1:1 [] Logoi tou Ekklhsiastou, uiou tou Dabid, basilewV en Ierousalhm.    1:2 MataiothV mataiothtwn, eipen o EkklhsiasthV× mataiothV mataiothtwn, ta panta mataiothV.    1:3 TiV wfeleia eiV ton anqrwpon ek pantoV tou mocqou autou, ton opoion mocqei upo ton hlion;    1:4 [] Genea upagei, kai genea ercetai× h de gh diamenei eiV ton aiwna.    1:5 Kai anatellei o hlioV, kai duei o hlioV× kai speudei proV ton topon autou, oqen aneteilen.    1:6 Upagei proV ton noton o anemoV, kai epistrefei proV ton borran× akatapaustwV peristrefomenoV upagei, kai epanercetai epi touV kuklouV autou, o anemoV.    1:7 PanteV oi potamoi upagousin eiV thn qalassan, kai h qalassa pote den gemizei× eiV ton topon oqen reousin oi potamoi, ekei palin epistrefousi, dia na upagwsi.    1:8 Panta ta pragmata einai en kopw× den dunatai anqrwpoV na ekfrash touto× o ofqalmoV den cortainei blepwn, kai to wtion den gemizei akouon.    1:9 [] O, ti egeine, touto palin qelei geinei× kai o, ti sunebh, touto palin qelei sumbh× kai den einai ouden neon upo ton hlion.    1:10 Uparcei pragma, peri tou opoiou dunatai tiV na eiph, Ide, touto einai neon; touto egeinen hdh eiV touV aiwnaV oitineV uphrxan pro hmwn.    1:11 Den einai mnhmh twn progegonotwn, oude qelei eisqai mnhmh twn epigenhsomenwn meta tauta, eiV touV mellontaV na uparxwsin epeita.    1:12 [] Egw o EkklhsiasthV estaqhn basileuV epi ton Israhl en Ierousalhm×    1:13 kai edwka thn kardian mou eiV to na ekzhthsw kai na ereunhsw dia thV sofiaV peri pantwn twn ginomenwn upo ton ouranon× ton oclhron touton perispasmon o QeoV edwken eiV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn, dia na mocqwsin en autw.    1:14 Eidon panta ta erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion, kai idou, ta panta mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    1:15 To streblon den dunatai na geinh euqeV, kai ai elleiyeiV den dunantai na ariqmhqwsin.    1:16 Egw elalhsa en th kardia mou legwn, Idou, egw emegalunqhn kai huxhnqhn eiV sofian uper pantaV touV uparxantaV pro emou en Ierousalhm, kai h kardia mou aphlause pollhn sofian kai gnwsin.    1:17 Kai edwka thn kardian mou eiV to na gnwrish sofian kai eiV to na gnwrish anohsian kai afrosunhn× plhn egnwrisa oti kai touto einai qliyiV pneumatoV.    1:18 Dioti en pollh sofia einai pollh luph× kai ostiV prosqetei gnwsin, prosqetei ponon.    2:1 [] Egw eipa en th kardia mou, Elqe twra, na se dokimasw di' eufrosunhV× kai entrufa eiV agaqa× kai idou, kai touto mataiothV.    2:2 Eipa peri tou gelwtoV, Einai mwria× kai peri thV caraV, Ti wfelei auth;    2:3 Eskefqhn en th kardia mou na eufrainw thn sarka mou me oinon, enw eti h kardia mou hscoleito eiV thn sofian× kai na krathsw thn mwrian, ewsou idw ti einai to agaqon eiV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn, dia na kamnwsin auto upo ton ouranon pasaV taV hmeraV thV zwhV autwn.    2:4 Ekamon pragmata megala eiV emauton× wkodomhsa eiV emauton oikiaV× efuteusa di' emauton ampelwnaV.    2:5 Ekamon di' emauton khpouV kai paradeisouV kai efuteusa en autoiV dendra pantoV karpou.    2:6 Ekamon di' emauton dexamenaV udatwn, dia na potizw ex autwn to alsoV to katafuton ek dendrwn.    2:7 Apekthsa doulouV kai doulaV kai eicon doulouV oikogeneiV× apekthsa eti agelaV kai poimnia perissotera uper pantaV touV uparxantaV pro emou en Ierousalhm.    2:8 Sunhqroisa eiV emauton kai argurion kai crusion kai eklekta keimhlia basilewn kai topwn× apekthsa eiV emauton adontaV kai adousaV kai ta entrufhmata twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn, pan eidoV pallakidwn.    2:9 Kai emegalunqhn kai huxhnqhn uper pantaV touV uparxantaV pro emou en Ierousalhm× kai h sofia mou emenen en emoi.    2:10 Kai pan o, ti ezhthsan oi ofqalmoi mou, den hrnhqhn eiV autouV× den empodisa thn kardian mou apo pashV eufrosunhV, dioti h kardia mou eufraineto eiV pantaV touV mocqouV mou× kai touto hto h meriV mou ek pantoV tou mocqou mou.    2:11 Kai parethrhsa egw en pasi toiV ergoiV mou ta opoia ekamon ai ceireV mou, kai en panti tw mocqw ton opoion emocqhsa, kai idou, ta panta mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV, kai ouden ofeloV upo ton hlion.    2:12 [] Kai estrafhn egw dia na parathrhsw thn sofian kai thn mwrian kai thn afrosunhn× dioti ti qelei kamei anqrwpoV elqwn meta ton basilea; o, ti ekamon hdh.    2:13 Kai egw eidon oti h sofia uperecei thV afrosunhV, kaqwV to fwV uperecei tou skotouV.    2:14 Tou sofou oi ofqalmoi einai en th kefalh autou, o de afrwn peripatei en tw skotei× plhn egw egnwrisa eti oti en sunanthma qelei sunanthsei eiV pantaV toutouV.    2:15 Dia touto eipa egw en th kardia mou, KaqwV sumbainei eiV ton afrona, outw qelei sumbh kai eiV eme× dia ti loipon egw na geinw sofwteroV; oqen esumperana palin en th kardia mou, oti kai touto einai mataiothV.    2:16 Dioti den qelei menei diapantoV h mnhmh tou sofou oude tou afronoV× epeidh en taiV epercomenaiV hmeraiV ta panta qelousi pleon lhsmonhqh. Kai pwV qelei apoqanei o sofoV meta tou afronoV;    2:17 [] Dia touto emishsa thn zwhn, dioti mocqhra efanhsan eiV eme ta erga ta genomena upo ton hlion× epeidh ta panta mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    2:18 Emishsa eti egw panta ton mocqon mou, ton opoion eicon mocqhsei upo ton hlion× dioti afinw auton eiV ton anqrwpon ostiV qelei staqh met' eme.    2:19 Kai tiV oiden an qelh eisqai sofoV h afrwn; kai omwV qelei exousiasei epi pantoV tou mocqou mou, ton opoion emocqhsa kai eiV ton opoion edeixa thn sofian mou upo ton hlion× mataiothV kai touto.    2:20 Oqen egw strafeiV aphlpisa thn kardian mou peri pantoV tou mocqou, ton opoion emocqhsa upo ton hlion.    2:21 Dioti einai anqrwpoV, tou opoiou o mocqoV estaqh en sofia kai gnwsei kai en orqothti× kai omwV afinei auton eiV allon dia merida autou, ostiV den ekopiasen eiV auton× kai touto mataiothV kai kakon mega.    2:22 Dioti tiV wfeleia eiV ton anqrwpon apo pantoV tou mocqou autou kai apo thV qliyewV thV kardiaV autou, eiV ta opoia mocqei upo ton hlion;    2:23 Epeidh pasai ai hmerai autou einai ponoV, kai oi mocqoi autou luph× kai thn nukta eti h kardia autou den koimatai× einai kai touto mataiothV.    2:24 Den einai agaqon eiV ton anqrwpon na trwgh kai na pinh kai na kamnh thn yuchn autou na apolambanh kalon ek tou mocqou autou; kai touto eidon egw, oti einai apo thV ceiroV tou Qeou.    2:25 Dioti tiV qelei fagei kai tiV qelei entrufhsei uper eme;    2:26 Epeidh o QeoV eiV ton anqrwpon ton areston enwpion autou didei sofian kai gnwsin kai caran× eiV de ton amartwlon didei perispasmon, eiV to na prosqeth kai na episwreuh, dia na dwsh auta eiV ton areston enwpion autou× kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    3:1 [] CronoV einai eiV panta, kai kairoV panti pragmati upo ton ouranon.    3:2 KairoV tou gennasqai kai kairoV tou apoqnhskein× kairoV tou futeuein kai kairoV tou ekrizonein to pefuteumenon×    3:3 kairoV tou apokteinein kai kairoV tou iatreuein× kairoV tou katastrefein kai kairoV tou oikodomein×    3:4 kairoV tou klaiein kai kairoV tou gelan× kairoV tou penqein kai kairoV tou coreuein×    3:5 kairoV tou diaskorpizein liqouV kai kairoV tou sunagein liqouV× kairoV tou enagkalizesqai kai kairoV tou apomakrunesqai apo tou enagkalismou×    3:6 kairoV tou apokthsai kai kairoV tou apolesai× kairoV tou fulattein kai kairoV tou riptein×    3:7 kairoV tou scizein kai kairoV tou raptein× kairoV tou sigan kai kairoV tou lalein×    3:8 kairoV tou agaphsai kai kairoV tou mishsai× kairoV polemou kai kairoV eirhnhV.    3:9 TiV wfeleia eiV ton ergazomenon apo osa autoV mocqei;    3:10 Eidon ton perispasmon, ton opoion edwken o QeoV eiV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn dia na mocqwsin en autw.    3:11 [] Ta panta ekame kala en tw kairw ekastou× kai ton kosmon upebalen eiV thn dianoian autwn, cwriV o anqrwpoV na dunatai na exicniash ap' archV mecri telouV to ergon, to opoion o QeoV ekamen.    3:12 Egnwrisa oti den einai allo kalon di' autouV, eimh na eufrainhtai tiV kai na kamnh kalon en th zwh autou.    3:13 Kai eti to na trwgh paV anqrwpoV kai na pinh kai na apolambanh kalon ek pantoV tou mocqou autou, einai carisma Qeou.    3:14 Egnwrisa oti panta osa ekamen o QeoV, ta auta qelousin eisqai diapantoV× den einai dunaton na prosqesh tiV eiV auta oude na afairesh ap' autwn× kai o QeoV ekame touto dia na fobwntai enwpion autou.    3:15 O, ti egeinen, hdh einai× kai o, ti qelei geinei, hdh egeine× kai o QeoV anakalei ta parelqonta.    3:16 [] Kai eidon eti upo ton hlion ton topon thV krisewV, kai ekei einai h anomia× kai ton topon thV dikaiosunhV, kai ekei h anomia.    3:17 Eipa egw en th kardia mou, O QeoV qelei krinei ton dikaion kai ton asebh× dioti di' ekaston pragma kai epi pantoV ergou einai kairoV ekei.    3:18 Eipa egw en th kardia mou peri thV katastasewV twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn, oti qelei dokimasei autouV o QeoV, kai qelousin idei oti autoi kaq' eautouV einai kthnh.    3:19 Dioti to sunanthma twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn einai kai to sunanthma tou kthnouV× kai en sunanthma einai eiV autouV× kaqwV apoqnhskei touto, outwV apoqnhskei kai ekeinoV× kai h auth pnoh einai eiV pantaV× kai o anqrwpoV den uperterei kat' ouden to kthnoV× dioti ta panta einai mataiothV.    3:20 Ta panta katantwsin eiV ton auton topon× ta panta egeinan ek tou cwmatoV kai ta panta epistrefousin eiV to cwma.    3:21 TiV gnwrizei to pneuma twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn, an auto anabainh eiV ta anw, kai to pneuma tou kthnouV, an auto katabainh katw eiV thn ghn;    3:22 Eidon loipon oti den einai kalhteron, eimh to na eufrainhtai o anqrwpoV eiV ta erga autou× dioti auth einai h meriV autou× epeidh tiV qelei ferei auton dia na idh to genhsomenon met' auton;    4:1 [] Tote egw estrafhn kai eidon pasaV taV adikiaV taV ginomenaV upo ton hlion× kai idou, dakrua twn adikoumenwn, kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn× h de dunamiV hto en th ceiri twn adikountwn autouV× kai den uphrcen eiV autouV o parhgorwn.    4:2 Oqen egw emakarisa touV teleuthsantaV, touV hdh apoqanontaV, mallon para touV zwntaV, osoi zwsin eti.    4:3 KalhteroV de amfoterwn einai, ostiV den uphrxen eti, ostiV den eide ta ponhra erga ta ginomena upo ton hlion.    4:4 [] Proseti egw eqewrhsa panta mocqon kai pasan epiteuxin ergou, oti dia touto o anqrwpoV fqoneitai upo tou plhsion autou× kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    4:5 O afrwn periplekei taV ceiraV autou kai trwgei thn eautou sarka.    4:6 Kalhteron mia drax plhrhV anapausewV para duo plhreiV mocqou kai qliyewV pneumatoV.    4:7 [] Palin estrafhn egw kai eidon mataiothta upo ton hlion×    4:8 uparcei tiV kai den ecei deuteron× nai, den ecei oute uion oute adelfon× kai omwV den pauei apo pantoV tou mocqou autou× malista o ofqalmoV autou den cortainei ploutou× kai den legei, dia tina egw kopiazw kai sterw thn yuchn mou apo agaqwn; kai touto einai mataiothV kai perispasmoV luphroV.    4:9 Kalhteroi oi duo uper ton ena× epeidh autoi ecousi kalhn antimisqian en tw kopw autwn.    4:10 Dioti, ean peswsin, o eiV qelei shkwsei ton suntrofon autou× all' ouai eiV ton ena, ostiV pesh kai den ech deuteron na shkwsh auton.    4:11 Palin, ean duo plagiaswsin omou, tote qermainontai× o eiV omwV pwV qelei qermanqh;    4:12 Kai ean tiV uperiscush kata tou enoV, oi duo qelousin antistaqh eiV auton× kai to triploun scoinion den koptetai tacewV.    4:13 [] Kalhteron ptwcon kai sofon paidion para basileuV gerwn kai afrwn, ostiV den einai pleon epidektikoV nouqesiaV×    4:14 dioti to men exercetai ek tou oikou twn desmiwn dia na basileush× o de kai basileuV gennhqeiV kaqistatai penhV.    4:15 Eidon pantaV touV zwntaV touV peripatountaV upo ton hlion, meta tou uiou, tou deuterou, ostiV qelei staqh ant' autou.    4:16 Den uparcei teloV eiV panta ton laon, eiV pantaV touV prouparxantaV autwn× all' oude oi meta tauta qelousin eufranqh eiV auton× loipon kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    5:1 [] Fulatte ton poda sou, otan upaghV eiV ton oikon tou Qeou× kai proqumou mallon na akouhV, para na prosferhV qusian afronwn, oitineV den aisqanontai oti prattousi kakwV.    5:2 Mh speude dia tou stomatoV sou, kai h kardia sou aV mh epitacunh na proferh logon enwpion tou Qeou× dioti o QeoV einai en tw ouranw, su de epi thV ghV× oqen oi logoi sou aV hnai oligoi.    5:3 Epeidh to men oneiron ercetai en tw plhqei twn perispasmwn× h de fwnh tou afronoV en tw plhqei twn logwn.    5:4 [] Otan euchqhV euchn eiV ton Qeon, mh bradunhV na apodwshV authn× dioti den euaresteitai eiV touV afronaV× apodoV o, ti huchqhV.    5:5 Kallion na mh euchqhV, para euchqeiV na mh apodwshV.    5:6 Mh sugcwrhshV eiV to stoma sou na ferh epi se amartian× mhde eiphV enwpion tou aggelou, oti hto ex agnoiaV× dia ti na orgisqh o QeoV eiV thn fwnhn sou kai na afanish ta erga twn ceirwn sou;    5:7 Dioti en tw plhqei twn oneirwn kai en tw plhqei twn logwn einai mataiothteV× su de fobou ton Qeon.    5:8 Ean idhV kataqliyin penhtoV kai parabiasin krisewV kai dikaiosunhV en th cwra, mh qaumashV dia touto× dioti o epi ton uyhlon uyhloteroV epithrei× kai epi toutouV uyhloteroi.    5:9 [] H gh wfelei uper panta× kai autoV o basileuV upo twn agrwn uphreteitai.    5:10 O agapwn to argurion den qelei cortasqh arguriou× oude eisodhmatwn o agapwn thn afqonian× mataiothV kai touto.    5:11 Plhqunomenwn twn agaqwn plhqunontai kai oi trwgonteV auta× kai tiV h wfeleia eiV touV kuriouV autwn, eimh to na qewrwsin auta dia twn ofqalmwn autwn;    5:12 O upnoV tou ergazomenou einai glukuV, eite oligon fagh, eite polu× o de tou plousiou cortasmoV den afinei auton na koimatai.    5:13 Uparcei kakon qliberon, to opoion eidon upo ton hlion× ploutoV fulattomenoV upo tou econtoV auton proV blabhn autou.    5:14 Kai o ploutoV ekeinoV canetai upo sumforaV kakhV× autoV de genna uion kai den ecei ouden en th ceiri autou.    5:15 KaqwV exhlqen ek thV koiliaV thV mhtroV autou, gumnoV qelei epistreyei, upagwn kaqwV hlqe× kai den qelei bastazei ouden ek tou kopou autou, dia na ech en th ceiri autou.    5:16 Kai touto eti kakon qliberon, kaqwV hlqen, outw na upagh× kai tiV wfeleia eiV auton oti ekopiase dia ton anemon;    5:17 Qelei proseti trwgei kata pasaV autou taV hmeraV en skotei kai en pollh luph kai arrwstia kai basanw.    5:18 [] Idou, ti eidon egw agaqon× einai kalon na trwgh tiV kai na pinh kai na apolambanh ta agaqa olou tou kopou autou, ton opoion kopiazei upo ton hlion, kata ton ariqmon twn hmerwn thV zwhV autou, osaV edwken o QeoV eiV auton× dioti touto einai h meriV autou.    5:19 Kai eiV ontina anqrwpon o QeoV dosaV plouth kai uparconta, edwken eiV auton kai exousian na trwgh ap' autwn kai na lambanh to meridion autou kai na eufrainetai eiV ton kopon autou, touto einai dwron Qeou×    5:20 dioti den qelei enqumeisqai polu taV hmeraV thV zwhV autou× epeidh o QeoV apokrinetai eiV thn kardian autou di' eufrosunhV.    6:1 [] Uparcei kakon, to opoion eidon upo ton hlion, kai touto sucnon metaxu twn anqrwpwn×    6:2 AnqrwpoV, eiV ton opoion o QeoV edwke plouton kai uparconta kai doxan, wste den stereitai h yuch autou apo pantwn osa hqelen epiqumhsei× plhn o QeoV den edwken eiV auton exousian na trwgh ex autwn, alla trwgei auta xenoV× kai touto mataiothV kai einai nosoV kakh.    6:3 Ean anqrwpoV gennhsh ekaton tekna kai zhsh polla eth, wste ai hmerai twn etwn autou na geinwsi pollai, kai h yuch autou den cortainh agaqou kai den labh kai tafhn, legw oti to examblwma einai kalhteron par' auton.    6:4 Dioti hlqen en mataiothti kai qelei upagei en skotei, kai to onoma autou qelei skepasqh upo skotouV×    6:5 den eiden, oude egnwrise ton hlion, ecei omwV perissoteran anapausin par' ekeinon,    6:6 kai discilia eth an zhsh kai kalon den idh× den upagousi panteV eiV ton auton topon;    6:7 [] PaV o mocqoV tou anqrwpou einai dia to stoma autou; kai omwV h yuch den cortainei.    6:8 Dioti kata ti uperbainei o sofoV ton afrona; kata ti o ptwcoV, an kai exeurh na peripath emprosqen twn zwntwn;    6:9 Kallion einai na bleph tiV dia twn ofqalmwn, para na periplanatai me thn yuchn× kai touto mataiothV kai qliyiV pneumatoV.    6:10 O, ti egeinen, elaben hdh to onoma autou, kai egnwrisqh oti outoV einai anqrwpoV× kai den dunatai na kriqh meta tou iscuroterou autou×    6:11 [] Epeidh einai polla pragmata plhqunonta thn mataiothta, tiV wfeleia eiV ton anqrwpon;    6:12 Dioti tiV gnwrizei ti einai kalon dia ton anqrwpon en th zwh, kata pasaV taV hmeraV thV zwhV thV mataiothtoV autou, taV opoiaV diercetai wV skian; dioti tiV qelei apaggeilei proV ton anqrwpon, ti qelei eisqai met' auton upo ton hlion;    7:1 [] Kallion onoma kalon para polutimon muron× kai h hmera tou qanatou para thn hmeran thV gennhsewV.    7:2 Kallion na upagh tiV eiV oikon penqouV, para na upagh eiV oikon sumposiou× dioti touto einai to teloV pantoV anqrwpou, kai o zwn qelei balei auto eiV thn kardian autou.    7:3 Kallion h luph para ton gelwta× dioti ek thV skuqrwpothtoV tou proswpou h kardia ginetai faidrotera.    7:4 H kardia twn sofwn einai en oikw penqouV× all' h kardia twn afronwn en oikw eufrosunhV.    7:5 Kallion eiV ton anqrwpon na akouh epiplhxin sofou, para na akouh asma afronwn×    7:6 dioti kaqwV einai o hcoV twn akanqwn upokatw tou lebhtoV, outwV o gelwV tou afronoV kai touto mataiothV.    7:7 [] BebaiwV h katadunasteia paralogizei ton sofon× kai to dwron diafqeirei thn kardian.    7:8 Kallion to teloV tou pragmatoV para thn archn autou× kalhteroV o makroqumoV para ton uyhlofrona.    7:9 Mh speude en tw pneumati sou na qumonhV× dioti o qumoV anapauetai en tw kolpw twn afronwn.    7:10 Mh eiphV, TiV h aitia, dia thn opoian ai parelqousai hmerai hsan kalhterai para tautaV; dioti den erwtaV fronimwV peri toutou.    7:11 [] H sofia einai kalh wV h klhronomia, kai wfelimoV eiV touV blepontaV ton hlion.    7:12 Dioti h sofia einai skeph, wV einai skeph to argurion× plhn h uperoch thV gnwsewV einai, oti h sofia zwopoiei touV econtaV authn.    7:13 Qewrei to ergon tou Qeou× dioti tiV dunatai na kamh euqeV ekeino, to opoion autoV ekame streblon;    7:14 En hmera eutuciaV eufrainou, en de hmera dustuciaV skeptou× dioti o QeoV ekame to en antisticon tou allou, dia na mh euriskh o anqrwpoV mhden opisw autou.    7:15 Ta panta eidon en taiV hmeraiV thV mataiothtoV mou× uparcei dikaioV, ostiV afanizetai en th dikaiosunh autou× kai uparcei asebhV, ostiV makrohmereuei en th kakia autou.    7:16 Mh ginou dikaioV parapolu, kai mh fronei seauton upermetra sofon× dia ti na afanisqhV;    7:17 Mh ginou kakoV parapolu, kai mh eso afrwn× dia ti na apoqanhV pro tou kairou sou;    7:18 Einai kalon na krathV touto, apo de ekeinou na mh aposurhV thn ceira sou× dioti o foboumenoV ton Qeon qelei ekfugei panta tauta.    7:19 H sofia endunamonei ton sofon perissoteron para deka exousiazonteV, oitineV einai en th polei.    7:20 Dioti den uparcei anqrwpoV dikaioV epi thV ghV, ostiV na pratth to kalon kai na mh amartanh.    7:21 Proseti, mh dwshV thn prosochn sou eiV pantaV touV logouV osoi legontai× mhpote akoushV ton doulon sou katarwmenon se×    7:22 dioti pollakiV kai h kardia sou gnwrizei oti kai su paromoiwV kathrasqhV allouV.    7:23 [] Panta tauta edokimasa dia thV sofiaV× eipa, Qelw geinei sofoV× all' auth apemakrunqh ap' emou.    7:24 O, ti einai polu makran kai eiV akron baru, tiV dunatai na eurh touto;    7:25 Egw perihlqon en th kardia mou dia na maqw kai na anicneusw, kai na ekzhthsw sofian kai ton logon twn pragmatwn, kai na gnwrisw thn asebeian thV afrosunhV kai thn hliqiothta thV anohsiaV.    7:26 Kai euron oti pikrotera einai para qanaton h gunh, thV opoiaV h kardia einai pagideV kai diktua kai ai ceireV authV desma× o arestoV enwpion tou Qeou qelei ekfugei ap' authV× o de amartwloV qelei sullhfqh en auth.    7:27 Ide, touto eurhka, legei o EkklhsiasthV, exetazwn en proV en, dia na eurw ton logon×    7:28 ton opoion eti h yuch mou ekzhtei alla den euriskw× andra ena metaxu ciliwn eurhka× gunaika omwV mian metaxu paswn toutwn den eurhka.    7:29 Idou, touto monon eurhka× oti o QeoV ekame ton anqrwpon euqun, all' autoi epezhthsan logismouV pollouV.    