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[1] Don’t be ashamed of these things,
and don’t sin to save face:
[2] of the law of the Most High and his covenant,
of judgment to do justice to the ungodly,
[3] of reckoning with a partner and with travellers,
of a gift from the inheritance of friends,
[4] of exactness of scales and weights,
of getting much or little,
[5] of bargaining dealing with merchants,
of frequent correction of children,
and of making the back of an evil slave to bleed.
[6] A seal is good where an evil wife is.
Where there are many hands, lock things up.
[7] Whatever you hand over, let it be by number and weight.
In giving and receiving, let all be in writing.
[8] Don’t be ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish,
and one of extreme old age who contends with those who are young.
So you will be well instructed indeed
and approved in the sight of every living man. [9] A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father.
Care for her takes away sleep—
in her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age;
when she is married, lest she should be hated;
[10] in her virginity, lest she should be defiled and be with child in her father’s house;
when she has a husband, lest she should transgress;
and when she is married, lest she should be barren.
[11] Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter,
lest she make you a laughingstock to your enemies,
a byword in the city and notorious among the people,
and shame you in public. [12] Don’t gaze at every beautiful body.
Don’t sit in the midst of women.
[13] For from garments comes a moth,
and from a woman comes a woman’s wickedness.
[14] Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant woman,
a woman who puts you to shame and disgrace. [15] I will make mention now of the works of the Lord,
and will declare the things that I have seen.
The Lord’s works are in his words.
[16] The sun that gives light looks at all things.
The Lord’s work is full of his glory.
[17] The Lord has not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works,
which the Almighty Lord firmly settled,
that the universe might be established in his glory.
[18] He searches out the deep and the heart.
He has understanding of their secrets.
For the Most High knows all knowledge.
He sees the signs of the world.
[19] He declares the things that are past and the things that shall be,
and reveals the traces of hidden things.
[20] No thought escapes him.
There is not a word hidden from him.
[21] He has ordered the mighty works of his wisdom.
He is from everlasting to everlasting.
Nothing has been added to them, nor diminished from them.
He had no need of any counselor.
[22] How desirable are all his works!
One may see this even in a spark.
[23] All these things live and remain forever in all manner of uses.
They are all obedient.
[24] All things are in pairs, one opposite the other.
He has made nothing imperfect.
[25] One thing establishes the good things of another.
Who could ever see enough of his glory?
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Septuaginta
[1] Μὴ G3361 περὶ G4012 τούτων G5130 αἰσχυνθῇς G153 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 λάβῃς G2983 πρόσωπον G4383 τοῦ G3588 ἁμαρτάνειν· G264 [2] περὶ G4012 νόμου G3551 ὑψίστου G5310 καὶ G2532 διαθήκης G1242 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 κρίματος G2917 δικαιῶσαι G1344 τὸν G3588 ἀσεβῆ, G765 [3] περὶ G4012 λόγου G3056 κοινωνοῦ G2844 καὶ G2532 ὁδοιπόρων καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 δόσεως G1394 κληρονομίας G2817 ἑταίρων, G2083 [4] περὶ G4012 ἀκριβείας G195 ζυγοῦ G2218 καὶ G2532 σταθμίων καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 κτήσεως πολλῶν G4183 καὶ G2532 ὀλίγων, G3641 [5] περὶ G4012 διαφόρου G1313 πράσεως ἐμπόρων G1713 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 παιδείας G3809 τέκνων G5043 πολλῆς G4183 καὶ G2532 οἰκέτῃ G3610 πονηρῷ G4190 πλευρὰν G4125 αἱμάξαι· [6] ἐπὶ G1909 γυναικὶ G1135 πονηρᾷ G4190 καλὸν G2570 σφραγίς, G4973 καὶ G2532 ὅπου G3699 χεῖρες G5495 πολλαί, G4183 κλεῖσον· G2808 [7] ὃ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 παραδιδῷς, G3860 ἐν G1722 ἀριθμῷ G706 καὶ G2532 σταθμῷ, καὶ G2532 δόσις G1394 καὶ G2532 λῆμψις, G3028 