| 1 He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. | 1 ܕܕ̇ܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܕܝ̇ܠܦ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܢܗ̇ܠܟ ܒܗ̇ |
| 2 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. | 2 ܘܬܩܒܠܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܢܬܬ ܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܬܩܪܒܝܘܗܝ |
| 3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. | 3 ܘܬܘܟܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܬܫܩܝܘܗܝ |
| 4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. | 4 ܘܢܣܬܡܟ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܘܥܠܝܗ̇ ܢܬܬܟܠ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܗܬ |
| 5 She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. | 5 ܘܬܪܝܡܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܒܓܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܬܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ |
| 6 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. | 6 ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܪܘܙܐ ܬܡܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܫܡܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܬܘܪܬܝܘܗܝ |
| 7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. | 7 ܠܐ ܢܗܠܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܘܢܗ̇ |
| 8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her. | 8 ܪܚܝܩܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܘܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܕܪܟܘܢܗ̇ |
| 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. | 9 ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܝܐܝܐ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗܘܢ |
| 10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. | 10 ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܬܬܐܡܪ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܝܛ ܒܗ̇ ܢܐܠܦܝܗ̇ |
| 11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. | 11 ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܣܪܚܬ ܘܚܛܝܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܣܢܐ ܠܐ ܥ̣ܒܕ |
| 12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man. | 12 ܕܠܡܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܕܗܘ ܐܬܩܠܢܝ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܗܢܝܢܐ ܒܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܘܠܐ |
| 13 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not. | 13 ܟܘܠ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܪܚܘܬܐ ܣܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܠ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ |
| 14 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel; | 14 ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܒܪܐ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܕ ܝܨܪܗܘܢ |
| 15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. | 15 ܐܢ ܬܨܒܐ ܬܛܪ ܦܘܩܕ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ̇ ܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܬܚܐ |
| 16 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. | 16 ܫܒܝܩܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܕܨܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܟ |
| 17 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him. | 17 ܐܬܝܗܒܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܕܢܓܒܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܢܫܒܩܘܢ ܡܘܬܐ |
| 18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things: | 18 ܡܛܠ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܬܩܝܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܘ |
| 19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man. | 19 ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܥ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ ܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܘܚܟܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ |
| 20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin. | 20 ܠܐ ܦܩܕ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܢܚܛܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܢܥܘܠܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܫܘܩܪܐ |