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[1] No evil will happen to him who fears the Lord,
but in trials once and again he will deliver him.
[2] A wise man will not hate the law,
but he who is a hypocrite about it is like a boat in a storm.
[3] A man of understanding will put his trust in the law.
And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks a divine oracle. [4] Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard.
Bind up instruction, and make your answer.
[5] The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel.
His thoughts are like a rolling axle.
[6] A stallion horse is like a mocking friend.
He neighs under every one who sits upon him. [7] Why does one day excel another,
when all the light of every day in the year is from the sun?
[8] They were distinguished by the Lord’s knowledge,
and he varied seasons and feasts.
[9] Some of them he exalted and hallowed,
and some of them he has made ordinary days.
[10] And all men are from the ground.
Adam was created from dust.
[11] In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them,
and made their ways different.
[12] Some of them he blessed and exalted,
and some of them he made holy and brought near to himself.
Some of them he cursed and brought low,
and overthrew them from their place.
[13] As the clay of the potter in his hand,
all his ways are according to his good pleasure,
so men are in the hand of him who made them,
to give to them according to his judgment. [14] Good is the opposite of evil,
and life is the opposite of death;
soⓘ the sinner is the opposite of the godly.
[15] Look upon all the works of the Most High like this,
they come in pairs, one against another. [16] I was the last on watch,
like one who gleans after the grape gatherers.
[17] By the Lord’s blessing I arrived before them,
and filled my winepress like one who gathers grapes.
[18] Consider that I labored not for myself alone,
but for all those who seek instruction.
[19] Hear me, you great men of the people,
and listen with your ears, you rulers of the congregation. [20] To son and wife, to brother and friend,
don’t give power over yourself while you live,
and don’t give your goods to another,
lest you regret it and must ask for them.
[21] While you still live and breath is in you,
don’t give yourself over to anybody.
[22] For it is better that your children should ask from you
than that you should look to the hand of your children.
[23] Excel in all your works.
Don’t bring a stain on your honor.
[24] In the day that you end the days of your life,
in the time of death, distribute your inheritance. [25] Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey.
Bread, discipline, and work are for a servant.
[26] Set your slave to work, and you will find rest.
Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty.
[27] Yoke and whip will bow the neck.
For an evil slave there are racks and tortures.
[28] Send him to labor, that he not be idle,
for idleness teaches much mischief.
[29] Set him to work, as is fit for him.
If he doesn’t obey, make his fetters heavy.
[30] Don’t be excessive toward any.
Do nothing unjust. [31] If you have a slave, treat him like yourself,
because you have bought him with blood.
[32] If you have a slave, treat him like yourself.
For like your own soul, you will need him.
If you treat him ill, and he departs and runs away,
[33] which way will you go to seek him?

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 33:14 A line of this verse is here omitted by the best authorities.
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Septuaginta
[1] Τῷ G3588 φοβουμένῳ G5399 κύριον G2962 οὐκ G3756 ἀπαντήσει G528 κακόν, G2556 ἀλλ’ G235 ἐν G1722 πειρασμῷ G3986 καὶ G2532 πάλιν G3825 ἐξελεῖται. G1807 [2] Ἀνὴρ G435 σοφὸς G4680 οὐ G3756 μισήσει G3404 νόμον, G3551 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὑποκρινόμενος G5271 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 ὡς G5613 ἐν G1722 καταιγίδι πλοῖον. G4143 [3] Ἄνθρωπος G444 συνετὸς G4908 ἐμπιστεύσει νόμῳ, G3551 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 νόμος G3551 αὐτῷ G846 πιστὸς G4103 ὡς G5613 ἐρώτημα δήλων. G1212 [4] Ἑτοίμασον G2090 λόγον G3056 καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 ἀκουσθήσῃ, G191 σύνδησον G4887 παιδείαν G3809 καὶ G2532 ἀποκρίθητι. G611 [5] Τροχὸς G5164 ἁμάξης σπλάγχνα G4698 μωροῦ, G3474 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἄξων στρεφόμενος G4762 ὁ G3588 διαλογισμὸς G1261 αὐτοῦ. G846 [6] Ἵππος G2462 εἰς G1519 ὀχείαν ὡς G5613 φίλος G5384 μωκός, ὑποκάτω G5270 παντὸς G3956 ἐπικαθημένου χρεμετίζει. [7] Διὰ G1223 τί G5101 ἡμέρα G2250 ἡμέρας G2250 ὑπερέχει, G5242 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 φῶς G5457 ἡμέρας G2250 ἐνιαυτοῦ G1763 ἀφ’ G575 ἡλίου; G2246 [8] Ἐν G1722 γνώσει G1108 κυρίου G2962 διεχωρίσθησαν, G1316 καὶ G2532 ἠλλοίωσεν καιροὺς G2540 καὶ G2532 ἑορτάς· G1859 [9] ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν G846 ἀνύψωσεν καὶ G2532 ἡγίασεν G37 καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 ἔθηκεν G5087 εἰς G1519 ἀριθμὸν G706 ἡμερῶν. G2250 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἄνθρωποι G444 πάντες G3956 ἀπὸ G575 ἐδάφους, G1475 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 ἐκτίσθη G2936 Αδαμ· G76 [11] ἐν G1722 πλήθει G4128 ἐπιστήμης κύριος G2962 διεχώρισεν G1316 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 ἠλλοίωσεν τὰς G3588 ὁδοὺς G3598 αὐτῶν· G846 [12] ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 εὐλόγησεν G2127 καὶ G2532 ἀνύψωσεν καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 ἡγίασεν G37 καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 ἤγγισεν· G1448 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν G846 κατηράσατο G2672 καὶ G2532 ἐταπείνωσεν G5013 καὶ G2532 ἀνέστρεψεν G390 αὐτοὺς G846 ἀπὸ G575 στάσεως G4714 αὐτῶν. G846 [13] Ὡς G5613 πηλὸς G4081 κεραμέως G2763 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 —πᾶσαι G3956 αἱ G3588 ὁδοὶ G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 εὐδοκίαν G2107 αὐτοῦ G846 —οὕτως G3779 ἄνθρωποι G444 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 τοῦ G3588 ποιήσαντος G4160 αὐτοὺς G846 ἀποδοῦναι G591 αὐτοῖς G846 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 κρίσιν G2920 αὐτοῦ. G846 [14] Ἀπέναντι G561 τοῦ G3588 κακοῦ G2556 τὸ G3588 ἀγαθόν, G18 καὶ G2532 ἀπέναντι G561 τοῦ G3588 θανάτου G2288 ἡ G3588 ζωή, G2222 οὕτως G3779 ἀπέναντι G561 εὐσεβοῦς G2152 ἁμαρτωλός· G268 [15] καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 ἔμβλεψον G1689 εἰς G1519 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 τοῦ G3588 ὑψίστου, G5310 δύο G1417 δύο, G1417 ἓν G1520 κατέναντι G2713 τοῦ G3588 ἑνός. G1520 [16] Κἀγὼ G2504 ἔσχατος G2078 ἠγρύπνησα G69 ὡς G5613 καλαμώμενος ὀπίσω G3694 τρυγητῶν· [17] ἐν G1722 εὐλογίᾳ G2129 κυρίου G2962 ἔφθασα G5348 