Sirach 2

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation.	1 ܒܪܝ ܐܢ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܫܠܡܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܟܘܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܝܢ
2 Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble.
3 Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end.	3 ܐܬܕܒܩ ܒܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܬܚܟܡ ܒܐܘܪܚܬܟ
4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate.	4 ܟܘܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܩܒܠ ܘܒܡܪܥܐ ܘܒܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܐܓܪ ܪܘܚܟ
5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.	5 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܒܩܐ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܟܘܪܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
6 Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him.	6 ܗܝܡܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܥܕܘܪܐ ܣܒܪ ܒܗ ܘܗܘ ܢܬܪܘܨ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ
7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall.	7 ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܣܒܪܘ ܠܛܘܒܗ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܬܘܚܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܦܠܘܢ
8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail.	8 ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܗ ܘܗܘ ܠܐ ܡܒܝܬ ܐܓܪܟܘܢ
9 Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy.	9 ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܣܒܪܘ ܠܛܘܒܗ ܠܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܘܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ
10 Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him?	10 ܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܕܡܢ ܕܪ̈ܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܬܒܝܢܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܡܢܘ ܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ ܘܫܒܩܗ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܬܬܟܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܪܡܝܗ̇ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܩܪܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܝܗܝ
11 For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.	11 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܢܢܐ ܗܘ ܘܪܚܡܬܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܥ ܘܦܪܩ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܕܥܩܬܐ ܘܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܨܒܝܢܗ
12 Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways!	12 ܠܒܐ ܡܣܝܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܪ̈ܦܝܬܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܦܣܥ ܥܠ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ
13 Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended.	13 ܘܝ ܠܗ ܠܠܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܘܐܦ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܝܡ
14 Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?	14 ܘܝ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܡܢܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܟܕ ܢܕܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ
15 They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways.	15 ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܢܘܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪܚܡܝܢ ܠܗ ܢܛܪܘܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ
16 They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.	16 ܕܚ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܪܥܘܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܢܐܠܦܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܗ
17 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight,	17 ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܩܢ ܠܒܗ ܘܕܫܒܩ ܠܗ ܡܘܒܕ ܪܘܚܗ
18 Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.	18 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟ ܪܒܘܬܗ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܡܗ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