SOFIA SALVMVNOS
2 epon gr n autow logismenoi ok ryw
Olgow stn ka luphrw bow mn,
ka ok stin asiw n teleut nyrpou,
ka ok gnsyh nalsaw j dou.
ti atosxedvw genyhmen
ka met toto smeya w ox prjantew:
ti kapnw pno n =isn mn,
ka lgow spinyr n kinsei kardaw mn,
o sbesyntow tfra pobsetai t sma
ka t pnema diaxuysetai w xanow r.
ka t noma mn pilhsysetai n xrn,
ka oyew mnhmonesei tn rgvn mn:
ka parelesetai bow mn w xnh neflhw
ka w mxlh diaskedasysetai
divxyesa p ktnvn lou
ka p yermthtow ato barunyesa.
skiw gr prodow kairw mn,
ka ok stin napodismw tw teleutw mn,
ti katesfragsyh ka odew nastrfei.
dete on ka polasvmen tn ntvn gayn
ka xrhsmeya t ktsei w n nethti spoudavw:
onou polutelow ka mrvn plhsymen,
ka m parodeustv mw nyow arow:
stecmeya =dvn klujin prn maranynai:
mhdew mn moirow stv tw metraw gervxaw,
pantax katalpvmen smbola tw efrosnhw,
ti ath merw mn ka klrow otow.
katadunastesvmen pnhta dkaion,
m feismeya xraw
mhd presbtou ntrapmen poliw poluxronouw:
stv d mn sxw nmow tw dikaiosnhw,
t gr syenw xrhston lgxetai.
nedresvmen tn dkaion, ti dsxrhstow mn stin
ka nantiotai tow rgoiw mn
ka neidzei mn martmata nmou
ka pifhmzei mn martmata paideaw mn:
pagglletai gnsin xein yeo
ka pada kurou autn nomzei:
gneto mn ew legxon nnoin mn,
barw stin mn ka blepmenow,
ti nmoiow tow lloiw bow ato,
ka jhllagmnai a trboi ato:
ew kbdhlon logsyhmen at,
ka pxetai tn dn mn w p kayarsin:
makarzei sxata dikavn
ka lazoneetai patra yen.
dvmen e o lgoi ato lhyew,
ka peirsvmen t n kbsei ato:
e gr stin dkaiow uw yeo, ntilmcetai ato
ka =setai atn k xeirw nyesthktvn.
brei ka basn tsvmen atn,
na gnmen tn piekeian ato
ka dokimsvmen tn nejikakan ato:
yant sxmoni katadiksvmen atn,
stai gr ato piskop k lgvn ato.
Tata logsanto, ka planyhsan:
petflvsen gr atow kaka atn,
ka ok gnvsan mustria yeo
od misyn lpisan sithtow
od krinan graw cuxn mmvn.
ti yew ktisen tn nyrvpon p' fyars&
ka ekna tw daw dithtow pohsen atn:
fyn d diablou ynatow eslyen ew tn ksmon,
peirzousin d atn o tw kenou merdow ntew.
3, Dikavn d cuxa n xeir yeo,
ka o m 'chtai atn bsanow.
dojan n fyalmow frnvn teynnai,
ka logsyh kkvsiw jodow atn
ka f' mn porea sntrimma,
o d esin n ern.
ka gr n cei nyrpvn n kolasysin,
lpw atn yanasaw plrhw:
ka lga paideuyntew megla eergethysontai,
ti yew perasen atow
ka eren atow jouw auto:
w xrusn n xvneuthr dokmasen atow
ka w lokrpvma yusaw prosedjato atow.
ka n kair piskopw atn nalmcousin
ka w spinyrew n kalm diadramontai:
krinosin ynh ka kratsousin lan,
ka basilesei atn kriow ew tow anaw.
o pepoiytew p' at sunsousin lyeian,
ka o pisto n gp prosmenosin at:
ti xriw ka leow tow klektow ato.
O d sebew kay logsanto jousin pitiman
o melsantew to dikaou ka to kurou postntew:
sofan gr ka paidean jouyenn talapvrow,
ka ken lpw atn, ka o kpoi nnhtoi,
ka xrhsta t rga atn:
a gunakew atn fronew,
ka ponhr t tkna atn,
pikatratow gnesiw atn.
ti makara stera mantow,
tiw ok gnv kothn n paraptmati,
jei karpn n piskop cuxn,
ka enoxow m rgasmenow n xeir nmhma
mhd nyumhyew kat to kurou ponhr,
doysetai gr at tw pstevw xriw klekt
ka klrow n na kurou yumhrsterow.
gayn gr pnvn karpw eklew,
ka diptvtow =za tw fronsevw.
tkna d moixn tlesta stai,
ka k paranmou kothw sprma fanisysetai.
n te gr makrbioi gnvntai, ew oyn logisysontai,
ka timon p' sxtvn t graw atn:
n te jvw teleutsvsin, ox jousin lpda
od n mr& diagnsevw paramyion:
genew gr dkou xalep t tlh.
4,kressvn tekna met retw:
yanasa gr stin n mnm atw,
ti ka par ye ginsketai ka par nyrpoiw.
parosn te mimontai atn
ka poyosin pelyosan:
ka n t ani stefanhforosa pompeei
tn tn mintvn ylvn gna niksasa.
polgonon d sebn plyow o xrhsimesei
ka k nyvn mosxeumtvn o dsei =zan ew byow
od sfal bsin drsei:
k'n gr n kldoiw prw kairn nayl,
pisfalw bebhkta p nmou saleuysetai
ka p baw nmvn krizvysetai.
periklasysontai klnew tlestoi,
ka karpw atn xrhstow, vrow ew brsin
ka ew oyn pitdeiow:
k gr nmvn pnvn tkna gennmena
mrturw esin ponhraw kat gonvn n jetasm atn.
Dkaiow d n fys teleutsai, n napasei stai:
graw gr tmion o t poluxrnion
od riym tn memtrhtai,
poli d stin frnhsiw nyrpoiw
ka lika grvw bow khldvtow.
erestow ye genmenow gapyh
ka zn metaj martvln metetyh:
rpgh, m kaka llj snesin ato
dlow pats cuxn ato:
baskana gr faulthtow mauro t kal,
ka =embasmw piyumaw metalleei non kakon.
teleivyew n lg plrvsen xrnouw makrow:
rest gr n kur cux ato,
di toto speusen k msou ponhraw:
o d lao dntew ka m nosantew
mhd yntew p diano& t toioto,
ti xriw ka leow n tow klektow ato
ka piskop n tow soiw ato.
katakrine d dkaiow kamn tow zntaw sebew
ka nethw telesyesa taxvw poluetw graw dkou:
contai gr teleutn sofo
ka o nosousin t boulesato per ato
ka ew t sfalsato atn kriow.
contai ka jouyensousin:
atow d kriow kgelsetai,
ka sontai met toto ew ptma timon
ka ew brin n nekrow di' anow,
ti =jei atow fnouw prhnew
ka salesei atow k yemelvn,
ka vw sxtou xersvysontai
ka sontai n dn,
ka mnmh atn poletai.
lesontai n sullogism marthmtvn atn deilo,
ka lgjei atow j nantaw t nommata atn.
5, Tte stsetai n parrhs& poll dkaiow
kat prsvpon tn ylicntvn atn
ka tn yetontvn tow pnouw ato.
dntew taraxysontai fb dein
ka kstsontai p t paradj tw svthraw:
rosin n autow metanoontew
ka di stenoxvran pnematow stenjontai ka rosin
Otow n, n sxomn pote ew glvta
ka ew paraboln neidismo o fronew:
tn bon ato logismeya manan
ka tn teleutn ato timon.
pw katelogsyh n uow yeo
ka n goiw klrow ato stin;
ra planyhmen p do lhyeaw,
ka t tw dikaiosnhw fw ok plamcen mn,
ka liow ok nteilen mn:
nomaw neplsyhmen trboiw ka pvleaw
ka divdesamen rmouw btouw,
tn d dn kurou ok pgnvmen.
t flhsen mw perhfana;
ka t plotow met lazoneaw sumbblhtai mn;
parlyen kena pnta w ski
ka w ggela paratrxousa:
w naw dierxomnh kumainmenon dvr,
w diabshw ok stin xnow eren
od trapn trpiow atw n kmasin:
w rnou diiptntow ra
oyn ersketai tekmrion poreaw,
plhg d mastizmenon tarsn pnema kofon
ka sxizmenon b& =ozou
kinoumnvn ptergvn divdeyh,
ka met toto ox eryh shmeon pibsevw n at:
w blouw blhyntow p skopn
tmhyew r eyvw ew autn nelyh
w gnosai tn dodon ato:
otvw ka mew gennhyntew jelpomen
ka retw mn shmeon odn sxomen dejai,
n d t kak& mn katedapanyhmen.
ti lpw sebow w fermenow xnow p nmou
ka w pxnh p lalapow divxyesa lept
ka w kapnw p nmou diexyh
ka w mnea kataltou monohmrou pardeusen.
Dkaioi d ew tn ana zsin,
ka n kur misyw atn,
ka frontw atn par cst.
di toto lmcontai t basleion tw eprepeaw
ka t didhma to kllouw k xeirw kurou,
ti t deji skepsei atow
ka t braxoni peraspie atn.
lmcetai panoplan tn zlon ato
ka plopoisei tn ktsin ew munan xyrn:
ndsetai yraka dikaiosnhn
ka periysetai kruya krsin nupkriton:
lmcetai spda katamxhton sithta,
june d ptomon rgn ew =omfaan,
sunekpolemsei d at ksmow p tow parfronaw.
poresontai estoxoi boldew strapn
ka w p ekklou tjou tn nefn p skopn lontai,
ka k petroblou yumo plreiw =ifsontai xlazai:
ganaktsei kat' atn dvr yalsshw,
potamo d sugklsousin potmvw:
ntistsetai atow pnema dunmevw
ka w lalac klikmsei atow:
ka rhmsei psan tn gn noma,
ka kakopraga peritrcei yrnouw dunastn.
6, Akosate on, basilew, ka snete:
myete, dikasta pertvn gw:
nvtsasye, o kratontew plyouw
ka gegaurvmnoi p xloiw ynn:
ti dyh par kurou krthsiw mn
ka dunastea par cstou,
w jetsei mn t rga ka tw boulw diereunsei:
ti phrtai ntew tw ato basileaw ok krnate ryw
od fuljate nmon
od kat tn bouln to yeo poreyhte.
friktw ka taxvw pistsetai mn,
ti krsiw ptomow n tow perxousin gnetai.
gr lxistow suggnvstw stin louw,
dunato d dunatw tasysontai:
o gr posteletai prsvpon pntvn despthw
od ntrapsetai mgeyow,
ti mikrn ka mgan atw pohsen
movw te pronoe per pntvn,
tow d krataiow sxur fstatai reuna.
prw mw on, trannoi, o lgoi mou,
na myhte sofan ka m parapshte:
o gr fuljantew svw t sia sivysontai,
ka o didaxyntew at ersousin pologan.
piyumsate on tn lgvn mou,
poysate ka paideuysesye.
Lampr ka mrantw stin sofa
ka exerw yevretai p tn gapntvn atn
ka ersketai p tn zhtontvn atn,
fynei tow piyumontaw prognvsynai.
ryrsaw prw atn o kopisei:
predron gr ersei tn puln ato.
t gr nyumhynai per atw fronsevw teleithw,
ka grupnsaw di' atn taxvw mrimnow stai:
ti tow jouw atw at perirxetai zhtosa
ka n taw trboiw fantzetai atow emenw
ka n ps pino& pant atow.
rx gr atw lhyestth paideaw piyuma,
frontw d paideaw gph,
gph d trhsiw nmvn atw,
prosox d nmvn bebavsiw fyarsaw,
fyarsa d ggw enai poie yeo:
piyuma ra sofaw ngei p basilean.
e on desye p yrnoiw ka skptroiw, trannoi lan,
timsate sofan, na ew tn ana basileshte.
t d stin sofa ka pw gneto, paggel
ka ok pokrcv mn mustria,
ll p' rxw gensevw jixnisv
ka ysv ew t mfanw tn gnsin atw
ka o m parodesv tn lyeian.
ote mn fyn tethkti sunodesv,
ti otow o koinvnsei sof&.
plyow d sofn svthra ksmou,
ka basilew frnimow estyeia dmou.
ste paideesye tow =masn mou, ka felhysesye.
