Ecclesiastes:9

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* [] 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * [] Dioti eiV ton econta koinwnian metaxu pantwn twn zwntwn einai elpiV × epeidh kuwn zwn einai kalhteroV para leonta nekron . * Dioti oi zwnteV gnwrizousin oti qelousin apoqanei × all ' oi nekroi den gnwrizousin ouden oude ecousi pleon apolausin × epeidh to mnhmosunon autwn elhsmonhqh . * 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 . * Upage , fage ton arton sou en eufrosunh kai pie ton oinon sou en euqumw kardia × dioti hdh o QeoV euaresteitai eiV ta erga sou . * En panti kairw aV hnai leuka ta imatia sou × kai elaion aV mh ekleiyh apo thV kefalhV sou . * 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 . * 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 . * [] 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 . * 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 . * [] Kai tauthn thn sofian eidon upo ton hlion , kai efanh eiV eme megalh × * Hto mikra poliV kai andreV en auth oligoi × kai hlqe kat ' authV basileuV megaV kai epoliorkhsen authn kai wkodomhsen enantion authV procwmata megala × * all ' eureqh en auth anqrwpoV ptwcoV kai sofoV , kai autoV dia thV sofiaV autou hleuqerwse thn polin × plhn oudeiV enequmhqh ton ptwcon ekeinon anqrwpon . * Tote egw eipa , H sofia einai kalhtera para thn dunamin , an kai h sofia tou ptwcou katafronhtai kai oi logoi autou den eisakouwntai . * Oi logoi twn sofwn en hsucia akouontai mallon para thn kraughn tou exousiazontoV meta afronwn . * H sofia einai kalhtera para ta opla tou polemou × eiV de amartwloV afanizei megala kala .

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