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* [] Otan kaqhshV na faghV meta arcontoV , parathrei epimelwV ta paratiqemena emprosqen sou × * kai bale macairan eiV ton laimon sou , ean hsai adhfagoV × * mh epiqumei ta edesmata autou × dioti tauta einai trofh doliothtoV . * [] Mh merimna dia na geinhV plousioV × apece apo thV sofiaV sou . * QeleiV episthsei touV ofqalmouV sou eiV to mh uparcon ; dioti o ploutoV kataskeuazei bebaiwV eiV eauton pterugaV wV aetou kai peta proV ton ouranon . * [] Mh trwge ton arton tou fqonerou , mhde epiqumei ta edesmata autou × * dioti kaqwV fronei en th yuch autou , toioutoV einai × fage kai pie , legei proV se × all ' h kardia autou den einai meta sou . * To ywmion , to opoion efageV , qeleiV exemesei kai qeleiV casei taV glukeiaV sunomiliaV sou . * [] Mh lalei eiV ta wta tou afronoV × dioti qelei katafronhsei thn sofian twn logwn sou . * [] Mh metakinei oria arcaia × kai mh eiselqhV eiV touV agrouV twn orfanwn × * dioti o LutrwthV autwn einai iscuroV × autoV qelei ekdikasei thn dikhn autwn enantion sou . * [] Proskollhson thn kardian sou eiV thn paideian kai ta wta sou eiV touV logouV thV gnwsewV . * Mh feidou na paideuhV to paidion × dioti ean ktuphshV auto dia thV rabdou , den qelei apoqanei × * su ktupwn auto dia thV rabdou , qeleiV eleuqerwsei thn yuchn autou ek tou adou . * Uie mou , ean h kardia sou geinh sofh , qelei eufrainesqai kai h kardia emou × * kai ta nefra mou qelousin agallesqai , otan ta ceilh sou lalwsin orqa . * [] AV mh zhleuh h kardia sou touV amartwlouV × all ' eso en tw fobw tou Kuriou olhn thn hmeran × * dioti bebaiwV einai amoibh , kai h elpiV sou den qelei ekkoph * [] Akoue su , uie mou , kai ginou sofoV , kai kateuqune thn kardian sou eiV thn odon . * Mh eso metaxu oinopotwn , metaxu kreofagwn aswtwn × * dioti o mequsoV kai o aswtoV qelousi ptwceusei × kai o upnwdhV qelei enduqh rakh . * Upakoue eiV ton patera sou , ostiV se egennhse × kai mh katafronei thn mhtera sou , otan ghrash . * Agoraze thn alhqeian kai mh pwlei × thn sofian kai thn paideian kai thn sunesin . * O pathr tou dikaiou qelei carh sfodra × kai ostiV genna sofon uion , qelei eufrainesqai eiV auton . * O pathr sou kai h mhthr sou qelousin eufrainesqai × malista ekeinh , htiV se egennhse , qelei cairei . * Uie mou , doV thn kardian sou eiV eme , kai aV prosecwsin oi ofqalmoi sou eiV taV odouV mou × * dioti h pornh einai lakkoV baquV × kai h allotria gunh stenon frear . * Auth proseti enedreuei wV lhsthV kai plhqunei touV parabataV metaxu twn anqrwpwn . * [] EiV tina einai ouai ; eiV tina stenagmoi ; eiV tina erideV ; eiV tina mataiologiai ; eiV tina ktuphmata aneu aitiaV ; eiV tina flogwsiV ofqalmwn ; * EiV touV egcronizontaV en tw oinw × eiV ekeinouV oitineV diagousin anicneuonteV oinoposiaV . * Mh qewrei ton oinon oti kokkinizei , oti didei to crwma autou eiV to pothrion , oti katabainei euarestwV . * En tw telei autou daknei wV ofiV kai kentronei wV basiliskoV × * Oi ofqalmoi sou qelousi kuttaxei allotriaV gunaikaV , kai h kardia sou qelei lalhsei aiscra × * kai qeleiV eisqai wV koimwmenoV en mesw qalasshV , kai wV koitwmenoV epi korufhV , katartiou × * me etupton , qeleiV eipei , kai den eponesa × me edeiran , kai den hsqanqhn × pote qelw egerqh , dia na upagw na zhthsw auton palin ;

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