24:1 [] Epeidh oi kairoi den einai kekrummenoi apo tou Pantodunamou, dia ti oi gnwrizonteV auton den blepousi taV hmeraV autou;

24:2 Metakinousin oria× arpazousi poimnia kai poimainousin×

24:3 afairousi thn onon twn orfanwn× lambanousi ton boun thV chraV eiV enecuron×

24:4 exwqousi touV endeeiV apo thV odou× oi ptwcoi thV ghV omou kruptontai.

24:5 Idou, wV agrioi onoi en th erhmw, exercontai eiV ta erga autwn egeiromenoi prwi dia arpaghn× h erhmoV didei trofhn di' autouV kai dia ta tekna autwn.

24:6 Qerizousin agron mh onta eautwn, kai trugwsin ampelon adikiaV.

24:7 Kamnousi touV gumnouV na nuktereuwsin aneu imatiou, kai den ecousi skepasma eiV to yucoV.

24:8 Ugrainontai ek twn brocwn twn orewn kai enagkalizontai ton bracon, mh econteV katafugion.

24:9 Ekeinoi arpazousi ton orfanon apo tou mastou, kai lambanousin enecuron para tou ptwcou×

24:10 kamnousin auton na upagh gumnoV aneu imatiou, kai oi bastazonteV ta ceirobola menousi peinwnteV.

24:11 Oi ekpiezonteV to elaion entoV twn toicwn autwn kai patounteV touV lhnouV autwn, diywsin.

24:12 Anqrwpoi stenazousin ek thV polewV, kai h yuch twn peplhgwmenwn boa× all' o QeoV den epiqetei eiV autouV afrosunhn.

24:13 [] Outoi einai ek twn anqistamenwn eiV to fwV× den gnwrizousi taV odouV autou, kai den menousin en taiV triboiV autou.

24:14 O foneuV egeiromenoV thn aughn foneuei ton ptwcon kai ton endeh, thn de nukta ginetai wV klepthV.

24:15 O ofqalmoV omoiwV tou moicou parafulattei to nuktwma, legwn, OfqalmoV den qelei me idei× kai kaluptei to proswpon autou.

24:16 En tw skotei diatrupwsi taV oikiaV, taV opoiaV thn hmeran eshmeiwsan di' eautouV. Den gnwrizousi fwV×

24:17 dioti h augh einai eiV pantaV autouV skia qanatou× ean tiV gnwrish autouV, einai tromoi skiaV qanatou.

24:18 [] Einai elafroi epi to proswpon twn udatwn× h meriV autwn einai kathramenh epi thV ghV× den blepousi thn odon twn ampelwn.

24:19 H xhrasia kai h qermothV arpazousi ta udata thV cionoV, o de tafoV touV amartwlouV.

24:20 H mhtra qelei lhsmonhsei autouV× o skwlhx qelei boskesqai ep' autouV× den qelousin elqei pleon eiV enqumhsin× kai h adikia qelei suntrifqh wV xulon.

24:21 Kakopoiousi thn steiran thn ateknon× kai den agaqopoiousi thn chran×

24:22 kai katakratousi touV dunatouV dia thV dunamewV autwn× egeirontai, kai den einai oudeiV asfalhV en th zwh autou.

24:23 Edwke men o QeoV eiV autouV asfaleian kai anapauontai× omwV oi ofqalmoi autou einai epi taV odouV autwn.

24:24 Uyonontai oligon kairon kai den uparcousi, kai kataballontai wV panteV× shkonontai ek tou mesou kai apokoptontai wV h kefalh twn astacuwn×