου ευοδια ανδρος και προσωπω γραμματεως επιθησει δοξαν αυτου | 5 In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. |
6 επι παντι αδικηματι μη μηνιασης τω πλησιον και μη πρασσε μηδεν εν εργοις υβρεως | 6 Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices. |
7 μισητη εναντι κυριου και ανθρωπων υπερηφανια και εξ αμφοτερων πλημμελης η αδικια | 7 Pride is hateful before God and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity. |
8 βασιλεια απο εθνους εις εθνος μεταγεται δια αδικιας και υβρεις και χρηματα | 8 Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another. |
9 τι υπερηφανευεται γη και σποδος οτι εν ζωη ερριψα τα ενδοσθια αυτου | 9 Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels. |
10 μακρον αρρωστημα σκωπτει ιατρος και βασιλευς σημερον και αυριον τελευτησει | 10 The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die. |
11 εν γαρ τω αποθανειν ανθρωπον κληρονομησει ερπετα και θηρια και σκωληκας | 11 For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms. |
12 αρχη υπερηφανιας ανθρωπου αφιστασθαι απο κυριου και απο του ποιησαντος αυτον απεστη η καρδια αυτου | 12 The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. |
13 οτι αρχη υπερηφανιας αμαρτια και ο κρατων αυτης εξομβρησει βδελυγμα δια τουτο παρεδοξασεν κυριος τας επαγωγας και κατεστρεψεν εις τελος αυτους | 13 For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. |
14 θρονους αρχοντων καθειλεν ο κυριος και εκαθισεν πραεις αντ' αυτων | 14 The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. |
15 ριζας εθνων εξετιλεν ο κυριος και εφυτευσεν ταπεινους αντ' αυτων | 15 The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place. |
16 χωρας εθνων κατεστρεψεν ο κυριος και απωλεσεν αυτας εως θεμελιων γης | 16 The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth. |
17 εξηρεν εξ αυτων και απωλεσεν αυτους και κατεπαυσεν απο γης το μνημοσυνον αυτων | 17 He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth. |
18 ουκ εκτισται ανθρωποις υπερηφανια ουδε οργη θυμου γεννημασιν γυναικων | 18 Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman. |
19 σπερμα εντιμον ποιον σπερμα ανθρωπου σπερμα εντιμον ποιον οι φοβουμενοι τον κυριον σπερμα ατιμον ποιον σπερμα ανθρωπου σπερμα ατιμον ποιον οι παραβαινοντες εντολας | 19 They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed. |
20 εν μεσω αδελφων ο ηγουμενος αυτων εντιμος και οι φοβουμενοι κυριον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου | 20 Among brethren he that is chief is honorable; so are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. |
21 - | 21 The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof. |
22 πλουσιος και ενδοξος και πτωχος το καυχημα αυτων φοβος κυριου | 22 Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord. |
23 ου δικαιον ατιμασαι πτωχον συνετον και ου καθηκει δοξασαι ανδρα αμαρτωλον | 23 It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. |
24 μεγισταν και κριτης και δυναστης δοξασθησεται και ουκ εστιν αυτων τις μειζων του φοβουμενου τον κυριον | 24 Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. |
25 οικετη σοφω ελευθεροι λειτουργησουσιν και ανηρ επιστημων ου γογγυσει | 25 Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed. |
26 μη σοφιζου ποιησαι το εργον σου και μη δοξαζου εν καιρω στενοχωριας σου | 26 Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress. |
27 κρεισσων εργαζομενος και περισσευων εν πασιν η περιπατων δοξαζομενος και απορων αρτων | 27 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. |
28 τεκνον εν πραυτητι δοξασον την ψυχην σου και δος αυτη τιμην κατα την αξιαν αυτης | 28 My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof. |
29 τον αμαρτανοντα εις την ψυχην αυτου τις δικαιωσει και τις δοξασει τον ατιμαζοντα την ζωην αυτου | 29 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life? |
30 πτωχος δοξαζεται δι' επιστημην αυτου και πλουσιος δοξαζεται δια τον πλουτον αυτου | 30 The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches. |
31 ο δεδοξασμενος εν πτωχεια και εν πλουτω ποσαχως και ο αδοξος εν πλουτω και εν πτωχεια ποσαχως | 31 He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty? |