Sabedoria, 14
1. ploun tiV palin stellomenoV kai agria mellwn diodeuein kumata tou ferontoV auton ploiou saqroteron xulon epiboatai
2. ekeino men gar orexiV porismwn epenohsen tecnitiV de sofia kateskeuasen
3. h de sh pater diakuberna pronoia oti edwkaV kai en qalassh odon kai en kumasi tribon asfalh
4. deiknuV oti dunasai ek pantoV swzein ina kan aneu tecnhV tiV epibh
5. qeleiV de mh arga einai ta thV sofiaV sou erga dia touto kai elacistw xulw pisteuousin anqrwpoi yucaV kai dielqonteV kludwna scedia dieswqhsan
6. kai archV gar apollumenwn uperhfanwn gigantwn h elpiV tou kosmou epi scediaV katafugousa apelipen aiwni sperma genesewV th sh kubernhqeisa ceiri
7. euloghtai gar xulon di' ou ginetai dikaiosunh
8. to ceiropoihton de epikataraton auto kai o poihsaV auto oti o men hrgazeto to de fqarton qeoV wnomasqh
9. en isw gar mishta qew kai o asebwn kai h asebeia autou
10. kai gar to pracqen sun tw drasanti kolasqhsetai
11. dia touto kai en eidwloiV eqnwn episkoph estai oti en ktismati qeou eiV bdelugma egenhqhsan kai eiV skandala yucaiV anqrwpwn kai eiV pagida posin afronwn
12. arch gar porneiaV epinoia eidwlwn euresiV de autwn fqora zwhV
13. oute gar hn ap' archV oute eiV ton aiwna estai
14. kenodoxia gar anqrwpwn eishlqen eiV ton kosmon kai dia touto suntomon autwn to teloV epenohqh
15. awrw gar penqei trucomenoV pathr tou tacewV afaireqentoV teknou eikona poihsaV ton pote nekron anqrwpon nun wV qeon etimhsen kai paredwken toiV upoceirioiV musthria kai teletaV
16. eita en cronw kratunqen to asebeV eqoV wV nomoV efulacqh
17. kai turannwn epitagaiV eqrhskeueto ta glupta ouV en oyei mh dunamenoi timan anqrwpoi dia to makran oikein thn porrwqen oyin anatupwsamenoi emfanh eikona tou timwmenou basilewV epoihsan ina wV paronta ton aponta kolakeuwsin dia thV spoudhV
18. eiV epitasin de qrhskeiaV kai touV agnoountaV h tou tecnitou proetreyato filotimia
19. o men gar taca kratounti boulomenoV aresai exebiasato th tecnh thn omoiothta epi to kallion
20. to de plhqoV efelkomenon dia to eucari thV ergasiaV ton pro oligou timhqenta anqrwpon nun sebasma elogisanto
21. kai touto egeneto tw biw eiV enedron oti h sumfora h turannidi douleusanteV anqrwpoi to akoinwnhton onoma liqoiV kai xuloiV perieqesan
22. eit' ouk hrkesen to planasqai peri thn tou qeou gnwsin alla kai en megalw zwnteV agnoiaV polemw ta tosauta kaka eirhnhn prosagoreuousin
23. h gar teknofonouV teletaV h krufia musthria h emmaneiV exallwn qesmwn kwmouV agonteV
24. oute biouV oute gamouV kaqarouV eti fulassousin eteroV d' eteron h locwn anairei h noqeuwn oduna
25. panta d' epimix ecei aima kai fonoV kloph kai doloV fqora apistia taracoV epiorkia
26. qoruboV agaqwn caritoV amnhstia yucwn miasmoV genesewV enallagh gamwn ataxia moiceia kai aselgeia
27. h gar twn anwnumwn eidwlwn qrhskeia pantoV arch kakou kai aitia kai peraV estin
28. h gar eufrainomenoi memhnasin h profhteuousin yeudh h zwsin adikwV h epiorkousin tacewV
29. ayucoiV gar pepoiqoteV eidwloiV kakwV omosanteV adikhqhnai ou prosdecontai
30. amfotera de autouV meteleusetai ta dikaia oti kakwV efronhsan peri qeou proseconteV eidwloiV kai adikwV wmosan en dolw katafronhsanteV osiothtoV
31. ou gar h twn omnumenwn dunamiV all' h twn amartanontwn dikh epexercetai aei thn twn adikwn parabasin