19:1 [] Kai apekriqh o Iwb kai eipen×

19:2 EwV pote qelete qlibei thn yuchn mou, kai qelete me katasuntribei me logouV;

19:3 DekakiV hdh me wneidisate× den aiscunesqe na sklhrunhsqe enantion mou;

19:4 Kai ean twonti esfala, to sfalma mou menei en emoi.

19:5 All' ean qelhte exapantoV na megalunqhte enantion mou, kai na ripthte kat' emou to oneidoV mou,

19:6 maqete twra oti o QeoV me katestreye, kai me periekuklwse me to diktuon autou.

19:7 Idou, fwnazw, Adikia× alla den eisakouomai× epikaloumai, all' oudemia krisiV.

19:8 [] Efraxe thn odon mou, kai den dunamai na perasw, kai eqese skotoV eiV taV tribouV mou.

19:9 Me exeduse thn doxan mou, kai afhrese ton stefanon thV kefalhV mou.

19:10 Me hfanise pantacoqen, kai canomai× kai exerrizwse thn elpida mou wV dendron.

19:11 Kai exhye kat' emou ton qumon autou, kai me stocazetai wV ecqron autou.

19:12 Ta tagmata autou hlqon omou kai htoimasan thn odon autwn enantion mou, kai estratopedeusan perix thV skhnhV mou.

19:13 Apemakrunen ap' emou touV adelfouV mou, kai hllotriwqhsan olwV ap' emou oi gnwrimoi mou.

19:14 Oi plhsion mou me afhkan, kai oi gnwstoi mou me elhsmonhsan.

19:15 Oi katoikounteV en tw oikw mou kai ai qerapainai mou me stocazontai wV xenon× xenoV katestaqhn eiV touV ofqalmouV autwn.

19:16 Kalw ton uphrethn mou, kai den apokrinetai× me to stoma mou iketeusa auton.

19:17 H pnoh mou egeine xenh eiV thn gunaika mou, kai ai paraklhseiV mou eiV ta tekna thV koiliaV mou.

19:18 Kai auta ta paidaria me katefronhsan× eshkwqhn, kai elalhsan enantion mou.

19:19 PanteV oi mustikoi filoi mou me ebdelucqhsan× kai ekeinoi, touV opoiouV hgaphsa, estrafhsan enantion mou.

19:20 Ta osta mou ekollhqhsan eiV to derma mou kai eiV thn sarka mou kai dieswqhn me to derma twn odontwn mou.

19:21 Elehsate me, elehsate me, seiV filoi mou× dioti ceir Qeou me eplhgwse.

19:22 Dia ti me katatrecete wV o QeoV, kai den ecortasqhte apo twn sarkwn mou;

19:23 [] W kai na egrafonto oi logoi mou× na enetupounto en bibliw×

19:24 na enecarattonto epi bracon dia sidhraV grafidoV kai molubdou diapantoV

19:25 Dioti exeurw oti zh o LutrwthV mou, kai qelei egerqh en toiV escatoiV kairoiV epi thV ghV×

19:26 kai afou meta to derma mou to swma touto fqarh, palin me thn sarka mou qelw idh ton Qeon×

19:27 ton opoion autoV egw qelw idei, kai qelousi qewrhsei oi ofqalmoi mou, kai ouci alloV× oi nefroi mou katathkontai en tw kolpw mou.

19:28 Alla seiV eprepe na eiphte, Dia ti katatrecomen auton; epeidh h riza tou pragmatoV eurisketai en emoi.