| 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 |