πάντα G3956 ἐν G1722 γραφῇ· G1124 [8] περὶ G4012 παιδείας G3809 ἀνοήτου G453 καὶ G2532 μωροῦ G3474 καὶ G2532 ἐσχατογήρως κρινομένου G2919 πρὸς G4314 νέους· G3501 καὶ G2532 ἔσῃ G2071 πεπαιδευμένος G3811 ἀληθινῶς καὶ G2532 δεδοκιμασμένος G1381 ἔναντι G1725 παντὸς G3956 ζῶντος. G2198 [9] Θυγάτηρ G2364 πατρὶ G3962 ἀπόκρυφος G614 ἀγρυπνία, G70 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μέριμνα G3308 αὐτῆς G846 ἀφιστᾷ G868 ὕπνον· G5258 ἐν G1722 νεότητι G3503 αὐτῆς, G846 μήποτε G3379 παρακμάσῃ, καὶ G2532 συνῳκηκυῖα, G4924 μήποτε G3379 μισηθῇ· G3404 [10] ἐν G1722 παρθενίᾳ, G3932 μήποτε G3379 βεβηλωθῇ G953 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 πατρικοῖς G3967 αὐτῆς G846 ἔγκυος G1471 γένηται· G1096 μετὰ G3326 ἀνδρὸς G435 οὖσα, G5607 μήποτε G3379 παραβῇ, G3845 καὶ G2532 συνῳκηκυῖα, G4924 μήποτε G3379 στειρωθῇ. [11] Ἐπὶ G1909 θυγατρὶ G2364 ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον G4732 φυλακήν, G5438 μήποτε G3379 ποιήσῃ G4160 σε G4571 ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθροῖς, G2190 λαλιὰν G2981 ἐν G1722 πόλει G4172 καὶ G2532 ἔκκλητον λαοῦ, G2992 καὶ G2532 καταισχύνῃ G2617 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 πλήθει G4128 πολλῶν. G4183 [12] Παντὶ G3956 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 μὴ G3361 ἔμβλεπε G1689 ἐν G1722 κάλλει καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 γυναικῶν G1135 μὴ G3361 συνέδρευε· [13] ἀπὸ G575 γὰρ G1063 ἱματίων G2440 ἐκπορεύεται G1607 σὴς G4674 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 γυναικὸς G1135 πονηρία G4189 γυναικός. G1135 [14] Κρείσσων G2908 πονηρία G4189 ἀνδρὸς G435 ἢ G2228 ἀγαθοποιὸς G17 γυνή, G1135 καὶ G2532 γυνὴ G1135 καταισχύνουσα G2617 εἰς G1519 ὀνειδισμόν. G3680 [15] Μνησθήσομαι δὴ G1211 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἃ G3739 ἑόρακα, ἐκδιηγήσομαι· G1555 ἐν G1722 λόγοις G3056 κυρίου G2962 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 αὐτοῦ. G846 [16] Ἥλιος G2246 φωτίζων G5461 κατὰ G2596 πᾶν G3956 ἐπέβλεψεν, G1914 καὶ G2532 τῆς G3588 δόξης G1391 κυρίου G2962 πλῆρες G4134 τὸ G3588 ἔργον G2041 αὐτοῦ. G846 [17] Οὐκ G3756 ἐξεποίησεν τοῖς G3588 ἁγίοις G40 κυρίου G2962 ἐκδιηγήσασθαι G1555 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 θαυμάσια G2297 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἃ G3739 ἐστερέωσεν G4732 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 παντοκράτωρ G3841 στηριχθῆναι G4741 ἐν G1722 δόξῃ G1391 αὐτοῦ G846 τὸ G3588 πᾶν. G3956 [18] Ἄβυσσον G12 καὶ G2532 καρδίαν G2588 ἐξίχνευσεν καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πανουργεύμασιν αὐτῶν G846 διενοήθη· ἔγνω G1097 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 ὕψιστος G5310 πᾶσαν G3956 εἴδησιν καὶ G2532 ἐνέβλεψεν G1689 εἰς G1519 σημεῖον G4592 αἰῶνος G165 [19] ἀπαγγέλλων G518 τὰ G3588 παρεληλυθότα G3928 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἐσόμενα G2071 καὶ G2532 ἀποκαλύπτων G601 ἴχνη G2487 ἀποκρύφων· G614 [20] οὐ G3756 παρῆλθεν G3928 αὐτὸν G846 πᾶν G3956 διανόημα, G1270 οὐκ G3756 ἐκρύβη G2928 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐδὲ G3761 εἷς G1520 λόγος. G3056 [21] Τὰ G3588 μεγαλεῖα G3167 τῆς G3588 σοφίας G4678 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐκόσμησεν, G2885 ὡς G5613 ἔστιν G2076 πρὸ G4253 τοῦ G3588 αἰῶνος G165 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα· G165 οὔτε G3777 προσετέθη G4369 οὔτε G3777 ἠλαττώθη, G1642 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 προσεδεήθη G4326 οὐδενὸς G3762 συμβούλου. G4825 [22] Ὡς G5613 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 σπινθῆρός ἐστιν G2076 θεωρῆσαι· G2334 [23] πάντα G3956 ταῦτα G5023 ζῇ G2198 καὶ G2532 μένει G3306 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 ἐν G1722 πάσαις G3956 χρείαις, G5532 καὶ G2532 πάντα G3956 ὑπακούει. G5219 [24] Πάντα G3956 δισσά, ἓν G1520 κατέναντι G2713 τοῦ G3588 ἑνός, G1520 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐποίησεν G4160 οὐδὲν G3762 ἐλλεῖπον· [25] ἓν G1520 τοῦ G3588 ἑνὸς G1520 ἐστερέωσεν G4732 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθά, G18 καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 πλησθήσεται G4130 ὁρῶν G3708 δόξαν G1391 αὐτοῦ; G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament