Proverbs 16

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.	1 ܡܢ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ
2 All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.	2 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܐܘܪܚܗ
3 Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.	3 ܓܠܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܘܢܬܩܢ ܡܚܫܒ̈ܬܟ
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.	4 ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܥܘܠܐ ܢܛܝܪ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ
5 Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice; and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.	5 ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܪܡ ܒܠܒܗ ܘܕܡܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.	6 ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܫܬܒܩ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܣܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ
7 When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.	7 ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܐܦ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܢܦܪܘܥ
8 Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.	8 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܕܝܢܐ
9 The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.	9 ܠܒܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܗ
10 Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.	10 ܩܨܡܐ ܥܠ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܒܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܦܘܡܗ
11 Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.	11 ܡܬܩܠܐ ܕܡܣܐܬܐ ܕܝܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ
12 They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.	12 ܛܡܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ
13 Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.	13 ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܪܚܡ
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.	14 ܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܕܥܟܝܗ̇
15 In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.	15 ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܨܒܝܢܗ ܐܝܟ ܥܢܢܐ ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ
16 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.	16 ܕܩܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܕܩܢܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܝܬܪ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܣܐܡܐ
17 The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his soul keepeth his way.	17 ܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܡܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܕܙܗܝܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܢܛܪ ܐܘܪܚܗ
18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.	18 ܩܕܡ ܬܒܪܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܪܡܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ
19 It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud.	19 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܡܟܝܟ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܡܟܝܟ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܦܠܓ ܒܙܬܐ ܥܡ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ
20 The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusteth in the Lord is blessed.	20 ܕܡܣܬܟܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܕܬܟܝܠ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words shall attain to greater things.	21 ܚܟܝܡ ܠܒܐ ܝܕܥ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܡܘܣܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
22 Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.	22 ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܗܝ
23 The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.	23 ܠܒܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܝܕܥ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܘܡܗ ܘܥܠ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܡܘܣܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
24 Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.	24 ܟܟܪܝܬܐ ܕܕܒܫܐ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܚܠܝܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܐܣܝܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ
25 There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.	25 ܐܝܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܬܪܝܨܐ ܗܝ ܘܫܒ̈ܝܠܝܗ̇ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܘܬܐ
26 The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.	26 ܢܦܫܐ ܡܟܐܒܬܐ ܟܐ̈ܒܝܗ̇ ܠܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ̇ ܐܬܐ ܠܗ̇ ܐܒܕܢܐ
27 The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.	27 ܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܚܫܠ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܝ̇ܩܕܐ ܢܘܪܐ
28 A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.	28 ܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܓܪܓ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܣܪܝܩܐ ܪܕܦ ܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܘܗܝ
29 An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good	29 ܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܫܕܠ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܡܘܒܠ ܠܗ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ
30 He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass.	30 ܘܡܪܡܙ ܒ̈ܥܝܢܘܗܝ ܘܡܬܚܫܒ ܗܦܝ̈ܟܬܐ ܘܡܬܪܥܐ ܒܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܘܓܡܪ ܒܝܫܬܐ
31 Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.	31 ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܒܚܐ
32 The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities.	32 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܢܓܝܪ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܕܡܟܒܫ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
33 Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.	33 ܒܥܘܒܗ ܕܥܢܬܐ ܢܦܠܐ ܦܨܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܦܩ ܕܝܢܗ