7, Em mn kg ynhtw nyrvpow sow 'pasin
ka ghgenow pgonow prvtoplstou:
ka n koil& mhtrw glfhn srj
dekamhnia xrn pagew n amati
k sprmatow ndrw ka donw pn sunelyoshw.
ka g d genmenow spasa tn koinn ra
ka p tn moiopay katpeson gn
prthn fvnn tn moan psin sa klavn:
n spargnoiw netrfhn ka frontsin.
odew gr basilvn tran sxen gensevw rxn,
ma d pntvn esodow ew tn bon jodw te sh.
di toto ejmhn, ka frnhsiw dyh moi:
pekalesmhn, ka lyn moi pnema sofaw.
prokrina atn skptrvn ka yrnvn
ka ploton odn ghsmhn n sugkrsei atw:
od movsa at lyon tmhton,
ti pw xrusw n cei atw cmmow lgh,
ka w phlw logisysetai rgurow nanton atw:
pr geian ka emorfan gphsa atn
ka proeilmhn atn nt fvtw xein,
ti komhton t k tathw fggow.
lyen d moi t gay mo pnta met' atw
ka narymhtow plotow n xersn atw:
efrnyhn d p psin, ti atn getai sofa,
gnoun d atn gentin enai totvn.
dlvw te mayon fynvw te metaddvmi,
tn ploton atw ok pokrptomai:
neklipw gr yhsaurw stin nyrpoiw,
n o kthsmenoi prw yen stelanto filan
di tw k paideaw dvrew sustayntew.
Emo d dh yew epen kat gnmhn
ka nyumhynai jvw tn dedomnvn,
ti atw ka tw sofaw dhgw stin
ka tn sofn dioryvtw.
n gr xeir ato ka mew ka o lgoi mn
ps te frnhsiw ka rgatein pistmh.
atw gr moi dvken tn ntvn gnsin ceud
ednai sstasin ksmou ka nrgeian stoixevn,
rxn ka tlow ka mesthta xrnvn,
tropn llagw ka metabolw kairn,
niauto kklouw ka strvn yseiw,
fseiw zvn ka yumow yhrvn,
pneumtvn baw ka dialogismow nyrpvn,
diaforw futn ka dunmeiw =izn,
sa t stin krupt ka mfan gnvn:
gr pntvn texntiw ddajn me sofa.
Estin gr n at pnema noern, 'gion,
monogenw, polumerw, leptn,
eknhton, trann, mlunton,
safw, pmanton, filgayon, j,
kluton, eergetikn, filnyrvpon,
bbaion, sfalw, mrimnon,
pantodnamon, panepskopon
ka di pntvn xvron pneumtvn
noern kayarn leptottvn.
pshw gr kinsevw kinhtikteron sofa,
dikei d ka xvre di pntvn di tn kayarthta:
tmw gr stin tw to yeo dunmevw
ka prroia tw to pantokrtorow djhw elikrinw:
di toto odn memiammnon ew atn parempptei.
pagasma gr stin fvtw idou
ka soptron khldvton tw to yeo nergeaw
ka ekn tw gaythtow ato.
ma d osa pnta dnatai
ka mnousa n at t pnta kainzei
ka kat genew ew cuxw saw metabanousa
flouw yeo ka proftaw kataskeuzei:
oyn gr gap yew e m tn sof& sunoikonta.
stin gr ath eprepestra lou
ka pr psan strvn ysin.
fvt sugkrinomnh ersketai protra:
toto mn gr diadxetai nj,
sofaw d o katisxei kaka.
8, diatenei d p pratow p praw erstvw
ka dioike t pnta xrhstw.
Tathn flhsa ka jezthsa k nethtw mou
ka zthsa nmfhn gagsyai maut
ka rastw genmhn to kllouw atw.
egneian dojzei sumbvsin yeo xousa,
ka pntvn despthw gphsen atn:
mstiw gr stin tw to yeo pistmhw
ka aretw tn rgvn ato.
e d plotw stin piyumhtn ktma n b,
t sofaw plousiteron tw t pnta rgazomnhw;
e d frnhsiw rgzetai,
tw atw tn ntvn mlln stin texntiw;
ka e dikaiosnhn gap tiw,
o pnoi tathw esn reta:
svfrosnhn gr ka frnhsin kdidskei,
dikaiosnhn ka ndrean,
n xrhsimteron odn stin n b nyrpoiw.
e d ka polupeiran poye tiw,
oden t rxaa ka t mllonta ekzei,
pstatai strofw lgvn ka lseiw anigmtvn,
shmea ka trata proginskei
ka kbseiw kairn ka xrnvn.
krina tonun tathn gagsyai prw sumbvsin
edw ti stai moi smboulow gayn
ka paranesiw frontdvn ka lphw.
jv di' atn djan n xloiw
ka timn par presbutroiw now:
jw ereysomai n krsei
ka n cei dunastn yaumasysomai:
signt me perimenosin ka fyeggomn prosjousin
ka lalontow p pleon
xera piysousin p stma atn.
jv di' atn yanasan
ka mnmhn anion tow met' m polecv.
dioiksv laow, ka ynh potagseta moi:
fobhysonta me kosantew trannoi frikto,
n plyei fanomai gayw ka n polm ndreow.
eselyn ew tn okn mou prosanapasomai at:
o gr xei pikran sunanastrof atw
od dnhn sumbvsiw atw,
ll efrosnhn ka xarn.
tata logismenow n maut
ka frontsaw n kard& mou
ti yanasa stn n suggene& sofaw
ka n fil& atw trciw gay
ka n pnoiw xeirn atw plotow neklipw
ka n suggumnas& milaw atw frnhsiw
ka ekleia n koinvn& lgvn atw,
periein zhtn pvw lbv atn ew mautn.
paw d mhn efuw
cuxw te laxon gayw,
mllon d gayw n lyon ew sma manton.
gnow d ti ok llvw somai gkratw, n m yew d
ka toto d' n fronsevw t ednai tnow xris^,
ntuxon t kur ka deyhn ato
ka epon j lhw tw kardaw mou
9, Ye patrvn ka krie to louw
poisaw t pnta n lg sou
ka t sof& sou kataskeusaw nyrvpon,
na despz tn p so genomnvn ktismtvn
ka dip tn ksmon n sithti ka dikaiosn
ka n eythti cuxw krsin krn,
dw moi tn tn sn yrnvn predron sofan
ka m me podokimsw k padvn sou.
ti g dolow sw ka uw tw paidskhw sou,
nyrvpow syenw ka ligoxrniow
ka lssvn n sunsei krsevw ka nmvn:
k'n gr tiw tleiow n uow nyrpvn,
tw p so sofaw poshw ew odn logisysetai.
s me proelv basila lao sou
ka dikastn un sou ka yugatrvn:
epaw okodomsai nan n rei g sou
ka n plei kataskhnsew sou yusiastrion,
mmhma skhnw gaw, n prohtomasaw p' rxw.
ka met so sofa edua t rga sou
ka parosa, te poeiw tn ksmon,
ka pistamnh t restn n fyalmow sou
ka t eyw n ntolaw sou.
japsteilon atn j gvn orann
ka p yrnou djhw sou pmcon atn,
na sumparos moi kopis,
ka gn t erestn stin par so.
ode gr kenh pnta ka sunei
ka dhgsei me n taw prjes mou svfrnvw
ka fuljei me n t dj atw:
ka stai prosdekt t rga mou,
ka diakrin tn lan sou dikavw
ka somai jiow yrnvn patrw mou.
tw gr nyrvpow gnsetai bouln yeo;
tw nyumhysetai t ylei kriow;
logismo gr ynhtn deilo,
ka pisfalew a pnoiai mn:
fyartn gr sma barnei cuxn,
ka bryei t gedew sknow non polufrntida.
ka mliw ekzomen t p gw
ka t n xersn erskomen met pnou:
t d n oranow tw jixnasen;
bouln d sou tw gnv, e m s dvkaw sofan
ka pemcaw t 'gin sou pnema p cstvn;
ka otvw divryyhsan a trboi tn p gw,
ka t rest sou didxyhsan nyrvpoi,
ka t sof& syhsan.
10, Ath prvtplaston patra ksmou
mnon ktisynta dieflajen
ka jelato atn k paraptmatow dou
dvkn te at sxn kratsai pntvn.
postw d p' atw dikow n rg ato
delfoktnoiw sunapleto yumow.
di' n katakluzomnhn gn plin svsen sofa
di' etelow jlou tn dkaion kubernsasa.
ath ka n mono& ponhraw ynn sugxuyntvn
gnv tn dkaion ka trhsen atn mempton ye
ka p tknou splgxnoiw sxurn flajen.
ath dkaion japollumnvn sebn rrsato
fugnta katabsion pr Pentaplevw,
w ti martrion tw ponhraw
kapnizomnh kaysthke xrsow,
ka telsin raiw karpoforonta fut,
pistoshw cuxw mnhmeon sthkua stlh lw.
sofan gr parodesantew
o mnon blbhsan to m gnnai t kal,
ll ka tw frosnhw plipon t b mnhmsunon,
na n ow sflhsan mhd layen dunhysin.
sofa d tow yerapeontaw atn k pnvn rrsato.
ath fugda rgw delfo dkaion
dghsen n trboiw eyeaiw:
deijen at basilean yeo
ka dvken at gnsin gvn:
eprhsen atn n mxyoiw
ka plyunen tow pnouw ato:
n pleonej& katisxuntvn atn parsth
ka plotisen atn:
dieflajen atn p xyrn
ka p nedreuntvn sfalsato:
ka gna sxurn brbeusen at,
na gn ti pantw dunatvtra stn esbeia.
ath praynta dkaion ok gkatlipen,
ll j martaw rrsato atn:
sugkatbh at ew lkkon
ka n desmow ok fken atn,
vw negken at skptra basileaw
ka jousan turannontvn ato:
ceudew te deijen tow mvmhsamnouw atn
ka dvken at djan anion.
Ath lan sion ka sprma mempton
rrsato j ynouw ylibntvn:
eslyen ew cuxn yerpontow kurou
ka ntsth basilesin foberow n trasi ka shmeoiw.
pdvken soiw misyn kpvn atn,
dghsen atow n d yaumast
ka gneto atow ew skphn mraw
ka ew flga strvn tn nkta.
diebbasen atow ylassan ruyrn
ka digagen atow di' datow pollo:
tow d xyrow atn katklusen
ka k byouw bssou nbrasen atow.
di toto dkaioi skleusan sebew
ka mnhsan, krie, t noma t 'gin sou
tn te prmaxn sou xera nesan moyumadn:
ti sofa noijen stma kvfn
ka glssaw nhpvn yhken tranw.
11, Edvsen t rga atn n xeir proftou gou.
dideusan rhmon okhton
ka n btoiw phjan skhnw:
ntsthsan polemoiw ka xyrow mnanto.
dchsan ka pekalsant se,
ka dyh atow k ptraw krotmou dvr
ka ama dchw k lyou sklhro.
di' n gr kolsyhsan o xyro atn,
di totvn ato porontew eergetyhsan.
nt mn phgw enou potamo
amati luyrdei taraxyntow
ew legxon nhpioktnou diatgmatow
dvkaw atow dacilw dvr nelpstvw
dejaw di to tte dcouw
pw tow penantouw klasaw.
te gr peirsyhsan, kaper n lei paideumenoi,
gnvsan pw met' rgw krinmenoi sebew basanzonto:
totouw mn gr w patr nouyetn dokmasaw,
kenouw d w ptomow basilew katadikzvn jtasaw.
ka pntew d ka parntew movw trxonto:
dipl gr atow laben lph
ka stenagmw mnhmn tn parelyntvn:
te gr kousan di tn dvn kolsevn
eergethmnouw atow, syonto to kurou.
n gr n kysei plai =ifnta pepon xleuzontew,
p tlei tn kbsevn yamasan
ox moia dikaoiw dicsantew.
nt d logismn suntvn dikaw atn,
n ow planhyntew yrskeuon loga rpet ka kndala
etel,
papsteilaw atow plyow lgvn zvn ew kdkhsin,
na gnsin ti, di' n tiw martnei, di totvn kolzetai.
o gr prei pantodnamw sou xer
ka ktsasa tn ksmon j mrfou lhw
pipmcai atow plyow rkvn yrasew lontaw
neoktstouw yumo plreiw yraw gnstouw
toi purpnon fusntaw syma
brmon likmvmnouw kapno
deinow p' mmtvn spinyraw strptontaw,
n o mnon blbh dnato sunektrcai atow,
ll ka ciw kfobsasa diolsai.
ka xvrw d totvn n pnemati pesen dnanto
p tw dkhw divxyntew
ka likmhyntew p pnematow dunmew sou:
ll pnta mtr ka riym ka staym ditajaw.
t gr meglvw sxein soi prestin pntote,
ka krtei braxonw sou tw ntistsetai;
ti w =op k plastggvn low ksmow nanton sou
ka w =anw drsou ryrin katelyosa p gn.
leew d pntaw, ti pnta dnasai,
ka parorw martmata nyrpvn ew metnoian.
gapw gr t nta pnta
ka odn bdelss n pohsaw:
od gr 'n misn ti kateskeasaw.
pw d dimeinen n ti, e m s ylhsaw,
t m klhyn p so diethryh;
fed d pntvn, ti s stin, dspota filcuxe:
12, t gr fyartn sou pnem stin n psin.
Di tow parapptontaw kat' lgon lgxeiw
ka n ow martnousin pomimnskvn nouyetew,
na pallagntew tw kakaw pistesvsin p s, krie.
ka gr tow plai oktoraw tw gaw sou gw
missaw p t xyista prssein,
rga farmakein ka teletw nosouw
tknvn te fonw nelemonaw
ka splagxnofgon nyrvpnvn sarkn yonan ka amatow,
k msou mstaw yisou
ka ayntaw gonew cuxn bohytvn,
boulyhw polsai di xeirn patrvn mn,
na jan poikan djhtai yeo padvn
par so pasn timivtth g.
ll ka totvn w nyrpvn fesv
psteilw te prodrmouw to stratopdou sou sfkaw,
na atow kat brax joleyresvsin.
ok dunatn n paratjei sebew dikaoiw poxeirouw
donai
yhroiw deinow lg potm f' n ktrcai,
krnvn d kat brax ddouw tpon metanoaw
ok gnon ti ponhr gnesiw atn
ka mfutow kaka atn
ka ti o m llag logismw atn ew tn ana.
sprma gr n kathramnon p' rxw,
od elabomenw tina f' ow mrtanon deian ddouw.
tw gr re T pohsaw;
tw ntistsetai t krmat sou;
tw d gkalsei soi kat ynn polvltvn " s pohsaw;
tw ew katstasn soi lesetai kdikow kat dkvn n-
yrpvn;
ote gr yew stin pln so, mlei per pntvn,
na dejw ti ok dkvw krinaw,
ote basilew trannow ntofyalmsai dunseta soi pe-
r n klasaw.
dkaiow d n dikavw t pnta dipeiw
atn tn m felonta kolasynai katadiksai
lltrion gomenow tw sw dunmevw.
gr sxw sou dikaiosnhw rx,
ka t pntvn se despzein pntvn fedesya se poie.
sxn gr ndeknusai pistomenow p dunmevw telei-
thti
ka n tow edsi t yrsow jelgxeiw:
s d despzvn sxow n pieike& krneiw
ka met pollw feidow dioikew mw:
prestin gr soi, tan ylw, t dnasyai.
Eddajaw d sou tn lan di tn toiotvn rgvn
ti de tn dkaion enai filnyrvpon,
ka elpidaw pohsaw tow uow sou
ti didow p martmasin metnoian.
e gr xyrow padvn sou ka feilomnouw yant
met tosathw timvrsv prosoxw ka disevw
dow xrnouw ka tpon, di' n pallagsi tw kakaw,
met pshw kribeaw krinaw tow uow sou,
n tow patrsin rkouw ka sunykaw dvkaw gayn po-
sxsevn;
Hmw on paidevn tow xyrow mn n murithti ma-
stigow,
na sou tn gaythta merimnmen krnontew,
krinmenoi d prosdokmen leow.
yen ka tow n frosn zvw bisantaw dkvw
di tn dvn basnisaw bdelugmtvn:
ka gr tn plnhw dn makrteron planyhsan
yeow polambnontew t ka n zoiw tn asxrn tima
nhpvn dkhn frnvn ceusyntew.
di toto w paisn logstoiw
tn krsin ew mpaigmn pemcaw.
o d paignoiw pitimsevw m nouyethyntew
jan yeo krsin peirsousin.
f' ow gr ato psxontew ganktoun,
p totoiw, ow dkoun yeow, n atow kolazmenoi
dntew, n plai rnonto ednai, yen pgnvsan lhy:
di ka t trma tw katadkhw p' atow plyen.
13, Mtaioi mn gr pntew nyrvpoi fsei, ow parn yeo
gnvsa
ka k tn rvmnvn gayn ok sxusan ednai tn nta
ote tow rgoiw prosxontew pgnvsan tn texnthn,
ll' pr pnema taxinn ra
kklon strvn baion dvr
fvstraw orano prutneiw ksmou yeow nmisan.
n e mn t kallon terpmenoi tata yeow pelmbanon,
gntvsan ps totvn despthw st beltvn,
gr to kllouw genesirxhw ktisen at:
e d dnamin ka nrgeian kplagntew,
nohstvsan p' atn ps kataskeusaw at duna-
tterw stin:
k gr megyouw ka kallonw ktismtvn
nalgvw genesiourgw atn yevretai.
ll' mvw p totoiw mmciw stn lgh,
ka gr ato txa planntai
yen zhtontew ka ylontew eren:
n gr tow rgoiw ato nastrefmenoi diereunsin
ka peyontai t cei, ti kal t blepmena.
plin d' od' ato suggnvsto:
e gr tosoton sxusan ednai
na dnvntai stoxsasyai tn ana,
tn totvn despthn pw txion ox eron;
Talapvroi d ka n nekrow a lpdew atn,
otinew klesan yeow rga xeirn nyrpvn,
xrusn ka rguron txnhw mmelthma
ka peiksmata zvn
lyon xrhston xeirw rgon rxaaw.
e d ka tiw lotmow tktvn eknhton futn kprsaw
perijusen emayw pnta tn floin ato
ka texnhsmenow eprepw
kateskeasen xrsimon skeow ew phresan zvw,
t d poblmata tw rgasaw
ew toimasan trofw nalsaw neplsyh,
t d j atn pblhma ew oyn exrhston,
jlon skolin ka zoiw sumpefukw,
labn glucen n pimele& rgaw ato
ka mpeir& sunsevw tpvsen at,
pekasen at ekni nyrpou
z tin etele movsen at
kataxrsaw mlt ka fkei ruynaw xran ato
ka psan khlda tn n at kataxrsaw
ka poisaw at ato jion okhma
n tox yhken at sfalismenow sidr.
na mn on m kataps, proenhsen ato
edw ti dunate aut bohysai:
ka gr stin ekn ka xrean xei bohyeaw.
per d kthmtvn ka gmvn ato ka tknvn proseuxmenow
ok asxnetai t cx proslaln
ka per mn gieaw t syenw pikaletai,
per d zvw t nekrn jio,
per d pikouraw t peirtaton keteei,
per d doiporaw t mhd bsei xrsyai dunmenon,
per d porismo ka rgasaw ka xeirn pituxaw
t dranstaton taw xersn edrneian atetai.
