1

GRK Μὴ ποίει κακὰ, καὶ οὐ μὴ σε καταλάβῃ κακόν.

KJV Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.

2

GRK Ἀπόστηθι ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ ἐκκλινεῖ ἀπὸ σοῦ.

KJV Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.

3

GRK Υἱὲ μὴ σπεῖρε ἐπʼ αὔλακας ἀδικίας, καὶ οὐ μὴ θερίσῃς αὐτὰς ἑπταπλασίως.

KJV My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

4

GRK Μὴ ζήτει παρὰ Κυρίου ἡγεμονίαν, μηδὲ παρὰ βασιλέως καθέδραν δόξης.

KJV Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.

5

GRK Μὴ δικαιοῦ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ παρὰ βασιλεῖ μὴ σοφίζου·

KJV justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.

6

GRK μὴ ζήτει γενέσθαι κριτὴς, μὴ οὐκ ἐξισχύσεις ἐξάραι ἀδικίας. μήποτε εὐλαβηθῇς ἀπὸ προσώπου δυνάστου, καὶ θήσεις σκάνδαλον ἐν εὐθύτητί σου.

KJV Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.

7

GRK Μὴ ἁμάρτανε εἰς πλῆθος πόλεως, καὶ μὴ καταβάλῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν ὄχλῳ.

KJV Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.

8

GRK Μὴ καταδεσμεύσῃς δὶς ἁμαρτίαν, ἐν γὰρ τῇ μιᾷ οὐκ ἀθῶος ἔσῃ.

KJV Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.

9

GRK Μὴ εἴπῃς, τῷ πλήθει τῶν δώρων μου ἐπόψεται, καὶ ἐν τῷ προσενέγκαι με Θεῷ ὑψίστῳ προσδέξεται.

KJV Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.

10

GRK Μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ σου, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνην ποιῆσαι μὴ παρίδῃς.

KJV Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.

11

GRK Μὴ καταγέλα ἄνθρωπον ὄντα ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, ἔστι γὰρ ὁ ταπεινῶν καὶ ἀνυψῶν.

KJV Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.

12

GRK Μὴ ἀροτρία ψεῦδος ἐπʼ ἀδελφῷ σου, μηδὲ φίλῳ τὸ ὅμοιον ποίει.

KJV Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.

13

GRK Μὴ θέλε ψεύδεσθαι πᾶν ψεῦδος, ὁ γὰρ ἐνδελεχισμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ εἰς ἀγαθόν.

KJV Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

14

GRK Μὴ ἀδολέσχει ἐν πλήθει πρεσβυτέρων, καὶ μὴ δευτερώσῃς λόγον ἐν προσευχῇ σου.

KJV Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.

15

GRK Μὴ μισήσῃς ἐπίπονον ἐργασίαν, καὶ γεωργίαν ὑπὸ ὑψίστου ἐκτισμένην.

KJV Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.

16

GRK Μὴ προσλογίζου σεαυτὸν ἐν πλήθει ἁμαρτωλῶν·

KJV Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.

17

GRK Ταπείνωσον σφόδρα τὴν ψυχήν σου. Μνήσθητι ὅτι ὀργὴ οὐ χρονιεῖ, ὅτι ἐκδίκησις ἀσεβοῦς πῦρ καὶ σκώληξ.

KJV Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.

18

GRK Μὴ ἀλλάξῃς φίλον ἕνεκεν ἀδιαφόρου, μήδʼ ἀδελφὸν γνήσιον ἐν χρυσίῳ Σουφείρ.

KJV Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.

19

GRK Μὴ ἀστόχει γυναικὸς σοφῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς, καὶ γὰρ χάρις αὐτῆς ὑπὲρ τὸ χρυσίον.

KJV Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.

20

GRK Μὴ κακώσῃς οἰκέτην ἐργαζόμενον ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, μηδὲ μίσθιον διδόντα ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.

KJV Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.

21

GRK Οἰκέτην συνετὸν ἀγαπάτω σου ἡ ψυχὴ, μὴ στερήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐλευθερίας.

KJV Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.

22

GRK Κτήνη σοί ἐστιν; ἐπισκέπτου αὐτά· καὶ εἰ ἔστι σοι χρήσιμα, ἐμμενέτω σοι.

KJV Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.

23

GRK Τέκνα σοί ἐστι, παίδευσον αὐτὰ, καὶ κάμψον ἐκ νεότητος τὸν τράχηλον αὐτῶν.

KJV Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.

24

GRK Θυγατέρες σοί εἰσι; πρόσεχε τῷ σώματι αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἱλαρώσῃς πρὸς αὐτὰς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου.

KJV Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.

25

GRK Ἔκδου θυγατέρα, καὶ ἔσῃ τετελεκὼς ἔργον μέγα, καὶ ἀνδρὶ συνετῷ δώρησαι αὐτήν.

KJV Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.

26

GRK Γυνή σοι ἐστὶ κατὰ ψυχήν; μὴ ἐκβάλῃς αὐτήν.

KJV Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.

27

GRK Ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ δόξασον τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ μητρὸς ὠδῖνας μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ.

KJV Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.

28

GRK Μνήσθητι ὅτι διʼ αὐτῶν ἐγενήθης, καὶ τί ἀνταποδώσεις αὐτοῖς καθὼς αὐτοὶ σοί;

KJV Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?

29

GRK Ἐν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ σου εὐλαβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ τοὺς ἱερεῖς αὐτοῦ θαύμαζε.

KJV Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.

30

GRK Ἐν ὅλῃ δυνάμει ἀγάπησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς.

KJV Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.

31

GRK Φοβοῦ τὸν Κύριον, καὶ δόξασον ἱερέα, καὶ δὸς τὴν μερίδα αὐτῷ, καθὼς ἐντέταλταί σοι, ἀπαρχὴν, καὶ περὶ πλημμελείας, καὶ δόσιν βραχιόνων, καὶ θυσίαν ἁγιασμοῦ, καὶ ἀπαρχὴν ἁγίων.

KJV Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.

32

GRK Καὶ πτωχῷ ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου, ἵνα τελειωθῇ ἡ εὐλογία σου.

KJV And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.

33

GRK Χάρις δόματος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος, καὶ ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ ἀποκωλύσῃς χάριν.

KJV A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.

34

GRK Μὴ ὑστέρει ἀπὸ κλαιόντων, καὶ μετὰ πενθούντων πένθησον.

KJV Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.

35

GRK Μὴ ὄκνει ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ἄῤῥωστον, ἐκ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων ἀγαπηθήσῃ.

KJV Be not slow to visit the sick: for that shall make thee to be beloved.

36

GRK Ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς λόγοις σου μιμνήσκου τὰ ἔσχατά σου, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεις.

KJV Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.