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[1] Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh,
and anxiety about it takes away sleep.
[2] Wakeful anxiety will crave slumber.
In a severe disease, sleep will be broken. [3] A rich man toils in gathering money together.
When he rests, he is filled with his good things.
[4] A poor man toils in lack of substance.
When he rests, he becomes needy.
[5] He who loves gold won’t be justified.
He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it.
[6] Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold.
Their destruction meets them face to face.
[7] It is a stumbling block to those who sacrifice to it.
Every fool will be taken by it.
[8] Blessed is the rich person who is found blameless,
and who doesn’t go after gold.
[9] Who is he, that we may call him blessed?
For he has done wonderful things among his people.
[10] Who has been tried by it, and found perfect?
Then let him boast.
Who has had the power to transgress, and has not transgressed?
And to do evil, and has not done it?
[11] His prosperity will be made sure.
The congregation will proclaim his alms. [12] Do you sit at a great table? Don’t be greedy there.
Don’t say, “There is a lot of food on it!”
[13] Remember that a greedy eye is a wicked thing.
What has been created more greedy than an eye?
Therefore it sheds tears from every face.
[14] Don’t stretch your hand wherever it looks.
Don’t thrust yourself with it into the dish.
[15] Consider your neighbor’s feelings by your own.
Be discreet in every point.
[16] Eat like a human being those things which are set before you.
Don’t eat greedily, lest you be hated.
[17] Be first to stop for manners’ sake.
Don’t be insatiable, lest you offend.
[18] And if you sit among many,
Don’t reach out your hand before them. [19] How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little.
He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.
[20] Healthy sleep comes from moderate eating.
He rises early, and his wits are with him.
The pain of wakefulness, colic,
and griping are with an insatiable man.
[21] And if you have been forced to eat,
rise up in the middle of it, and you shall have rest.
[22] Hear me, my son, and don’t despise me,
and in the end you will appreciate my words.
In all your works be skillful,
and no disease will come to you. [23] People bless him who is liberal with his food.
The testimony of his excellence will be believed.
[24] The city will murmur at him who is a stingy with his food.
The testimony of his stinginess will be accurate. [25] Don’t show yourself valiant in wine,
for wine has destroyed many.
[26] The furnace tests the temper of steel by dipping;
so does wine test hearts in the quarreling of the proud.
[27] Wine is as good as life to men,
if you drink it in moderation.
What life is there to a man who is without wine?
It has been created to make men glad.
[28] Wine drunk in season and in moderation
is joy of heart and gladness of soul:
[29] Wine drunk excessively is bitterness of soul,
with provocation and conflict.
[30] Drunkenness increases the rage of a fool to his hurt.
It diminishes strength and adds wounds. [31] Don’t rebuke your neighbor at a banquet of wine.
Don’t despise him in his mirth.
Don’t speak a word of reproach to him.
Don’t distress him by making demands of him.
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[1] Ἀγρυπνία G70 πλούτου G4149 ἐκτήκει σάρκας, G4561 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μέριμνα G3308 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀφιστᾷ G868 ὕπνον. G5258 [2] Μέριμνα G3308 ἀγρυπνίας G70 ἀποστήσει G868 νυσταγμόν, καὶ G2532 ἀρρώστημα βαρὺ G926 ἐκνήψει G1594 ὕπνον. G5258 [3] Ἐκοπίασεν G2872 πλούσιος G4145 ἐν G1722 συναγωγῇ G4864 χρημάτων G5536 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀναπαύσει G372 ἐμπίμπλαται G1705 τῶν G3588 τρυφημάτων αὐτοῦ. G846 [4] Ἐκοπίασεν G2872 πτωχὸς G4434 ἐν G1722 ἐλαττώσει βίου G979 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀναπαύσει G372 ἐπιδεὴς γίνεται. G1096 [5] Ὁ G3588 ἀγαπῶν G25 χρυσίον G5553 οὐ G3756 δικαιωθήσεται, G1344 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 διώκων G1377 διάφορα G1313 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 πλανηθήσεται. G4105 [6] Πολλοὶ G4183 ἐδόθησαν G1325 εἰς G1519 πτῶμα G4430 χάριν G5485 χρυσίου, G5553 καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 ἡ G3588 ἀπώλεια G684 αὐτῶν G846 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 αὐτῶν. G846 [7] Ξύλον G3586 προσκόμματός G4348 ἐστιν G2076 τοῖς G3588 ἐνθουσιάζουσιν αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ἄφρων G878 ἁλώσεται ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ. G846 [8] Μακάριος G3107 πλούσιος, G4145 ὃς G3739 εὑρέθη G2147 ἄμωμος G299 καὶ G2532 ὃς G3739 ὀπίσω G3694 χρυσίου G5553 οὐκ G3756 ἐπορεύθη· G4198 [9] τίς G5101 ἐστιν; G2076 Καὶ G2532 μακαριοῦμεν G3106 αὐτόν· G846 ἐποίησεν G4160 γὰρ G1063 θαυμάσια G2297 ἐν G1722 λαῷ G2992 αὐτοῦ. G846 [10] Τίς G5101 ἐδοκιμάσθη G1381 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐτελειώθη; G5048 Καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 καύχησιν. G2746 Τίς G5101 ἐδύνατο G1410 παραβῆναι G3845 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 παρέβη, G3845 καὶ G2532 ποιῆσαι G4160 κακὰ G2556 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐποίησεν; G4160 [11] Στερεωθήσεται G4732 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθὰ G18 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 ἐλεημοσύνας G1654 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐκδιηγήσεται G1555 ἐκκλησία. G1577 [12] Ἐπὶ G1909 τραπέζης G5132 μεγάλης G3173 ἐκάθισας; G2523 Μὴ G3361 ἀνοίξῃς G455 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς G846 φάρυγγά σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 εἴπῃς G2036 Πολλά G4183 γε G1065 τὰ G3588 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς· G846 [13] μνήσθητι G3415 ὅτι G3754 κακὸν G2556 ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 πονηρός. G4190 Πονηρότερον G4191 ὀφθαλμοῦ G3788 τί G5101 ἔκτισται; G2936 Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἀπὸ G575 παντὸς G3956 προσώπου G4383 δακρύει. G1145 [14] Οὗ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 ἐπιβλέψῃ, G1914 μὴ G3361 ἐκτείνῃς G1614 χεῖρα G5495 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 συνθλίβου G4918 αὐτῷ G846 ἐν G1722 τρυβλίῳ. G5165 [15] Νόει G3539 τὰ G3588 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον G4139 ἐκ G1537 σεαυτοῦ G4572 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 παντὶ G3956 πράγματι G4229 διανοοῦ. [16] Φάγε G5315 ὡς G5613 ἄνθρωπος G444 τὰ G3588 παρακείμενά G3873 σοι G4671 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 διαμασῶ, μὴ G3361 μισηθῇς. G3404 [17] Παῦσαι G3973 πρῶτος G4413 χάριν G5485 παιδείας G3809 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἀπληστεύου, μήποτε G3379 προσκόψῃς· G4350 [18] καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 πλειόνων G4119 ἐκάθισας, G2523 πρότερος αὐτῶν G846 μὴ G3361 ἐκτείνῃς G1614 τὴν G3588 χεῖρά G5495 σου. G4675 [19] Ὡς G5613 ἱκανὸν G2425 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 πεπαιδευμένῳ G3811 τὸ G3588 ὀλίγον, G3641 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 κοίτης G2845 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἀσθμαίνει. [20] Ὕπνος G5258 ὑγιείας ἐπὶ G1909 ἐντέρῳ μετρίῳ· ἀνέστη G450 πρωί, G4404 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ψυχὴ G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ. G846 Πόνος G4192 ἀγρυπνίας G70 καὶ G2532 χολέρας καὶ G2532 στρόφος μετὰ G3326 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἀπλήστου· [21] καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ἐβιάσθης G971 ἐν G1722 ἐδέσμασιν, ἀνάστα G450 ἔμεσον G1692 πόρρω, G4206 καὶ G2532 ἀναπαύσῃ. G373 [22] Ἄκουσόν G191 μου, G3450 τέκνον, G5043 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐξουδενήσῃς G1847 με, G3165 καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐσχάτων G2078 εὑρήσεις G2147 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 μου· G3450 ἐν G1722 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἔργοις G2041 σου G4675 γίνου G1096 ἐντρεχής, καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 ἀρρώστημα οὐ G3756 μή G3361 σοι G4671 ἀπαντήσῃ. G528 [23] Λαμπρὸν G2986 ἐπ’ G1909 ἄρτοις G740 εὐλογήσει G2127 χείλη, G5491 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μαρτυρία G3141 τῆς G3588 καλλονῆς αὐτοῦ G846 πιστή. G4103 [24] Πονηρῷ G4190 ἐπ’ G1909 ἄρτῳ G740 διαγογγύσει G1234 πόλις, G4172 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μαρτυρία G3141 τῆς G3588 πονηρίας G4189 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀκριβής. G196 [25] Ἐν G1722 οἴνῳ G3631 μὴ G3361 ἀνδρίζου· G407 πολλοὺς G4183 γὰρ G1063 ἀπώλεσεν G622 ὁ G3588 οἶνος. G3631 [26] Κάμινος G2575 δοκιμάζει G1381 στόμωμα ἐν G1722 βαφῇ, οὕτως G3779 οἶνος G3631 καρδίας G2588 ἐν G1722 μάχῃ G3163 ὑπερηφάνων. G5244 [27] Ἔφισον ζωῆς G2222 οἶνος G3631 ἀνθρώποις, G444 ἐὰν G1437 πίνῃς G4095 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 μέτρῳ G3358 αὐτοῦ. G846 Τίς G5101 ζωὴ G2222 ἐλασσουμένῳ G1642 οἴνῳ; G3631 Καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἔκτισται G2936 εἰς G1519 εὐφροσύνην G2167 ἀνθρώποις. G444 [28] Ἀγαλλίαμα καρδίας G2588 καὶ G2532 εὐφροσύνη G2167 ψυχῆς G5590 οἶνος G3631 πινόμενος G4095 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 αὐτάρκης· G842 [29] πικρία G4088 ψυχῆς G5590 οἶνος G3631 πινόμενος G4095 πολὺς G4183 ἐν G1722 ἐρεθισμῷ καὶ G2532 ἀντιπτώματι. [30] Πληθύνει G4129 μέθη G3178 θυμὸν G2372 ἄφρονος G878 εἰς G1519 πρόσκομμα G4348 ἐλαττῶν G1642 ἰσχὺν G2479 καὶ G2532 προσποιῶν G4364 τραύματα. G5134 [31] Ἐν G1722 συμποσίῳ G4849 οἴνου G3631 μὴ G3361 ἐλέγξῃς G1651 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐξουθενήσῃς G1848 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 εὐφροσύνῃ G2167 αὐτοῦ· G846 λόγον G3056 ὀνειδισμοῦ G3680 μὴ G3361 εἴπῃς G2036 αὐτῷ G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 αὐτὸν G846 θλίψῃς G2346 ἐν G1722 ἀπαιτήσει.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament