1 Corinthians 1:27
ಆದರೆ ದೇವರು ಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಚಿಕೆಪಡಿಸುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಈ ಲೋಕದ ಬುದ್ಧಿಹೀನರನ್ನು ಆರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ದೇವರು ಬಲಿಷ್ಟರನ್ನು ನಾಚಿಕೆಪಡಿಸುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಈ ಲೋಕದ ಬಲಹೀನರನ್ನು ಆರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ;
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | al-LA |
| God hath | τὰ | ta | ta |
| chosen | μωρὰ | mōra | moh-RA |
| the | τοῦ | tou | too |
| foolish things | κόσμου | kosmou | KOH-smoo |
| the of | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | ayks-ay-LAY-ksa-toh |
| world | ὁ | ho | oh |
| to | θεὸς | theos | thay-OSE |
| confound | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| the | τοὺς | tous | toos |
| wise; | σοφούς | sophous | soh-FOOS |
| and | καταισχύνῃ | kataischynē | ka-tay-SKYOO-nay |
| hath God | καὶ | kai | kay |
| chosen | τὰ | ta | ta |
| the | ἀσθενῆ | asthenē | ah-sthay-NAY |
| weak things | τοῦ | tou | too |
| of the | κόσμου | kosmou | KOH-smoo |
| world | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | ayks-ay-LAY-ksa-toh |
| to | ὁ | ho | oh |
| confound | θεὸς | theos | thay-OSE |
| the things | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| which are mighty; | καταισχύνῃ | kataischynē | ka-tay-SKYOO-nay |
| τὰ | ta | ta | |
| ἰσχυρά | ischyra | ee-skyoo-RA |