EKKLHSIASTHS  8  1 Tw  oden  sofow ? ka  tw  oden  lsin  =matow ? sofa  nyrpou  fvtie  prsvpon  ato, , ka  naidw  prosp  ato  mishysetai.  . 2 stma  basilvw  flajon  ka  per  lgou  rkou  yeo  m  spoudsw: ; 3 p  prospou ' ato  pores, , m  stw  n  lg  ponhr: ; ti  pn, ,  n  yels, , poisei, , 4 kayw  lale  basilew  jousizvn, , ka  tw  re  at : T ' poiseiw ? 5 fulssvn  ntoln  o  gnsetai  =ma  ponhrn, , ka  kairn  krsevw  ginskei  karda  sofo: ; 6 ti  pant  prgmati  stin  kairw  ka  krsiw, , ti  gnsiw  to nyrpou  poll  p  atn: ; 7 ti  ok  stin  ginskvn  t  t smenon,  , ti  kayw  stai  tw  naggele  at ? 8 ok  stin  nyrvpow  jousizvn  n  pnemati  to [] kvlsai  sn  t pnema: ; ka  ok  stin  jousa  n  mr&  to yantou, , ka  ok  stin  postol  n  t polm, , ka  o  diassei  sbeia  tn  par  atw. . 9 ka  sn  pn  toto  edon  ka  dvka  tn kardan  mou  ew  pn  pohma, ,  pepohtai  p  tn lion, , t sa  jousisato  nyrvpow  n  nyrp  to [] kaksai  atn: ; 10 ka  tte  edon  sebew  ew  tfouw  esaxyntaw, , ka  k  tpou ' gou  poreyhsan  ka  pnyhsan  n  t plei, , ti  otvw  pohsan. . ka  ge  toto  mataithw. . 11 ti  ok  stin  ginomnh  ntrrhsiw  p  tn poiontvn  t ponhrn  tax: ; di  toto  plhroforyh  karda  un  to nyrpou  n  atow  to [] poisai  t ponhrn. . 12 w  marten, , pohsen  t ponhrn  p  tte  ka  p  makrthtow  at: ; ti  ka  ge  ginskv  g  ti  stai  gayn  tow foboumnoiw  tn yen, , pvw  fobntai  p  prospou  ato: ; 13 ka  gayn  ok  stai  t sebe, , ka  o  makrune  mraw  n  ski ' w  ok  stin  fobomenow  p  prospou  to yeo. . 14 stin  mataithw, ,  pepohtai  p  tw gw, , ti  es  dkaioi  ti  fynei  prw  atow  w  pohma  tn sebn, , ka  esn  sebew  ti  fynei  prw  atow  w  pohma  tn dikavn: ; epa [] ti  ka  ge  toto  mataithw. . 15 ka  pnesa  g  sn  tn efrosnhn, , ti  ok  stin  gayn  t nyrp  p  tn lion  ti  e  m  to [] fagen  ka  to [] pien  ka  to [] efranynai, , ka  at  sumprosstai  at  n  mxy  ato  mraw [] zvw  ato, , saw  dvken  at  yew  p  tn lion. . 16 En  ow  dvka  tn kardan  mou  to [] gnnai  sofan  ka  to [] den  tn perispasmn  tn pepoihmnon  p  tw gw, , ti  ka  ge  n  mr&  ka  n  nukt ' pnon  n  fyalmow  ato  ok  stin  blpvn, , 17 ka  edon  sn  pnta  t poimata  to yeo, , ti  o  dunsetai  nyrvpow  to [] eren  sn  t pohma  t pepoihmnon  p  tn lion: ; sa  n  moxys  [] nyrvpow  to [] zhtsai, , ka  ox  ersei: ; ka  ge  sa  n  ep  sofw  to [] gnnai, , o  dunsetai  to [] eren. .