1 ο φοβουμενος κυριον ποιησει αυτο και ο εγκρατης του νομου καταλημψεται αυτην | 1 He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. |
2 και υπαντησεται αυτω ως μητηρ και ως γυνη παρθενιας προσδεξεται αυτον | 2 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. |
3 ψωμιει αυτον αρτον συνεσεως και υδωρ σοφιας ποτισει αυτον | 3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. |
4 στηριχθησεται επ' αυτην και ου μη κλιθη και επ' αυτης εφεξει και ου μη καταισχυνθη | 4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. |
5 και υψωσει αυτον παρα τους πλησιον αυτου και εν μεσω εκκλησιας ανοιξει το στομα αυτου | 5 She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. |
6 ευφροσυνην και στεφανον αγαλλιαματος ευρησει και ονομα αιωνος κατακληρονομησει | 6 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. |
7 ου μη καταλημψονται αυτην ανθρωποι ασυνετοι και ανδρες αμαρτωλοι ου μη ιδωσιν αυτην | 7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. |
8 μακραν εστιν υπερηφανιας και ανδρες ψευσται ου μη μνησθησονται αυτης | 8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her. |
9 ουχ ωραιος αινος εν στοματι αμαρτωλου οτι ου παρα κυριου απεσταλη | 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. |
10 εν γαρ σοφια ρηθησεται αινος και ο κυριος ευοδωσει αυτον | 10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. |
11 μη ειπης οτι δια κυριον απεστην α γαρ εμισησεν ου ποιησει | 11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. |
12 μη ειπης οτι αυτος με επλανησεν ου γαρ χρειαν εχει ανδρος αμαρτωλου | 12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man. |
13 παν βδελυγμα εμισησεν ο κυριος και ουκ εστιν αγαπητον τοις φοβουμενοις αυτον | 13 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not. |
14 αυτος εξ αρχης εποιησεν ανθρωπον και αφηκεν αυτον εν χειρι διαβουλιου αυτου | 14 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel; |
15 εαν θελης συντηρησεις εντολας και πιστιν ποιησαι ευδοκιας | 15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. |
16 παρεθηκεν σοι πυρ και υδωρ ου εαν θελης εκτενεις την χειρα σου | 16 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. |
17 εναντι ανθρωπων η ζωη και ο θανατος και ο εαν ευδοκηση δοθησεται αυτω | 17 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him. |
18 οτι πολλη η σοφια του κυριου ισχυρος εν δυναστεια και βλεπων τα παντα | 18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things: |
19 και οι οφθαλμοι αυτου επι τους φοβουμενους αυτον και αυτος επιγνωσεται παν εργον ανθρωπου | 19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man. |
20 ουκ ενετειλατο ουδενι ασεβειν και ουκ εδωκεν ανεσιν ουδενι αμαρτανειν | 20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin. |