Sirach 16

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, neither delight in ungodly sons.	1 ܠܐ ܬܬܪܓܪܓ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܚܛ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܕܐ ܒܟܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ
2 Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.	2 ܐܦܢ ܣܓܝܘ ܠܐ ܬܚܕܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
3 Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.	3 ܠܐ ܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܚܝܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܪܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܚܕ ܕܐ̇ܒܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܗܘ ܕܡܐܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ
4 For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.	4 ܡܢ ܚܕ ܓܝܪ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܬܬܡܠܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܬܚܪܒ
5 Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these.	5 ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܙܬ ܥܝܢܝ ܘܕܥܫܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܡܥܬ ܐܕܢܝ
6 In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.	6 ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܝܩܕܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܥܡܐ ܕܡܪܓܙ ܫܠܛܐ ܚܡܬܐ
7 He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.	7 ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܠܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ
8 Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for their pride.	8 ܘܠܐ ܚܣ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܠܘܛ ܕܐܪܫܥܘ ܡܛܠ ܓܐܝܘܬܗܘܢ
9 He pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sins:	9 ܘܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܓܙܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܐܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܚܛܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ
10 Nor the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.	10 ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪܓܠܝܝܢ ܐܬܩܦܣܘ ܡܛܠ ܪܛܘܢܝܗܘܢ
11 And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.	11 ܘܐܦ ܚܕ ܐܢ ܢܩܫܐ ܩܕܠܗ ܗܢܘ ܬܡܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܙܟܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܡܣܓܐ ܠܡܫܒܩ ܘܐܦ ܬܒܥ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ
12 As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works	12 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܣܓܝܐܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܢ ܠܗ
13 The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate.	13 ܠܐ ܢܦܠܛ ܠܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܫܘܩܪܐ ܘܠܓܠܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܠܥܠܡ
14 Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works.	14 ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܫܟܚ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
15 The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world.	15 ܡܪܝܐ ܩܫܝ ܠܒܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܕܥܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܬܚܙܘܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ
16 His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant.	16 ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ ܘܢܘܗܪܗ ܘܚܫܟܗ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ
17 Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?	17 ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܛܫܐ ܘܒܡܪܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܡܢܘ ܢܬܕܟܪܢܝ ܘܒܥܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܝܢܬ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ
18 Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.	18 ܗܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܗܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܡܝܢ
19 The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them.	19 ܥܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܫܬܐ̈ܣܐ ܕܬܒܝܠ ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܙܝܥܝܢ
20 No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways?	20 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܠܒܝ ܘܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܡܢܘ ܢܬܒܝܢ
21 It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.	21 ܐܢ ܐܚ̇ܛܐ ܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܢܝ ܥܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܐܢ ܐܕܓܠ ܒܟܠ ܕܡܛܫܝ ܡܢܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ
22 Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end.
23 He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.	23 ܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܠܒܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܗܟܢܐ
24 by son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart.	24 ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܘܩܒܠܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܘܠܟܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܗܒܘ ܠܒܟܘܢ
25 I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.	25 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܚ̇ܘܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ
26 The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof.	26 ܟܕ ܒܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ ܥܡ ܒܪܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܢܡܘܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ
27 He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works.	27 ܘܝܗܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܠܟܠ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܟ̇ܦܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܨܗܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥ̇ܡܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܣܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ
28 None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word.	28 ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܢܝܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܠܐ ܡܥܒܪܝܢ ܡܠܬܗ
29 After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings.	29 ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܕܝܩ ܘܒܪܟܗ ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ̇
30 With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again.	30 ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܠܐ ܐܦܝ̈ܗ̇ ܘܩ̣ܦܣ ܠܓܘܗ̇ ܟܘܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