8:1 [] TiV einai wV o sofoV; kai tiV gnwrizei thn lusin twn pragmatwn; h sofia tou anqrwpou faidrunei to proswpon autou, kai h sklhrothV tou proswpou autou qelei metablhqh.    8:2 Egw se sumbouleuw na fulatthV thn prostaghn tou basilewV, kai dia ton orkon tou Qeou.    8:3 Mh speude na fughV ap' emprosqen autou× mh emmenhV eiV pragma kakon× dioti pan o, ti qelhsh, kamnei.    8:4 En tw logw tou basilewV einai exousia× kai tiV qelei eipei proV auton, Ti kamneiV;    8:5 O fulattwn thn prostaghn den qelei dokimasei pragma kakon× kai h kardia tou sofou gnwrizei ton kairon kai ton tropon.    8:6 [] Panti pragmati einai kairoV kai tropoV× oqen h aqliothV tou anqrwpou einai pollh ep' auton×    8:7 dioti den gnwrizei ti qelei sumbh× epeidh tiV dunatai na apaggeilh proV auton pwV qelei akolouqhsei;    8:8 Den uparcei anqrwpoV ecwn exousian epi tou pneumatoV, wste na empodizh to pneuma× oude ecwn exousian epi thV hmeraV tou qanatou× kai en tw polemw den einai apofugh× kai h asebeia den qelei eleuqerwsei touV econtaV authn.    8:9 [] Panta tauta eidon, kai proshlwsa ton noun mou eiV pan ergon, to opoion ginetai upo ton hlion× einai kairoV kaq' on o anqrwpoV exousiazei anqrwpon proV blabhn autou.    8:10 Kai outwV eidon touV asebeiV entafiasqentaV, oitineV hlqon kai aphlqon apo thV ghV thV agiaV kai elhsmonhqhsan en th polei, opou eicon praxei outw× kai touto mataiothV.    8:11 Epeidh h kata tou ponhrou ergou apofasiV den ekteleitai tacewV, dia touto h kardia twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn einai olh ekdotoV eiV to na pratth to kakon.    8:12 An kai o amartwloV pratth kakon, ekatontakiV kai makrohmereuh, egw omwV gnwrizw bebaiwV oti qelei eisqai kalon eiV touV foboumenouV ton Qeon, oitineV fobountai apo proswpou autou×    8:13 eiV de ton asebh den qelei eisqai kalon, kai den qelousi makrunqh ai hmerai autou, aitineV parercontai wV skia× dioti den fobeitai apo proswpou tou Qeou.    8:14 [] Uparcei mataiothV, htiV ginetai epi thV ghV× oti einai, dikaioi eiV touV opoiouV sumbainei kata ta erga twn asebwn, kai einai asebeiV eiV touV opoiouV sumbainei kata ta erga twn dikaiwn× eipa oti kai touto mataiothV.    8:15 Dia touto egw ephnesa thn eufrosunhn× dioti o anqrwpoV den ecei kalhteron upo ton hlion, eimh na trwgh kai na pinh kai na eufrainhtai× kai touto qelei meinei eiV auton apo tou kopou autou en taiV hmeraiV thV zwhV autou, taV opoiaV o QeoV edwken eiV auton upo ton hlion.    8:16 Afou edwka thn kardian mou eiV to na gnwrisw thn sofian kai na idw ton perispasmon ton ginomenon epi thV ghV, dioti oute hmeran oute nukta den blepousin upnon eiV touV ofqalmouV autwn×    8:17 tote eidon pan to ergon tou Qeou, oti anqrwpoV den dunatai na eurh to ergon to opoion egeinen upo ton hlion× epeidh oson kai an kopiash o anqrwpoV zhtwn, bebaiwV den qelei eurei× eti de kai o sofoV ean eiph na gnwrish auto, den qelei dunhqh na eurh.    9:1 [] Dioti apan touto eskefqhn en th kardia mou, dia na exicniasw apan touto, oti oi dikaioi kai oi sofoi, kai ta erga autwn, einai en ceiri Qeou× den uparcei anqrwpoV gnwrizwn, eite agaph qelei eisqai eite misoV× ta panta einai emprosqen autwn.    9:2 Panta sumbainousin epishV eiV pantaV× en sunanthma einai eiV ton dikaion kai eiV ton asebh, eiV ton agaqon kai eiV ton kaqaron kai eiV ton akaqarton, kai eiV ton qusiazonta kai eiV ton mh qusiazonta× wV o agaqoV, outw kai o amartwloV× o omnuwn wV o foboumenoV ton orkon.    9:3 Touto einai to kakon metaxu pantwn twn ginomenwn upo ton hlion, oti en sunanthma einai eiV pantaV× kai malista h kardia twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn einai plhrhV kakiaV, kai afrosunh einai en th kardia autwn enosw zwsi, kai meta tauta upagousi proV touV nekrouV.    9:4 [] Dioti eiV ton econta koinwnian metaxu pantwn twn zwntwn einai elpiV× epeidh kuwn zwn einai kalhteroV para leonta nekron.    9:5 Dioti oi zwnteV gnwrizousin oti qelousin apoqanei× all' oi nekroi den gnwrizousin ouden oude ecousi pleon apolausin× epeidh to mnhmosunon autwn elhsmonhqh.    9:6 Eti kai h agaph autwn kai to misoV autwn kai o fqonoV autwn hdh ecaqh× kai den qelousin ecei pleon eiV ton aiwna merida eiV panta osa ginontai upo ton hlion.    9:7 Upage, fage ton arton sou en eufrosunh kai pie ton oinon sou en euqumw kardia× dioti hdh o QeoV euaresteitai eiV ta erga sou.    9:8 En panti kairw aV hnai leuka ta imatia sou× kai elaion aV mh ekleiyh apo thV kefalhV sou.    9:9 Cairou zwhn meta thV gunaikoV, thn opoian hgaphsaV, pasaV taV hmeraV thV zwhV thV mataiothtoV sou, aitineV soi edoqhsan upo ton hlion, pasaV taV hmeraV thV mataiothtoV sou× dioti touto einai h meriV sou en th zwh kai en tw mocqw sou, ton opoion mocqeiV upo ton hlion.    9:10 Panta osa eurh h ceir sou na kamh, kame kata thn dunamin sou× dioti den einai praxiV oute logismoV oute gnwsiV oute sofia en tw adh opou upageiV.    9:11 [] Epestreya kai eidon upo ton hlion, oti o dromoV den einai eiV touV tacupodaV, oude o polemoV eiV touV dunatouV, all' oude o artoV eiV touV sofouV, all' oude ta plouth eiV touV nohmonaV, all' oude h cariV eiV touV axiouV× dioti kairoV kai peristasiV sunanta eiV pantaV autouV.    9:12 Dioti oude o anqrwpoV gnwrizei ton kairon autou× kaqwV oi icqueV oitineV pianontai en kakw diktuw, kai kaqwV ta pthna, ta opoia pianontai en pagidi, outw pagideuontai oi uioi twn anqrwpwn en kairw kakw otan exaifnhV epelqh ep' autouV.    9:13 [] Kai tauthn thn sofian eidon upo ton hlion, kai efanh eiV eme megalh×    9:14 Hto mikra poliV kai andreV en auth oligoi× kai hlqe kat' authV basileuV megaV kai epoliorkhsen authn kai wkodomhsen enantion authV procwmata megala×    9:15 all' eureqh en auth anqrwpoV ptwcoV kai sofoV, kai autoV dia thV sofiaV autou hleuqerwse thn polin× plhn oudeiV enequmhqh ton ptwcon ekeinon anqrwpon.    9:16 Tote egw eipa, H sofia einai kalhtera para thn dunamin, an kai h sofia tou ptwcou katafronhtai kai oi logoi autou den eisakouwntai.    9:17 Oi logoi twn sofwn en hsucia akouontai mallon para thn kraughn tou exousiazontoV meta afronwn.    9:18 H sofia einai kalhtera para ta opla tou polemou× eiV de amartwloV afanizei megala kala.    10:1 [] Muiai apoqnhskousai kamnousi to muron tou mureyou na brwma, na anabrazh× kai mikra afrosunh atimazei ton en upolhyei epi sofia kai timh.    10:2 H kardia tou sofou einai en th dexia autou× h de kardia tou afronoV en th aristera autou.    10:3 Kai eti otan o afrwn peripath en th odw, leipei sunesiV autou kai anaggellei proV pantaV oti einai afrwn.    10:4 [] Ean to pneuma tou hgemonoV egerqh enantion sou, mh afhshV ton topon sou× dioti h glukuthV katapauei amartiaV megalaV.    10:5 Einai kakon to opoion eidon upo ton hlion, laqoV, legw, proercomenon apo tou exousiastou×    10:6 oti o afrwn balletai eiV megalaV axiaV, oi de plousioi kaqhntai en tapeinw topw.    10:7 Eidon doulouV ef' ippwn kai arcontaV peripatountaV wV doulouV epi thV ghV.    10:8 OstiV skaptei lakkon, qelei pesei eiV auton× kai ostiV cala fragmon, ofiV qelei dagkasei auton.    10:9 O metakinwn liqouV qelei blafqh up' autwn× o scizwn xula qelei kinduneusei en autoiV.    10:10 Ean o sidhroV amblunqh kai den akonish tiV thn koyin autou, prepei na prosqesh dunamin× h sofia de einai wfelimoV proV dieuqunsin.    10:11 Ean o ofiV dagkanh cwriV surigmou, plhn kai o sukofanthV kalhteroV den einai.    10:12 [] Oi logoi tou stomatoV tou sofou einai cariV× ta de ceilh tou afronoV qelousi katapiei auton.    10:13 H arch twn logwn tou stomatoV autou einai afrosunh× kai to teloV thV omiliaV autou kakh mwria.    10:14 O afrwn proseti plhqunei logouV, enw o anqrwpoV den exeurei ti mellei genesqai× kai tiV dunatai na apaggeilh proV auton ti qelei eisqai met' auton;    10:15 O mocqoV twn afronwn apaudizei autouV, epeidh den exeurousi na upagwsin eiV thn polin.    10:16 [] Ouai eiV se, gh, thV opoiaV o basileuV einai neoV, kai oi arconteV sou trwgousi to prwi    10:17 Makaria su, gh, thV opoiaV o basileuV einai uioV eugenwn, kai oi arconteV sou trwgousin en kairw proV eniscusin kai ouci proV meqhn    10:18 Dia thn pollhn oknhrian piptei h stegasiV× kai dia thn argian twn ceirwn stalazei h oikia.    10:19 Di' euqumian kamnousi sumposia, kai o oinoV eufrainei touV zwntaV× to de argurion apokrinetai eiV panta.    10:20 Mh katarasqhV ton basilea mhde en th dianoia sou× kai mh katarasqhV ton plousion en tw tameiw tou koitwnoV sou× dioti pthnon tou ouranou qelei ferei thn fwnhn, kai to econ taV pterugaV qelei anaggeilei to pragma.    11:1 [] Riyon ton arton sou epi proswpon twn udatwn× dioti en taiV pollaiV hmeraiV qeleiV eurei auton.    11:2 DoV meridion eiV epta kai eti eiV oktw× dioti den exeureiV ti kakon qelei geinei epi thV ghV.    11:3 Ean ta nefh hnai plhrh, qelousi diacusei brochn epi thn ghn× kai ean dendron pesh proV ton noton h proV ton borran, en tw topw opou pesh to dendron, ekei qelei meinei.    11:4 OstiV parathrei ton anemon, den qelei speirei× kai ostiV qewrei ta nefh, den qelei qerisei.    11:5 KaqwV den gnwrizeiV tiV h odoV tou anemou oude tini tropw morfonontai ta osta en th koilia thV kuoforoushV, outw den gnwrizeiV ta erga tou Qeou, ostiV kamnei ta panta.    11:6 Speire ton sporon sou to prwi, kai thn esperan aV mh hsucash h ceir sou× dioti den exeureiV ti qelei eudokimhsei, touto h ekeino, h ean kai ta duo hnai epishV agaqa.    11:7 [] Gluku bebaia einai to fwV, kai euareston eiV touV ofqalmouV na blepwsi ton hlion×    11:8 alla kai ean o anqrwpoV zhsh eth polla kai eufrainhtai en pasi toutoiV, aV enqumhqh omwV taV hmeraV tou skotouV, oti qelousin eisqai pollai. Panta ta sumbainonta mataiothV.    11:9 Eufrainou, neaniske, en th neothti sou× kai h kardia sou aV se caropoih en taiV hmeraiV thV neothtoV sou× kai peripatei kata taV epiqumiaV thV kardiaV sou kai kata thn orasin twn ofqalmwn sou× plhn exeure, oti dia panta tauta o QeoV qelei se ferei eiV krisin.    11:10 Kai afaireson ton qumon apo thV kardiaV sou, kai apomakrunon thn ponhrian apo thV sarkoV sou× dioti h neothV kai h paidikh hlikia einai mataiothV.    12:1 [] Kai enqumou ton Plasthn sou en taiV hmeraiV thV neothtoV sou× prin elqwsin ai kakai hmerai, kai fqaswsi ta eth eiV ta opoia qeleiV eipei, Den ecw eucaristhsin eiV auta×    12:2 prin skotisqh o hlioV kai to fwV kai selhnh kai oi astereV, kai epanelqwsi ta nefh meta thn brochn×    12:3 ote oi fulakeV thV oikiaV qelousi tremei, kai oi andreV oi iscuroi qelousi klonizesqai, kai ai aleqousai qelousi pausei× dioti wligosteuqhsan, kai ai blepousai dia twn quridwn qelousin amaurwqh×    12:4 kai ai qurai qelousi kleisqh en th odw, ote qelei asqenhsei h fwnh thV aleqoushV, kai o anqrwpoV qelei exegeiresqai eiV thn fwnhn tou strouqiou, kai pasai ai qugatereV tou asmatoV atoniswsin×    12:5 ote qelousi fobeisqai to uyoV kai qelousi tremei en th odw× ote h amugdalea qelei anqhsei kai h akriV qelei proxenei baroV kai h orexiV qelei ekleiyei× dioti o anqrwpoV upagei eiV ton aiwnion oikon autou kai oi penqounteV perikuklousi taV odouV×    12:6 prin luqh h argura alusoV kai spash o lucnoV o crusouV h suntrifqh h udria en th phgh h calash o trocoV en tw freati,    12:7 kai epistreyh to cwma eiV thn ghn, kaqwV hto, kai to pneuma epistreyh eiV ton Qeon, ostiV edwken auto.    12:8 [] MataiothV mataiothtwn, eipen o EkklhsiasthV× ta panta mataiothV.    12:9 Kai oson perissoteron o EkklhsiasthV estaqh sofoV, toson perissoteron edidaxe thn gnwsin eiV ton laon× malista eprosexe kai hreunhse kai ebalen eiV taxin pollaV paroimiaV.    12:10 O EkklhsiasthV ezhthse na eurh logouV euarestouV× kai to gegrammenon hto euquthV kai logoi alhqeiaV.    12:11 Oi logoi twn sofwn einai wV boukentra kai wV karfia empephgmena upo twn didaskalwn twn sunaqroisantwn autouV× edoqhsan de para tou autou poimenoV.    12:12 Peripleon de toutwn, maqe, uie mou, oti to na kamnh tiV polla biblia den ecei teloV, kai h pollh meleth einai mocqoV eiV thn sarka.    12:13 [] AV akouswmen to teloV thV olhV upoqesewV× fobou ton Qeon kai fulatte taV entolaV autou, epeidh touto einai to pan tou anqrwpou.    12:14 Dioti o QeoV qelei ferei eiV krisin pan ergon kai pan krupton, eite agaqon eite ponhron.