1

GRK Ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον ποιήσει αὐτὸ, καὶ ὁ ἐγκρατὴς τοῦ νόμου καταλήψεται αὐτήν·

KJV He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.

2

GRK καὶ ὑπαντήσεται αὐτῷ ὡς μήτηρ, καὶ ὡς γυνὴ παρθενίας προσδέξεται αὐτόν·

KJV And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.

3

GRK ψωμιεῖ αὐτὸν ἄρτον συνέσεως, καὶ ὕδωρ σοφίας ποτίσει αὐτόν.

KJV With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink.

4

GRK Στηριχθήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτὴν καὶ οὐ μὴ κλιθῇ, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς ἐφέξει καὶ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ.

KJV He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.

5

GRK Καὶ ὑψώσει αὐτὸν παρὰ τοὺς πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ἀνοίξει στόμα αὐτοῦ.

KJV She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.

6

GRK Εὐφροσύνην καὶ στέφανον ἀγαλλιάματος καὶ ὄνομα αἰώνιον κατακληρονομήσει.

KJV He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.

7

GRK Οὐ μὴ καταλήψονται αὐτὴν ἄνθρωποι ἀσύνετοι, καὶ ἄνδρες ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδωσιν αὐτήν.

KJV But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her.

8

GRK Μακράν ἐστιν ὑπερηφανίας, καὶ ἄνδρες ψεῦσται οὐ μὴ μνησθήσονται αὐτῆς.

KJV For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.

9

GRK Οὐχ ὡραῖος αἶνος ἐν στόματι ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ὅτι οὐ παρὰ Κυρίου ἀπεστάλη.

KJV Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.

10

GRK Ἐν γὰρ σοφίᾳ ῥηθήσεται αἶνος, καὶ ὁ Κύριος εὐοδώσει αὐτόν.

KJV For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.

11

GRK Μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι διὰ Κύριον ἀπέστην· ἃ γὰρ ἐμίσησεν, οὐ ποιήσεις.

KJV Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.

12

GRK Μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι αὐτός με ἐπλάνησεν· οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχει ἀνδρὸς ἁμαρτωλοῦ.

KJV Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.

13

GRK Πᾶν βδέλυγμα ἐμίσησε Κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαπητὸν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.

KJV The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.

14

GRK Αὐτὸς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐποίησεν ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὸν ἐν χειρὶ διαβουλίου αὐτοῦ.

KJV He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel;

15

GRK Ἐὰν θέλῃς, συντηρήσεις ἐντολὰς, καὶ πίστιν ποιῆσαι εὐδοκίας.

KJV If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness.

16

GRK Παρέθηκέ σοι πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ, οὗ ἐὰν θέλῃς ἐκτενεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου.

KJV He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.

17

GRK Ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.

KJV Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.

18

GRK Ὅτι πολλὴ σοφία τοῦ Κυρίου, ἰσχυρὸς ἐν δυναστείᾳ καὶ βλέπων τὰ πάντα.

KJV For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:

19

GRK Καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτὸν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπιγνώσεται πᾶν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου.

KJV And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.

20

GRK Καὶ οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν.

KJV He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.