| Chapter 8 |
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| [] Den krazei h sofia; kai den ekpempei thn fwnhn authV h sunesiV; |
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| Istatai epi thV korufhV twn uyhlwn topwn, uper thn odon, en tw mesw twn triodwn. |
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| Krazei plhsion twn pulwn, en th eisodw thV polewV, en th eisodw twn qurwn× |
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| proV esaV, anqrwpoi, krazw× kai h fwnh mou ekpempetai proV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn. |
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| Aploi, nohsate fronhsin× kai afroneV, apokthsate nohmona kardian. |
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| Akousate× dioti qelw lalhsei pragmata exoca, kai ta ceilh mou qelousi proferei orqa. |
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| Dioti alhqeian qelei lalhsei o larugx mou× ta de ceilh mou bdeluttontai thn asebeian. |
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| PanteV oi logoi tou stomatoV mou einai meta dikaiosunhV× den uparcei en autoiV dolion diestrammenon× |
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| PanteV einai safeiV eiV ton noounta kai orqoi eiV touV euriskontaV gnwsin. |
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| Labete thn paideian mou, kai mh argurion× kai gnwsin, mallon para crusion eklekton. |
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| Dioti h sofia einai kalhtera liqwn polutimwn× kai panta ta epiqumhta pragmata den einai antaxia authV. |
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| [] Egw h sofia katoikw meta thV fronhsewV, kai efeuriskw gnwsin sunetwn bouleumatwn. |
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| O foboV tou Kuriou einai na mish tiV to kakon× alazoneian kai auqadeian kai ponhran odon kai diestrammenon stoma egw misw. |
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| Emou einai h boulh kai h asfaleia× egw eimai h sunesiV× emou h dunamiV. |
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| Di' emou oi basileiV basileuousi, kai oi arconteV qespizousi dikaiosunhn. |
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| Di' emou oi hgemoneV hgemoneuousi, kai oi megistaneV, panteV oi kritai thV ghV× |
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| Egw touV eme agapwntaV agapw× kai oi zhtounteV me qelousi me eurei. |
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| PloutoV kai doxa einai met' emou, agaqa diamenonta kai dikaiosunh. |
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| Oi karpoi mou einai kalhteroi crusiou kai crusiou kaqarou× kai ta gennhmata mou, eklektou arguriou. |
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| Peripatw en odw dikaiosunhV, anameson twn tribwn thV krisewV, |
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| dia na kamw touV agapwntaV me na klhronomhswsin agaqa, kai na gemisw touV qhsaurouV autwn. |
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| [] O KurioV me eicen en th arch twn odwn autou, pro twn ergwn autou, ap' aiwnoV. |
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| Pro tou aiwnoV me ecrisen, ap' archV, prin uparxh h gh. |
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| Egennhqhn ote den hsan ai abussoi, ote den uphrcon ai phgai ai anabruousai udata× |
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| Prin ta orh qemeliwqwsi, pro twn lofwn, egw egennhqhn× |
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| enw den eicen eti kamei thn ghn oute pediadaV, oute korufaV cwmatwn thV oikoumenhV. |
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| Ote htoimaze touV ouranouV, egw hmhn ekei× ote periegrafe kamaran uperanw tou proswpou thV abussou× |
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| ote estereone ton aiqera epanw× ote wcurone taV phgaV thV abussou× |
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| ote epeballe ton nomon autou eiV thn qalassan, na mh parabwsi ta udata to prostagma autou× ote dietatte ta qemelia thV ghV× |
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| tote hmhn plhsion autou dhmiourgousa× kai egw hmhn kaq' hmeran h trufh autou, eufrainomenh pantote enwpion autou, |
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| eufrainomenh en th oikoumenh thV ghV autou× kai h trufh mou hto meta twn uiwn twn anqrwpwn. |
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| [] Twra loipon akousate mou, w tekna× dioti makarioi oi fulattonteV taV odouV mou. |
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| Akousate paideian kai genesqe sofoi, kai mh apodokimazete authn. |
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| MakarioV o anqrwpoV, ostiV mou akoush, agrupnwn kaq' hmeran en taiV pulaiV mou, perimenwn eiV touV parastataV twn qurwn mou× |
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| dioti ostiV eurh eme, qelei eurei zwhn, kai qelei labei carin para Kuriou. |
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| OstiV omwV amarthsh eiV eme, thn eautou yuchn adikei× panteV oi misounteV me agapwsi qanaton. |