4:1 [] Akousate, tekna, paideian patroV, kai prosecete na maqhte sunesin.

4:2 Dioti didw eiV esaV kalhn didaskalian× mh egkataliphte ton nomon mou.

4:3 Dioti kai egw estaqhn uioV tou patroV mou, agaphtoV kai monogenhV enwpion thV mhtroV mou×

4:4 kai me edidaske kai moi elegen, AV krath h kardia sou touV logouV mou× fulatte taV entolaV mou kai qeleiV zhsei.

4:5 Apokthson sofian, apokthson sunesin× mh lhsmonhshV authn, mhde ekklinhV apo twn logwn tou stomatoV mou×

4:6 mh egkataliphV authn, kai qelei se perifulattei× agapa authn, kai qelei se diathrei.

4:7 H sofia einai to prwtiston× apokthson sofian× kai uper pasan apokthsin sou apokthson sunesin.

4:8 Analabe authn kai qelei se uywsei× qelei se doxasei, otan enagkalisqhV authn.

4:9 Qelei epiqesei epi thn kefalhn sou stefanon caritwn× qelei soi dwsei diadhma doxhV.

4:10 Akoue, uie mou, kai decqhti touV logouV mou× kai qelousi plhqunqh ta eth thV zwhV sou.

4:11 Se didaskw thn odon thV sofiaV× se embibazw eiV tribouV euqeiaV.

4:12 Otan peripathV, ta bhmata sou den qelousin eisqai estenocwrhmena× kai otan trechV, den qeleiV proskoyei.

4:13 Draxon thn paideian, mh afhshV authn× fulatte authn, dioti einai h zwh sou.

4:14 [] Mh eiselqhV eiV thn tribon twn asebwn, kai mh upaghV eiV thn odon twn ponhrwn.

4:15 Apofeuge authn, mh perashV di' authV, ekklinon ap' authV kai diaba.

4:16 Dioti autoi den koimwntai, ean den kakopoihswsi× kai o upnoV autwn afaireitai, ean den uposkeliswsin.

4:17 Epeidh trwgousin arton asebeiaV kai pinousin oinon dunasteiaV.

4:18 H odoV omwV twn dikaiwn einai wV to lampron fwV, to feggon epi mallon kai mallon, ewsou geinh teleia hmera.

4:19 H odoV twn asebwn einai wV to skotoV× den gnwrizousi pou proskoptousin.

4:20 [] Uie mou, prosece eiV taV rhseiV mou× klinon to wtion sou eiV ta logia mou.

4:21 AV mh apomakrunqwsin apo twn ofqalmwn sou× fulatte auta en th kardia sou×

4:22 dioti einai zwh eiV touV euriskontaV auta kai iasiV eiV pasan autwn thn sarka.

4:23 Meta pashV fulaxewV fulatte thn kardian sou× dioti ek tauthV proercontai ai ekbaseiV thV zwhV.

4:24 Apobale apo sou skoliothta stomatoV, kai diastrofhn ceilewn apomakrunon apo sou.

4:25 Oi ofqalmoi sou aV blepwsin orqa, kai ta blefara sou aV kateuqunwntai emprosqen sou.

4:26 Staqmize to badisma twn podwn sou, kai pasai ai odoi sou qelousi kateuqunqh.