14, Plon tiw plin stellmenow ka gria mllvn diodeein
kmata
to frontow atn ploou sayrteron jlon pibotai.
keno mn gr rejiw porismn penhsen,
texntiw d sofa kateskeasen:
d s, pter, diakubern prnoia,
ti dvkaw ka n yalss dn
ka n kmasi trbon sfal
deiknw ti dnasai k pantw szein,
na k'n neu txnhw tiw pib.
yleiw d m rg enai t tw sofaw sou rga:
di toto ka laxst jl pisteousin nyrvpoi cuxw
ka dielyntew kldvna sxed& diesyhsan.
ka rxw gr pollumnvn perhfnvn gigntvn
lpw to ksmou p sxedaw katafugosa
plipen ani sprma gensevw t s kubernhyesa xeir.
elghtai gr jlon, di' o gnetai dikaiosnh:
t xeiropohton d, pikatraton at ka poisaw at,
ti mn rgzeto, t d fyartn yew nomsyh.
n s gr misht ye ka sebn ka sbeia ato:
ka gr t praxyn sn t drsanti kolasysetai.
di toto ka n edloiw ynn piskop stai,
ti n ktsmati yeo ew bdlugma genyhsan
ka ew skndala cuxaw nyrpvn
ka ew pagda posn frnvn.
Arx gr porneaw pnoia edlvn,
eresiw d atn fyor zvw.
ote gr n p' rxw ote ew tn ana stai:
kenodoj& gr nyrpvn eslyen ew tn ksmon,
ka di toto sntomon atn t tlow penoyh.
r gr pnyei truxmenow patr
to taxvw faireyntow tknou ekna poisaw
tn pote nekrn nyrvpon nn w yen tmhsen
ka pardvken tow poxeiroiw mustria ka teletw:
eta n xrn kratunyn t sebw yow w nmow fulxyh.
ka turnnvn pitagaw yrhskeeto t glupt,
ow n cei m dunmenoi timn nyrvpoi di t makrn oken
tn prrvyen cin natupvsmenoi
mfan ekna to timvmnou basilvw pohsan,
na w parnta tn pnta kolakevsin di tw spoudw.
ew ptasin d yrhskeaw ka tow gnoontaw
to texntou proetrcato filotima:
mn gr txa kratonti boulmenow rsai
jebisato t txn tn moithta p t kllion:
t d plyow felkmenon di t exari tw rgasaw
tn pr lgou timhynta nyrvpon nn sbasma logsanto.
ka toto gneto t b ew nedron,
ti sumfor turanndi doulesantew nyrvpoi
t koinnhton noma lyoiw ka jloiw periyesan.
Et' ok rkesen t plansyai per tn to yeo gnsin,
ll ka n megl zntew gnoaw polm
t tosata kak ernhn prosagoreousin.
gr teknofnouw teletw krfia mustria
mmanew jllvn yesmn kmouw gontew
ote bouw ote gmouw kayarow ti fulssousin,
terow d' teron loxn naire noyevn dun.
pnta d' pimj xei ama ka fnow, klop ka dlow,
fyor, pista, traxow, piorka,
yrubow gayn, xritow mnhsta,
cuxn miasmw, gensevw nallag,
gmvn taja, moixea ka slgeia.
gr tn nvnmvn edlvn yrhskea
pantw rx kako ka ata ka praw stn:
gr efrainmenoi memnasin profhteousin ceud
zsin dkvw piorkosin taxvw:
cxoiw gr pepoiytew edloiw
kakw msantew dikhynai o prosdxontai.
mftera d atow metelesetai t dkaia,
ti kakw frnhsan per yeo prosxontew edloiw
ka dkvw mosan n dl katafronsantew sithtow:
o gr tn mnumnvn dnamiw,
ll' tn martanntvn dkh
pejrxetai e tn tn dkvn parbasin.
15, S d, yew mn, xrhstw ka lhyw,
makryumow ka lei dioikn t pnta.
ka gr n mrtvmen, so smen, edtew sou t krtow:
ox marthsmeya d, edtew ti so lelogsmeya.
t gr pstasya se lklhrow dikaiosnh,
ka ednai sou t krtow =za yanasaw.
ote gr plnhsen mw nyrpvn kaktexnow pnoia
od skiagrfvn pnow karpow,
edow spilvyn xrmasin dihllagmnoiw,
n ciw frosin ew rejin rxetai,
poye te nekrw eknow edow pnoun.
kakn rasta jio te toiotvn lpdvn
ka o drntew ka o poyontew ka o sebmenoi.
Ka gr keramew paln gn ylbvn pmoxyon
plssei prw phresan mn n kaston:
ll' k to ato phlo neplsato
t te tn kayarn rgvn dola skeh
t te nanta, pnta movw:
totvn d trou tw kstou stn xrsiw,
kritw phlourgw.
ka kakmoxyow yen mtaion k to ato plssei phlo
w pr mikro k gw genhyew
met' lgon poreetai j w lmfyh,
t tw cuxw paithyew xrow.
ll' stin at frontw ox ti mllei kmnein
od' ti braxutel bon xei,
ll' nteredetai mn xrusourgow ka rguroxoiw
xalkoplstaw te mimetai
ka djan getai ti kbdhla plssei.
spodw karda ato, ka gw etelestra lpw ato,
phlo te timterow bow ato,
ti gnhsen tn plsanta atn
ka tn mpnesanta at cuxn nergosan
ka mfussanta pnema zvtikn,
ll' logsanto pagnion enai tn zvn mn
ka tn bon panhgurismn pikerd,
den gr fhsin yen d, k'n k kako, porzein.
otow gr par pntaw oden ti martnei
lhw gedouw eyrausta skeh ka glupt dhmiourgn.
pntew d fronstatoi ka tlanew pr cuxn nhpou
o xyro to lao sou katadunastesantew atn,
ti ka pnta t edvla tn ynn logsanto yeow,
ow ote mmtvn xrsiw ew rasin
ote =new ew sunolkn row
ote ta koein
ote dktuloi xeirn ew chlfhsin
ka o pdew atn rgo prw pbasin.
nyrvpow gr pohsen atow,
ka t pnema dedaneismnow plasen atow:
odew gr at moion nyrvpow sxei plsai yen:
ynhtw d n nekrn rgzetai xersn nmoiw:
krettvn gr stin tn sebasmtvn ato,
n atw mn zhsen, kena d odpote. ^
ka t za d t xyista sbontai:
no& gr sugkrinmena tn llvn st xerona:
od' son pipoysai w n zvn cei kal tugxnei,
kpfeugen d ka tn to yeo painon ka tn elogan
ato.
16, Di toto di' movn kolsyhsan jvw
ka di plyouw knvdlvn basansyhsan.
ny' w kolsevw eergetsaw tn lan sou
ew piyuman rjevw jnhn gesin
trofn tomasaw rtugomtran,
na kenoi mn piyumontew trofn
di tn edxyeian tn papestalmnvn
ka tn nagkaan rejin postrfvntai,
ato d p' lgon ndeew genmenoi
ka jnhw metsxvsi gesevw.
dei gr kenoiw mn parathton ndeian pelyen turannosin,
totoiw d mnon deixynai pw o xyro atn basanzonto.
Ka gr te atow deinw plyen yhrvn yumw
dgmasn te skolin diefyeronto fevn,
o mxri tlouw meinen rg sou:
ew nouyesan d prw lgon tarxyhsan
smbolon xontew svthraw ew nmnhsin ntolw nmou sou:
gr pistrafew o di t yevromenon szeto,
ll di s tn pntvn svtra.
ka n tot d peisaw tow xyrow mn
ti s e =umenow k pantw kako:
ow mn gr krdvn ka muin pkteinen dgmata,
ka ox eryh ama t cux atn,
ti jioi san p toiotvn kolasynai:
tow d uow sou od oblvn drakntvn nkhsan dntew,
t leow gr sou ntiparlyen ka ދsato atow.
ew gr pmnhsin tn logvn sou nekentrzonto
ka jvw dieszonto,
na m ew bayean mpesntew lyhn
perspastoi gnvntai tw sw eergesaw.
ka gr ote botnh ote mlagma yerpeusen atow,
ll sw, krie, lgow pntaw menow.
s gr zvw ka yantou jousan xeiw
ka katgeiw ew plaw dou ka ngeiw:
nyrvpow d poktnnei mn t kak& ato,
jelyn d pnema ok nastrfei
od nalei cuxn paralhmfyesan.
Tn d sn xera fugen dnatn stin:
rnomenoi gr se ednai sebew
n sxi braxonw sou mastigyhsan
jnoiw etow ka xalzaiw ka mbroiw divkmenoi paraittoiw
ka pur katanaliskmenoi.
t gr paradojtaton, n t pnta sbennnti dati
pleon nrgei t pr,
prmaxow gr ksmow stn dikavn:
pot mn gr meroto flj,
na m kataflj t p' sebew pestalmna za,
ll' ato blpontew edsin ti yeo krsei lanontai:
pot d ka metaj datow pr tn purw dnamin flgei,
na dkou gw genmata diafyer.
ny' n gglvn trofn cmisaw tn lan sou
ka toimon rton p' orano parsxew atow kopitvw
psan donn sxonta ka prw psan rmnion gesin:
mn gr pstasw sou tn sn prw tkna nefnizen
glukthta,
t d to prosferomnou piyum& phretn
prw tiw boleto metekirnto.
xin d ka krstallow pmeine pr ka ok tketo,
na gnsin ti tow tn xyrn karpow
katfyeire pr flegmenon n t xalz
ka n tow etow diastrpton:
toto plin d', na trafsin dkaioi,
ka tw daw pillhstai dunmevw.
H gr ktsiw so t poisanti phretosa
pitenetai ew klasin kat tn dkvn
ka netai ew eergesan pr tn p so pepoiytvn.
di toto ka tte ew pnta metalleuomnh
t pantotrf sou dvre phrtei
prw tn tn deomnvn ylhsin,
na myvsin o uo sou, ow gphsaw, krie,
ti ox a genseiw tn karpn trfousin nyrvpon,
ll t =m sou tow so pisteontaw diathre.
t gr p purw m fyeirmenon
plw p braxeaw ktnow lou yermainmenon tketo,
pvw gnvstn ti de fynein tn lion p' exaristan sou
ka prw natoln fvtw ntugxnein soi:
xarstou gr lpw w xeimriow pxnh taksetai
ka =usetai w dvr xrhston.
17, Meglai gr sou a krseiw ka dusdightoi:
di toto padeutoi cuxa planyhsan.
peilhftew gr katadunasteein ynow 'gion nomoi
dsmioi sktouw ka makrw pedtai nuktw
katakleisyntew rfoiw fugdew tw avnou pronoaw
keinto.
lanynein gr nomzontew p krufaoiw martmasin
fegge lyhw parakalmmati
skorpsyhsan yambomenoi deinw
ka ndlmasin ktarassmenoi.
od gr katxvn atow muxw fbouw dieflatten,
xoi d' ktarssontew atow periekmpoun,
ka fsmata meidtoiw kathf prospoiw nefanzeto.
ka purw mn odema ba katsxuen fvtzein,
ote strvn klamproi flgew
kataugzein pmenon tn stugnn kenhn nkta.
diefaneto d' atow mnon
atomth pur fbou plrhw,
kdeimatomenoi d tw m yevroumnhw kenhw cevw
gonto xerv t blepmena.
magikw d mpagmata katkeito txnhw,
ka tw p fronsei lazoneaw legxow fbristow:
o gr pisxnomenoi demata ka taraxw pelanein cuxw
nososhw,
otoi kataglaston elbeian nsoun.
ka gr e mhdn atow taraxdew fbei,
knvdlvn pardoiw ka rpetn surigmow ksesobhmnoi
dillunto ntromoi
ka tn mhdamyen feuktn ra prosiden rnomenoi.
deiln gr d ponhra mrturi katadikazomnh,
e d proselhfen t xalep sunexomnh t suneidsei:
oyn gr stin fbow e m prodosa tn p logismo
bohyhmtvn,
ndoyen d osa ttvn prosdoka
pleona logzetai tn gnoian tw parexoshw tn bsanon
ataw.
o d tn dnaton ntvw nkta
ka j duntou dou muxn pelyosan
tn atn pnon koimmenoi
t mn trasin lanonto fantasmtvn,
t d tw cuxw parelonto prodos&:
afndiow gr atow ka prosdkhtow fbow pexyh.
ey' otvw, w d pot' on n ke katapptvn,
froureto ew tn sdhron erktn katakleisyew:
e te gr gevrgw n tiw poimn
tn kat' rhman rgthw mxyvn,
prolhmfyew tn duslukton menen ngkhn,
mi gr lsei sktouw pntew dyhsan:
e te pnema surzon
per mfilafew kldouw rnvn xow emelw
=uymw datow poreuomnou b&
ktpow phnw katarriptomnvn petrn
skirtntvn zvn drmow yerhtow
ruomnvn phnesttvn yhrvn fvn
ntanaklvmnh k koilthtow rvn x,
parluen atow kfobonta.
low gr ksmow lampr katelmpeto fvt
ka nempodstoiw sunexeto rgoiw:
mnoiw d kenoiw pettato barea nj
ekn to mllontow atow diadxesyai sktouw,
autow d san barteroi sktouw.
