Sirach 31

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The sleeplessness brought by wealth makes a person lose weight, the worry it causes drives awaysleep.	1 ܫܗܪܐ ܡܕܝܒ ܒܣܪܗ ܕܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܨܦܬܐ ܡܦܪܕܐ ܫܢܬܗ
2 The worries of the daytime prevent you from sleeping, like a serious il ness, they keep sleep at bay.	2 ܨܦܬܐ ܕܡܙܘܢܐ ܕܚܩܐ ܢܘܡܬܐ ܘܡܪܥܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܡܦܪܕ ܫܢܬܐ
3 The rich for ever toils, piling up money, and then, leaving off, he is gorged with luxuries;	3 ܥܡ̇ܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܠܡܟ̇ܢܫܘ ܠܗ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܘܡܬܢܝܚ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܬܦܢܝ̈ܩܐ
4 the poor for ever toils, barely making a living, and then, leaving off, is poorer than ever.	4 ܥܡ̇ܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܠܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܗ ܘܐܢ ܢܬܬܢܝܚ ܢܗܘܐ ܨܪܝܟܐ
5 No one who loves money can easily avoid sinning, whoever pursues profit wil be corrupted by it.	5 ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܡܡܘܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܙܟܐ ܘܕܪܕܦ ܒܬܪ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܒܗ ܢܛܥܐ
6 Gold has been the ruin of many; their coming destruction was self-evident,	6 ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܗܘܘ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܬܟܠܘ ܥܠ ܢܟܣܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܠܡܦܨܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܠܡܦܪܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܨܗܘܢ
7 since it is a snare for those who sacrifice to it and stupid people al get caught in it.	7 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܘܢܐ ܠܣܟ̈ܠܐ ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܛܥ̇ܐ ܒܗ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܬܬܩܠ
8 Happy the rich who is found to be blameless and does not go chasing after gold.	8 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܡܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܡܡܘܢܐ ܠܐ ܛܥܐ
9 Who is he, so that we can congratulate him, for he has achieved marvels among his fellows?	9 ܡܢܘ ܗܢܐ ܘܢܫܒܚܝܘܗܝ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܥ̣ܒܕ ܒܥܡܗ
10 Who has been through this test and emerged perfect? He may wel be proud of that! Who has had thechance to sin and has not sinned, had the chance to do wrong and has not done it?	10 ܡܢ̣ܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܬܕܒܩ ܒܗ ܘܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܡܢ̣ܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܛܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܛ̇ܥ̣ܐ ܘܠܡܒܐܫܘ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܒܐܫ
11 His fortune wil be firmly based and the assembly wil acclaim his generosity.	11 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܥܫܢ ܛܘܒܗ ܘܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܗ ܢܬ̈ܢܝܢ ܟܢܘܫ̈ܬܐ
12 If you are sitting down to a lavish table, do not display your greed, do not say, 'What a lot to eat!'	12 ܒܪܝ ܐܢ ܬܬܒ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܦܬܚ ܓܓܪܬܟ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ ܠܝ
13 Remember, it is bad to have a greedy eye. Is any creature more wicked than the eye? - That is why itis always weeping!	13 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܘܬ ܥܝܢܐ ܣܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܒܝܫ ܡܢܗ ܠܐ ܒܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܙܝܥܐ ܥܝܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܐ
14 Do not reach out for anything your host has his eye on, do not jostle him at the dish.	14 ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܠܐ ܬܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܟ ܘܒܠܓܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܚܒܘܨ ܐܝܕܟ
15 Judge your fel ow-guest's needs by your own, be thoughtful in every way.	15 ܕܥ ܕܚܒܪܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܠܟ
16 Eat what is offered you like a well brought-up person, do not wolf your food or you wil earn dislike.	16 ܠܥ̣ܣ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܓܓܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܣܬܢܐ
17 For politeness' sake be the first to stop; do not act the glutton, or you will give offence,	17 ܐܙܕܗܪ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ
18 and if you are sitting with a large party, do not help yourself before the others do.	18 ܘܟܕ ܬܬܒ ܒܝܬ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܠܡܠܥܣ ܠܐ ܬܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܟ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ
19 A little is quite enough for a wel -bred person; his breathing is easy when he lies in bed.	19 ܡܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܙܥܘܪ ܡܣܬܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܟܒܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܬܙܝܥ
20 A moderate diet ensures sound sleep, one gets up early, in the best of spirits. Sleeplessness,biliousness and gripe are what the glutton has to endure.	20 ܟܐܒܐ ܘܫܗܪܐ ܘܫܚܩܐ ܘܫܘܢܩܐ ܘܗܦܟ ܓܘܐ ܥܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܥܢܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ ܥܒܝܕ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܨܦܪܐ ܢܕܡܟ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܠܘܬܗ
21 If you are forced to eat too much, get up, go and vomit, and you will feel better.	21 ܘܐܢ ܬܬܐܠܨ ܒܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ ܓܕ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܡܨܥܬ ܓܘܐ ܘܬܬܢܝܚ
22 Listen to me, my child, do not disregard me, eventually you wil see the force of my words. Bemoderate in al your activities and il ness wil never overtake you.	22 ܫܡܥ ܒܪܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܣܪ ܥܠܝ ܘܠܚܪܬܐ ܬܫܟܚ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܟܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܗܘܝܬ ܡ̇ܟܝܟ ܘܟܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܪܒ ܠܟ
23 People praise the person who keeps a splendid table, and their opinion of his munificence is sound.	23 ܥܝܢܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܥܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
24 But a niggardly host provokes universal resentment and people wil retail instances of his meanness.
25 Do not play the valiant at your wine, for wine has been the undoing of many.	25 ܐܦ ܥܠ ܚܡܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܓܒܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܥܬܝܩܐ
26 The furnace proves the temper of steel, and wine proves hearts in the drinking bouts of braggarts.	26 ܐܟܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܘܪܐ ܒ̇ܩܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܗ ܕܩܝܢܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܡܓܪܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܘܠܐ
27 Wine gives life if drunk in moderation. What is life worth without wine? It came into being to makepeople happy.	27 ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܟܕ ܢܫܬܝܘܗܝ ܒܘܠܝܬܗ ܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܚܣܝܪ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܠܚܕܘܬܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ
28 Drunk at the right time and in the right amount, wine makes for a glad heart and a cheerful mind.	28 ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܬܦܢܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܬܐ ܒܘܠܝܬܗ
29 Bitterness of soul comes of wine drunk to excess out of temper or bravado.	29 ܟܐܒܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܒ ܪܫܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܬܐ ܒܚܪܝܢܐ
30 Drunkenness excites the stupid to a fury to his own harm, it reduces his strength while leading toblows.	30 ܣܓܝܐܘܬܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܚ̣ܣܪ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܣ̈ܓܝ ܨܘ̈ܠܦܬܗ
31 Do not provoke your fel ow-guest at a wine feast, do not make fun of him when he is enjoying himself, do not take him to task or annoy him by reclaiming money owed.	31 ܒܡܫܬܝܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܠܐ ܬ̇ܟܣ ܪܚܡܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܪܝܘܗܝ ܒܚܕܘܬܗ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܘܣܪܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܬܨܐ ܥܡܗ ܠܥܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