| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Meta tauta hnoixen o Iwb to stoma autou, kai kathrasqh thn hmeran autou. |
2 | Kai elalhsen o Iwb kai eipen× |
3 | Eiqe na caqh h hmera kaq' hn egennhqhn, kai h nux kaq' hn eipon, Egennhqh arsenikon. |
4 | H hmera ekeinh na hnai skotoV× o QeoV na mh anazhthsh authn anwqen, kai na mh fegxh ep' authn fwV. |
5 | SkotoV kai skia qanatou na amaurwswsin authn× gnofoV na epikaqhtai ep' authn. Na epelqwsin ep' authn wV pikrotathn hmeran. |
6 | Thn nukta ekeinhn na katakrathsh skotoV× na mh sunafqh me taV hmeraV tou etouV× na mh eiselqh eiV ton ariqmon twn mhnwn. |
7 | Idou, erhmoV na hnai h nux ekeinh× fwnh carmosunoV na mh epelqh ep' authn. |
8 | Na katarasqwsin authn oi katarwmenoi taV hmeraV, oi etoimoi na anegeirwsi to penqoV autwn. |
9 | Na skotisqwsi ta astra thV esperaV authV× na prosmenh to fwV, kai na mh erchtai× kai na mh idh ta blefara thV aughV× |
10 | dioti den ekleise taV quraV thV koiliaV thV mhtroV mou, kai den ekruye thn qliyin apo twn ofqalmwn mou. |
11 | [] Dia ti den apeqanon apo mhtraV; kai den exepneusa ama exhlqon ek thV koiliaV; |
12 | Dia ti me upedecqhsan ta gonata; h dia ti oi mastoi dia na qhlasw; |
13 | Dioti twra hqelon koimasqai kai hsucazei× hqelon upnwttei× tote hqelon eisqai eiV anapausin, |
14 | meta basilewn kai bouleutwn thV ghV, oikodomountwn eiV eautouV erhmwseiV× |
15 | h meta arcontwn, oitineV ecousi crusion, oitineV egemisan touV oikouV autwn arguriou× |
16 | h wV examblwma kekrummenon den hqelon uparcei, wV brefh mh idonta fwV. |
17 | Ekei oi asebeiV pauousin apo tou na tarattwsi, kai ekei anapauontai oi kekopiasmenoi× |
18 | ekei anapauontai omou oi aicmalwtoi× den akouousi fwnhn katadunastou× |
19 | ekei einai o mikroV kai o megaV× kai o douloV, eleuqeroV tou kuriou autou. |
20 | [] Dia ti edoqh fwV eiV ton dustuch, kai zwh eiV ton pepikramenon thn euchn, |
21 | oitineV poqousi ton qanaton kai den epitugcanousin, an kai anoruttwsin auton mallon para kekrummenouV qhsaurouV, |
22 | oitineV upercairousin, upereufrainontai, otan eurwsi ton tafon; |
23 | Dia ti edoqh fwV eiV anqrwpon, tou opoiou h odoV einai kekrummenh, kai ton opoion o QeoV periekleise; |
24 | Dioti pro tou faghtou mou ercetai o stenagmoV mou, kai oi brugmoi mou ekceontai wV udata. |
25 | Epeidh ekeino, to opoion efoboumhn, sunebh eiV eme, kai ekeino, to opoion etromazon, hlqen ep' eme. |
26 | Den eicon eirhnhn oude anapausin oude hsucian× orgh ephlqen ep' eme. |