1

GRK Κύριος ἔκτισεν ἐκ γῆς ἄνθρωπον, καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν εἰς αὐτήν.

KJV The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again.

2

GRK Ἡμέρας ἀριθμοῦ καὶ καιρὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τῶν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.

KJV He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein.

3

GRK Καθʼ ἑαυτοὺς ἐνέδυσεν αὐτοὺς ἰσχὺν, καὶ κατʼ εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς.

KJV He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image,

4

GRK Καὶ ἔθηκε τὸν φόβον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσης σαρκός, καὶ κατακυριεύειν θηρίων καὶ πετεινῶν.

KJV And put the fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls.

5

KJV They received the use of the five operations of the Lord, and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof.

6

GRK Διαβούλιον καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ὀφθαλμοὺς, ὦτα καὶ καρδίαν ἔδωκε διανοεῖσθαι αὐτοῖς.

KJV Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand.

7

GRK Ἐπιστήμην συνέσεως ἐνέπλησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακὰ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς.

KJV Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.

8

GRK Ἔθηκε τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν, δεῖξαι αὐτοῖς τὸ μεγαλεῖον τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ·

KJV He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works.

9

KJV He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding.

10

GRK καὶ ὄνομα ἁγιασμοῦ αἰνέσουσιν, ἵνα διηγῶνται τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ.

KJV And the elect shall praise his holy name.

11

GRK Προσέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ἐπιστήμην, καὶ νόμον ζωῆς ἐκληροδότησεν αὐτοῖς.

KJV Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage.

12

GRK Διαθήκην αἰῶνος ἔστησε μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς.

KJV He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments.

13

GRK Μεγαλεῖον δόξης εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν, καὶ δόξαν φωνῆς αὐτῶν ἤκουσε τὸ οὖς αὐτῶν.

KJV Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice.

14

GRK Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, προσέχετε ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδίκου· καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳ περὶ τοῦ πλησίον.

KJV And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour.

15

GRK Αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτῶν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ διαπαντὸς, οὐ κρυβήσονται ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ.

KJV Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes.

16

KJV Every man from his youth is given to evil; neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony.

17

GRK Ἑκάστῳ ἔθνει κατέστησεν ἡγούμενον, καὶ μερὶς Κυρίου Ἰσραήλ ἐστιν.

KJV For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord’s portion:

18

KJV Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him.

19

GRK Ἅπαντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχεῖς ἐπὶ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν.

KJV Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways.

20

GRK Οὐκ ἐκρύβησαν αἱ ἀδικίαι αὐτῶν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῶν ἔναντι Κυρίου.

KJV None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him, but all their sins are before the Lord

21

KJV But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them.

22

GRK Ἐλεημοσύνη ἀνδρὸς ὡς σφραγὶς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ χάριν ἀνθρώπου ὡς κόρην συντηρήσει.

KJV The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

23

GRK Μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξαναστήσεται καὶ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτοῖς, καὶ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα αὐτῶν εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν ἀποδώσει.

KJV Afterwards he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompence upon their heads.

24

GRK Πλὴν μετανοοῦσιν ἔδωκεν ἐπάνοδον, καὶ παρεκάλεσεν ἐκλείποντας ὑπομονήν.

KJV But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.

25

GRK Ἐπίστρεφε ἐπὶ Κύριον καὶ ἀπόλειπε ἁμαρτίας, δεήθητι κατὰ πρόσωπον καὶ σμίκρυνον πρόσκομμα.

KJV Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less.

26

GRK Ἐπάναγε ἐπὶ ὕψιστον, καὶ ἀπόστρεφε ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, καὶ σφόδρα μίσησον βδέλυγμα.

KJV Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.

27

GRK Ὑψίστῳ τίς αἰνέσει ἐν ᾅδου; ἀντὶ ζώντων καὶ ζώντων καὶ διδόντων ἀνθομολόγησιν.

KJV Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?

28

GRK Ἀπὸ νεκροῦ ὡς μηδὲ ὄντος ἀπόλλυται ἐξομολόγησις· ζῶν καὶ ὑγιὴς αἰνέσει τὸν Κύριον.

KJV Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.

29

GRK Ὡς μεγάλη ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐξιλασμὸς τοῖς ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπʼ αὐτόν·

KJV How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!

30

GRK οὐ γὰρ δύναται πάντα εἶναι ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ὅτι οὐκ ἀθάνατος υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου.

KJV For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.

31

GRK Τί φωτεινότερον ἡλίου; καὶ τοῦτο ἐκλείπει, καὶ πονηρὸς ἐνθυμηθήσεται σάρκα καὶ αἷμα.

KJV What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.

32

GRK Δύναμιν ὕψους οὐρανοῦ αὐτὸς ἐπισκέπτεται, καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι πάντες γῆ καὶ σποδός.

KJV He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.