18, Tow d soiw sou mgiston n fw:
n fvnn mn koontew morfn d ox rntew,
ti mn o kkenoi pepnyeisan, makrizon,
ti d' o blptousin prohdikhmnoi, hxarstoun
ka to dienexynai xrin donto.
ny' n purifleg stlon
dhgn mn gnstou doiporaw,
lion d blab filotmou jeniteaw parsxew.
jioi mn gr kenoi sterhynai fvtw ka fulakisynai
sktei
o kataklestouw fuljantew tow uow sou,
di' n mellen t fyarton nmou fw t ani ddosyai.
Bouleusamnouw d' atow t tn svn poktenai npia
ka nw kteyntow tknou ka svyntow
ew legxon t atn felv plyow tknvn
ka moyumadn plesaw n dati sfodr.
kenh nj proegnsyh patrsin mn,
na sfalw edtew ow psteusan rkoiw peuyumsvsin.
prosedxyh p lao sou
svthra mn dikavn, xyrn d pleia:
gr timvrsv tow penantouw,
tot mw proskalesmenow djasaw.
kruf gr yusazon sioi padew gayn
ka tn tw yeithtow nmon n mono& diyento
tn atn movw ka gayn
ka kindnvn metalmcesyai tow gouw
patrvn dh proanamlpontew anouw.
ntxei d' smfvnow xyrn bo,
ka oktr diefreto fvn yrhnoumnvn padvn:
mo& d dk dolow 'ma despt kolasyew
ka dhmthw basile t at psxvn,
moyumadn d pntew n n nmati yantou
nekrow exon nariymtouw:
od gr prw t ycai o zntew san kano,
pe prw man =opn ntimotra gnesiw atn difyarto.
pnta gr pistontew di tw farmakeaw
p t tn prvtotkvn lyr molghsan yeo un
lan enai.
sxou gr sigw periexoshw t pnta
ka nuktw n d txei mesazoshw
pantodnamw sou lgow p' orann k yrnvn basilevn
ptomow polemistw ew mson tw leyraw lato gw
jfow j tn nupkriton pitagn sou frvn
ka stw plrvsen t pnta yantou
ka orano mn pteto, bebkei d' p gw.
tte paraxrma fantasai mn nervn deinn jetrajan
atow,
fboi d psthsan dkhtoi,
ka llow llax =ifew mynhtow
di' n ynskon atan nefnizen:
o gr neiroi yorubsantew atow toto proemnusan,
na m gnoontew di' kakw psxousin plvntai.
Hcato d ka dikavn pera yantou,
ka yrasiw n rm gneto plyouw.
ll' ok p pol meinen rg:
spesaw gr nr memptow proemxhsen
t tw daw leitourgaw plon
proseuxn ka yumimatow jilasmn komsaw:
ntsth t yum ka praw pyhke t sumfor
deiknw ti sw stin yerpvn:
nkhsen d tn xlon ok sxi to smatow,
ox plvn nerge&,
ll lg tn kolzonta ptajen
rkouw patrvn ka diaykaw pomnsaw.
svrhdn gr dh peptvktvn p' lllvn nekrn
metaj stw nkoce tn rgn
ka disxisen tn prw tow zntaw dn.
p gr podrouw ndmatow n low ksmow,
ka patrvn djai p tetrastxou lyvn glufw,
ka megalvsnh sou p diadmatow kefalw ato.
totoiw ejen leyrevn, tata d fobyh:
n gr mnh pera tw rgw kan.
19 Tow d sebsin mxri tlouw nelemvn yumw psth:
prodei gr atn ka t mllonta,
ti ato pitrcantew to pinai
ka met spoudw propmcantew atow
dijousin metamelhyntew.
ti gr n xersn xontew t pnyh
ka prosodurmenoi tfoiw nekrn
teron pespsanto logismn noaw
ka ow keteontew jbalon, totouw w fugdaw dvkon.
elken gr atow ja p toto t praw ngkh
ka tn sumbebhktvn mnhstan nbalen,
na tn lepousan taw basnoiw prosanaplhrsvsin klasin,
ka mn law sou pardojon doiporan peirs,
kenoi d jnon ervsi ynaton.
lh gr ktsiw n d gnei plin nvyen dietupoto
phretosa taw saw pitagaw,
na o so padew fulaxysin blabew.
tn paremboln skizousa neflh,
k d pro#festtow datow jhrw ndusiw gw yevryh,
j ruyrw yalsshw dw nempdistow
ka xlohfron pedon k kldvnow biaou:
di' o paneyne dilyon o t s skepazmenoi xeir
yevrsantew yaumast trata.
w gr ppoi nemyhsan
ka w mno dieskrthsan
anontw se, krie, tn =usmenon atow.
mmnhnto gr ti tn n t paroik& atn,
pw nt mn gensevw zvn jgagen g sknpa,
nt d ndrvn jhrejato potamw plyow batrxvn.
f' str d edon ka gnesin nan rnvn,
te piyum& proaxyntew tsanto dsmata trufw:
ew gr paramuyan k yalsshw nbh atow rtugomtra.
Ka a timvrai tow martvlow plyon
ok neu tn progegontvn tekmhrvn t b& tn keraunn:
dikavw gr pasxon taw daiw atn ponhraiw,
ka gr xalepvtran misojenan petdeusan.
o mn gr tow gnoontaw ok dxonto parntaw:
otoi d eergtaw jnouw doulonto.
ka o mnon, ll' tiw piskop stai atn,
pe pexyw prosedxonto tow llotrouw:
o d met ortasmtvn
esdejmenoi tow dh tn atn metesxhktaw dikavn
deinow kkvsan pnoiw.
plghsan d ka oras&
sper kenoi p taw to dikaou yraiw,
te xane periblhyntew sktei
kastow tn auto yurn tn dodon ztei.
Di' autn gr t stoixea meyarmozmena,
sper n calthr fyggoi to =uymo t noma diallw-
sousin,
pntote mnonta x,
per stn eksai k tw tn gegontvn cevw kribw:
xersaa gr ew nudra meteblleto,
ka nhkt metbainen p gw:
pr sxuen n dati tw daw dunmevw,
ka dvr tw sbestikw fsevw pelanyneto:
flgew npalin efyrtvn zvn
ok mranan srkaw mperipatontvn,
od thktn krustalloeidw ethkton gnow mbrosaw trofw.
Kat pnta gr, krie, meglunaw tn lan sou ka djasaw
ka ox peredew n pant kair ka tp paristmenow.