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 τρυγῶν G5166 ἐπλήρωσα G4137 ληνόν. G3025 [18] Κατανοήσατε G2657 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐμοὶ G1698 μόνῳ G3441 ἐκοπίασα, G2872 ἀλλὰ G235 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 ζητοῦσιν G2212 παιδείαν. G3809 [19] Ἀκούσατέ G191 μου, G3450 μεγιστᾶνες G3175 λαοῦ, G2992 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἡγούμενοι G2233 ἐκκλησίας, G1577 ἐνωτίσασθε. G1801 [20] Υἱῷ G5207 καὶ G2532 γυναικί, G1135 ἀδελφῷ G80 καὶ G2532 φίλῳ G5384 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 ἐξουσίαν G1849 ἐπὶ G1909 σὲ G4571 ἐν G1722 ζωῇ G2222 σου· G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 ἑτέρῳ G2087 τὰ G3588 χρήματά G5536 σου, G4675 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 μεταμεληθεὶς G3338 δέῃ G1163 περὶ G4012 αὐτῶν. G846 [21] Ἕως G2193 ἔτι G2089 ζῇς G2198 καὶ G2532 πνοὴ G4157 ἐν G1722 σοί, G4671 μὴ G3361 ἀλλάξῃς G236 σεαυτὸν G4572 ἐν G1722 πάσῃ G3956 σαρκί· G4561 [22] κρεῖσσον G2908 γάρ G1063 ἐστιν G2076 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 δεηθῆναί G1189 σου G4675 ἢ G2228 σὲ G4571 ἐμβλέπειν G1689 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 υἱῶν G5207 σου. G4675 [23] Ἐν G1722 πᾶσι G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἔργοις G2041 σου G4675 γίνου G1096 ὑπεράγων, μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 μῶμον G3470 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 δόξῃ G1391 σου. G4675 [24] Ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 συντελείας G4930 ἡμερῶν G2250 ζωῆς G2222 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 τελευτῆς G5054 διάδος G1239 κληρονομίαν. G2817 [25] Χορτάσματα G5527 καὶ G2532 ῥάβδος G4464 καὶ G2532 φορτία G5413 ὄνῳ, G3688 ἄρτος G740 καὶ G2532 παιδεία G3809 καὶ G2532 ἔργον G2041 οἰκέτῃ. G3610 [26] Ἔργασαι G2038 ἐν G1722 παιδί, G3816 καὶ G2532 εὑρήσεις G2147 ἀνάπαυσιν· G372 ἄνες G447 χεῖρας G5495 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 ζητήσει G2214 ἐλευθερίαν. G1657 [27] Ζυγὸς G2218 καὶ G2532 ἱμὰς G2438 τράχηλον G5137 κάμψουσιν, G2578 καὶ G2532 οἰκέτῃ G3610 κακούργῳ G2557 στρέβλαι καὶ G2532 βάσανοι· G931 [28] ἔμβαλε G1685 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 ἐργασίαν, G2039 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἀργῇ, G691 πολλὴν G4183 γὰρ G1063 κακίαν G2549 ἐδίδαξεν G1321 ἡ G3588 ἀργία· [29] εἰς G1519 ἔργα G2041 κατάστησον, G2525 καθὼς G2531 πρέπει G4241 αὐτῷ, G846 κἂν G2579 μὴ G3361 πειθαρχῇ, G3980 βάρυνον G925 τὰς G3588 πέδας G3976 αὐτοῦ. G846 [30] Καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 περισσεύσῃς G4052 ἐπὶ G1909 πάσῃ G3956 σαρκὶ G4561 καὶ G2532 ἄνευ G427 κρίσεως G2920 μὴ G3361 ποιήσῃς G4160 μηδέν. G3367 [31] Εἰ G1487 ἔστιν G2076 σοι G4671 οἰκέτης, G3610 ἔστω G2077 ὡς G5613 σύ, G4771 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 αἵματι G129 ἐκτήσω G2932 αὐτόν· G846 [32] εἰ G1487 ἔστιν G2076 σοι G4671 οἰκέτης, G3610 ἄγε G71 αὐτὸν G846 ὡς G5613 ἀδελφόν, G80 ὅτι G3754 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 ψυχή G5590 σου G4675 ἐπιδεήσεις αὐτῷ· G846 [33] ἐὰν G1437 κακώσῃς G2559 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπάρας G522 ἀποδρᾷ, ἐν G1722 ποίᾳ G4169 ὁδῷ G3598 ζητήσεις G2212 αὐτόν; G846
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