Proverbs 7

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 My son, keep my words, and treasure my commands.	1 ܒܪܝ ܛܪ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܐܛܫܐ ܒܠܒܟ
2 Keep my commands and live, my teaching as the apple of your eye;	2 ܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܚܝܝ ܘܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ
3 Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.	3 ܩܛܘܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܨܘܪܟ ܘܟܬܘܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܕܠܒܟ
4 Say to Wisdom, "You are my sister!" call Understanding, "Friend!"	4 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܚܬܝ ܐܢܬܝ ܘܠܣܘܟܠܐ ܩܪܝ ܡܕܥܐ
5 That they may keep you from another's wife, from the adulteress with her smooth words.	5 ܕܢܢܛܪܟ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܕܠܢܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܗ̇
6 For at the window of my house, through my lattice I looked out--	6 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܟܣܣܛܪܘܢ ܐܕܝܩܬ
7 And I saw among the simple ones, I observed among the young men, a youth with no sense,	7 ܘܚܙܬ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܪܬ ܒ̈ܛܠܝܐ ܘܒܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܪܥܝܢܐ
8 Going along the street near the corner, then walking in the direction of her house--	8 ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܙܘܝܬ̈ܐ ܕܫܒܝ̈ܠܝ ܒܝܬܗ̇
9 In the twilight, at dusk of day, at the time of the dark of night.	9 ܒܪܡܫܐ ܒܡܥܪ̈ܒܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܥܡܛܢܐ
10 And lo! the woman comes to meet him, robed like a harlot, with secret designs--	10 ܘܢܦܩܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܒܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܦܪܕܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ
11 She is fickle and unruly, in her home her feet cannot rest;	11 ܘܡܪܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܣܘܛܝܐ ܘܒܒܝܬܗ̇ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܗ̇ ܠܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܢ
12 Now she is in the streets, now in the open squares, and at every corner she lurks in ambush--	12 ܐܠܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܠܒܪ ܦܗܝܐ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܘܒ̈ܙܘܝܬܐ ܟܡܢܐ
13 When she seizes him, she kisses him, and with an impudent look says to him:	13 ܘܐܚܕܬܗ ܘܢܫܩܬܗ ܘܐܚܨܦܬ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ
14 "I owed peace offerings, and today I have fulfilled my vows;	14 ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܦܪܥܬ ܢܕܪ̈ܝ
15 So I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I have found you!	15 ܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܠܐܘܪܥܟ ܕܡܣܟܝܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܝܟ ܘܐܫܟܚܬܟ
16 With coverlets I have spread my couch, with brocaded cloths of Egyptian linen;	16 ܒܬܫܘܝܬܐ ܫܘܝܬ ܥܪܣܝ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܡܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܪܡܬܗ̇
17 I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.	17 ܘܪܣܬ ܥܠ ܥܪܣܝ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܟܘܪܟܡܐ ܘܩܘܢܡܐ
18 "Come, let us drink our fill of love, until morning, let us feast on love!	18 ܬܐ ܢܬܒܣܡ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܨܦܪܐ ܘܢܥܦܩ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܒܪܓܬܐ
19 For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;	19 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܓܒܪܝ ܐܙܠ ܠܗ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܪܚܝܩܬܐ
20 A bag of money he took with him, not till the full moon will he return home."	20 ܘܨܪܪܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ ܫܩܠ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܠܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗܘ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ
21 She wins him over by her repeated urging, with her smooth lips she leads him astray;	21 ܘܐܛܥܝܬܗ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗ̇ ܘܒܫܘܘܕܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ̇ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܢܬܦܬܗ
22 He follows her stupidly, like an ox that is led to slaughter; Like a stag that minces toward the net,	22 ܘܗܘ ܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܫܒܪܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܛܒܚܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܟܠܒܐ ܠܐܣܘܪܐ
23 till an arrow pierces its liver; Like a bird that rushes into a snare, unaware that its life is at stake.	23 ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܐ ܕܡܦܪܚ ܓܐܪܐ ܒܟܒܕܗ ܘܡܣܬܪܗܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܘܬ ܟܢܦܐ ܠܦܚܐ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܠܡܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܐܙܠ
24 So now, O children, listen to me, be attentive to the words of my mouth!	24 ܡܟܝܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܦܘܡܝ
25 Let not your heart turn to her ways, go not astray in her paths;	25 ܠܐ ܢܨܛܠܐ ܠܒܟ ܠܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܥܐ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܝܗ̇
26 For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous, those she has slain.	26 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܐܪܡܝܬ ܘܥܫܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܗ̇
27 Her house is made up of ways to the nether world, leading down into the chambers of death.	27 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ̇ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܕܫܝܘܠ ܕܢܚ̈ܬܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