Sirach 33

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 No evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him, and deliver him from evils.	1 ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܘܢܬܦܠܛ
2 A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm.
3 A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him.
4 He that cleareth up a question, shall prepare what to say, and so having prayed he shall be heard, and shall keep discipline, and then he shall answer.
5 The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.	5 ܐܝܟ ܓܝܓܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܠܒܗ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܚܙܝܪܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗ
6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.	6 ܐܝܟ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܨܗ̇ܠ
7 Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun?	7 ܠܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ
8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment.	8 ܒܪܡ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܦܪܫܘ ܘܥܒܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܙܒ̈ܢܐ
9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour.	9 ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܟ ܘܩ̇ܕܫ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܥ̣ܒܕ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
10 Some of them God made high and great days, and some of them he put in the number of ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, and out of the earth, from whence Adam was created.	10 ܘܐܦ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܛܝܢܐ ܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܘܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܐܕܡ
11 With much knowledge the Lord hath divided them and diversified their ways.	11 ܒܪܡ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
12 Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, end turned them from their station.	12 ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܟ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܩ̇ܕܫ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܡ̇ܛܝܘ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܛ ܘܗ̣ܦܟ ܘܥ̣ܩܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
13 As the potter's clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it:	13 ܐܝܟ ܛܝܢܐ ܕܓܒܝܠ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܪܝܗ ܠܡܩܡܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ
14 All his ways are according to his ordering: so man is in the hand of him that made him, and he will render to him according to his judgment.	14 ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ
15 Good is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man. And so look upon all the works of the most High. Two and two, and one against another.	15 ܗܟܢܐ ܚܘܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕ
16 And I awaked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers.	16 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܚܪܝܬ ܐܬܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܡܒܥܪܢܐ ܕܟܪܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܩ̇ܛܘ̈ܦܐ
17 In the blessing of God I also have hoped: and as one that gathereth grapes, have I filled the winepress.	17 ܘܒܛ̈ܒܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܩ̇ܡܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܩ̇ܛܘܦܐ ܡ̇ܠܝܬ ܡܥܨܪܬܝ
18 See that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek discipline.
19 Hear me, ye great men, and all ye people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the church.	19 ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܫܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܨܘܬܘܢܢܝ
20 Give not to son or wife, brother or friend, power over thee while thou livest; and give not thy estate to another, lest then repent, and thou entreat for the same.	20 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܢܟ̈ܣܝܟ ܠܡܗܦܟ ܘܠܡܒܥܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ
21 As long as thou livest, and hast breath in thee, let no man change thee.	21 ܥܕ ܐܢܬ ܚܝ ܘܢܫܡܬܐ ܒܟ ܠܐ ܬܫ̇ܠܛ ܒܟ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ
22 For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܕܢܒܥܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܢܟ ܡܢ ܕܬܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ
23 In all thy works keep the pre-eminence.	23 ܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ ܡܥܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܡܘܡܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܟ
24 Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.	24 ܘܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܢܓܡܪܘܢ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܟ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܬܟ ܐܘܪܬ ܢܟ̈ܣܝܟ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܟ
25 Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave.	25 ܟܣܬܐ ܘܫܘܛܐ ܘܛܥܢܐ ܠܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܡܐ ܘܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܠܥܒܕܐ
26 He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.	26 ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܗ ܢܝܚܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܒܪܫܗ ܒܥ̣ܐ ܚܪ̈ܘܪܐ
27 The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.
28 Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle:	28 ܦܠܘܚ ܒܥܒܕܟ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܪܕ
29 For idleness hath taught much evil.	29 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܛܠܢܐ
30 Set him to work: for so it is fit for him. And if he be not obedient, bring him down with fetters, but be not excessive towards any one: and do no grievous thing without judgment.	30 ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܐܫܠܛܝܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܘܐܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܟ ܐܣܓܐ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܨܒܘ
31 If thou have a faithful servant, let him be to thee as thy own soul: treat him as a brother: because in the blood of thy soul thou hast gotten him.	31 ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܟ ܐܟܘܬܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܟܘܬܟ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܘܣܪܢܟ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܟ ܐܝܟ ܐܚܘܟ ܚܫܘܒܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܟܬܫ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܢܦܫܟ
32 If thou hurt him unjustly, he will run away:	32 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܬܛܪܦܝܘܗܝ ܢܦܘܩ ܢܐܒܕ
33 And if he rise up and depart, thou knowest not whom to ask, and in what way to seek him.	33 ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܘܗܝ