Sirach 2

King James Bible	Peshitta ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ
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