EKKLHSIASTHS  7  1 Agayn  noma  pr  laion  gayn  ka  mra  to yantou  pr  mran  gensevw  ato. . 2 gayn  [] poreuynai [] ew  okon  pnyouw   ti  poreuynai [] ew  okon  ptou, , kayti , toto  tlow  pantw  to nyrpou, , ka  zn  dsei  ew  kardan  ato. . 3 gayn  [] yumw  pr  glvta, , ti  n  kak&  prospou  gayunysetai  karda. . 4 karda  sofn  n  ok  pnyouw, , ka  karda  frnvn  n  ok  efrosnhw. . 5 gayn  [] t kosai  pitmhsin  sofo  pr  ndra  koonta  sma  frnvn: ; 6 ti  w  fvn  tn kanyn  p  tn lbhta, , otvw  glvw  tn frnvn: ; ka  ge  toto  mataithw. . 7 ti  sukofanta  [] perifrei  sofn  ka  pllusi  tn kardan  etonaw  ato. . 8 gay  [] sxth  lgvn ' pr  rxn [] ' ato, , gayn  [] makryumow  pr  chln  pnemati. . 9 m  spesw  n  pnemat  sou  to [] yumosyai,  , ti  yumw  n  klp  frnvn  napasetai. . 10 m  epw : T  gneto  ti  a mrai  a prterai  san  gaya  pr  tataw ? ti  ok  n  sof&  phrthsaw  per  totou. . 11 gay  [] sofa  met  klhrodosaw  ka  perissea  tow yevrosin  tn lion: ; 12 ti  n  ski ' atw  sofa  w  ski  to rgurou, , ka  perissea  gnsevw  tw sofaw  zvopoisei  tn par  atw. . 13 d  t poimata  to yeo: ; ti  tw  dunsetai  to [] kosmsai  n  n  yew  diastrc  atn ? 14 n  mr&  gayvsnhw  zyi  n  gay ' ka  n  mr&  kakaw  d: ; ka  ge  sn  toto  smfvnon  tot  pohsen  yew  per  laliw, , na  m  er  nyrvpow  psv  ato  mhdn. . 15 Sn  [] t pnta  edon  n  mraiw  mataithtw  mou: ; stin  dkaiow  pollmenow  n  dika  ato, , ka  stin  sebw  mnvn  n  kak&  ato. . 16 m  gnou  dkaiow  pol  ka  m  sofzou  periss, , mpote  kplagw.  . 17 m  sebsw  pol  ka  m  gnou  sklhrw, , na  m  poynw  n  o  kair  sou. . 18 gayn  [] t ntxesya  se  n  tot, , ka  ge  p  totou  m  nw  tn xer  sou, , ti  fobomenow  tn yen  jelesetai  t pnta. . 19 H sofa  bohysei  t sof  pr  dka  jousizontaw  tow ntaw  n  t plei: ; 20 ti  nyrvpow  ok  stin  dkaiow  n  t g, , w  poisei  gayn  ka  ox  martsetai. . 21 ka  ge  ew  pntaw  tow lgouw, , ow  lalsousin, , m  yw  kardan  sou, , pvw  m  kosw  to dolou  sou  katarvmnou  se, , 22 ti  pleistkiw  ponhreseta  se  ka  kaydouw  pollw  kaksei  kardan  sou, , pvw  ka  ge  s  kathrsv  trouw. . 23 Pnta  tata  perasa [] n  t sof&: ; epa : Sofisysomai, , 24 ka  at  makrnyh  p  mo  makrn  pr   n, , ka  bay  byow, , tw  ersei  at ? 25 kklvsa  g, , ka  karda  mou  to [] gnnai  ka  to [] kataskcasyai  ka  zhtsai  sofan  ka  cfon  ka  to [] gnnai  sebow  frosnhn  ka  sklhran  ka  periforn. . 26 ka  erskv  g  pikrteron  pr  ynaton, , sn  tn gunaka, , tiw  stn  yhremata  ka  sagnai ' karda  atw, , desmo  xerew ' atw: ; gayw  [] pr  prospou  to yeo  jaireysetai  p  atw, , ka  martnvn  sullhmfysetai  n  at. . 27 d  toto  eron,  , epen  Ekklhsiastw, , ma  t mi  to [] eren  logismn, , 28 n  ti  zthsen  cux ' mou  ka  ox  eron: ; nyrvpon  na  p  xilvn  eron , ka  gunaka  n  psi  totoiw  ox  eron. . 29 pln  d  toto  eron,  ,  pohsen  yew  sn  tn nyrvpon  ey, , ka  ato  zthsan  logismow  pollow. .