Sirach 17

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image.	1 ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܪܝܗܝ ܠܐܕܡ ܘܡܗܦܟܘ ܢܗܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܘܗ̇
2 And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself.	2 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܦܠ̇ܓ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܘܐܫܠܛ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ
3 He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth.	3 ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܐܠܒܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܟ̇ܣܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ
4 He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls.	4 ܘܐܪܡܝ ܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܥܠ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ
5 He created of him a helpmate like to himself: he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding.
6 He created in them the science of the spirit, he filled their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil.	6 ܘܒ̣ܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܒܐ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܦܠܓ ܠܗܘܢ
7 He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works:	7 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ
8 That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous acts, that they might declare the glorious things of his works.	8 ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܗ
9 Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance.	9 ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܬܥܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ
10 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments.	10 ܘܠܫܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܗ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ
11 And their eye saw the majesty of his glory. and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity.	11 ܣܡ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ
12 And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour.	12 ܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ
13 Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes.	13 ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ ܚܙܘ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܩܪ ܡܡܠܠܗ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܐܕ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ
14 Over every nation he set a ruler.	14 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܘܦ̇ܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ
15 And Israel was made the manifest portion of God.	15 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ
16 And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways.
17 Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.	17 ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܘܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
18 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye:
19 And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth.	19 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܢܝܚܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ
20 But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth.	20 ܠܐ ܟܣܝܢ ܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ
21 Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins:
22 Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less.	22 ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܚܬܝܡܐ ܘܣܝܡܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination.	23 ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܬܓܠܐ ܘܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܢܬܠ
24 And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God.	24 ܒܪܡ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܗܒ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܘܒܕ ܠܟܠ ܕܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܗܪܝܢ
25 Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God.	25 ܬܘܒܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܬܘܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܐܒܕ ܬܘܒܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܚܛܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܡܪܓܙܘ
26 Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing.
27 Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies.	27 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܢܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܒܕܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܚܠܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܝܝܢ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him I
29 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil.	29 ܡܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܒ̇ܩ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܝܒܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ
30 What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved.	30 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ
31 He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes.	31 ܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܪ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܟ̇ܒܫ ܝܨܪܗ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܗܘ ܘܕܡܐ