Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

Ας με κτυπα ο δικαιος· τουτο θελει εισθαι ελεος· και ας με ελεγχη· τουτο θελει εισθαι μυρον εξαιρετον· δεν θελει βλαψει την κεφαλην μου· διοτι μαλιστα και θελω προσευχεσθαι υπερ αυτων εν ταις συμφοραις αυτων.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.