Sirach 33

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 No evil can harm the man who fears the LORD; through trials, again and again he is safe.	1 ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܓܥ ܒܗ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܘܢܬܦܠܛ
2 He who hates the law is without wisdom, and is tossed about like a boat in a storm.
3 The prudent man trusts in the word of the LORD, and the law is dependable for him as a divine oracle.
4 Prepare your words and you will be listened to; draw upon your training, and then give your answer.
5 Like the wheel of a cart is the mind of a fool; his thoughts revolve in circles.	5 ܐܝܟ ܓܝܓܠܐ ܩܠܝܠܬܐ ܠܒܗ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܚܙܝܪܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗ
6 A fickle friend is like the stallion that neighs, no matter who the rider.	6 ܐܝܟ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܥܬܝܕܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܨܗ̇ܠ
7 Why is one day more important than another, when it is the sun that lights up every day?	7 ܠܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ
8 It is due to the LORD'S wisdom that they differ; it is through him the seasons and feasts come and go.	8 ܒܪܡ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܦܪܫܘ ܘܥܒܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܙܒ̈ܢܐ
9 Some he dignifies and sanctifies, and others he lists as ordinary days.	9 ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܟ ܘܩ̇ܕܫ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܥ̣ܒܕ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
10 So too, all men are of clay, for from earth man was formed;	10 ܘܐܦ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܛܝܢܐ ܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܘܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܐܕܡ
11 Yet with his great knowledge the LORD makes men unlike; in different paths he has them walk.	11 ܒܪܡ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
12 Some he blesses and makes great, some he sanctifies and draws to himself. Others he curses and brings low, and expels them from their place.	12 ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܟ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܩ̇ܕܫ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܡ̇ܛܝܘ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܛ ܘܗ̣ܦܟ ܘܥ̣ܩܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
13 Like clay in the hands of a potter, to be molded according to his pleasure, So are men in the hands of their Creator, to be assigned by him their function.	13 ܐܝܟ ܛܝܢܐ ܕܓܒܝܠ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܪܝܗ ܠܡܩܡܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ
14 As evil contrasts with good, and death with life, so are sinners in contrast with the just;	14 ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ
15 See now all the works of the Most High: they come in pairs, the one the opposite of the other.	15 ܗܟܢܐ ܚܘܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕ
16 Now I am the last to keep vigil, like a gleaner after the vintage;	16 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܚܪܝܬ ܐܬܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܡܒܥܪܢܐ ܕܟܪܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܩ̇ܛܘ̈ܦܐ
17 Since by the LORD'S blessing I have made progress till like a vintager I have filled my wine press,	17 ܘܒܛ̈ܒܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܩ̇ܡܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܩ̇ܛܘܦܐ ܡ̇ܠܝܬ ܡܥܨܪܬܝ
18 I would inform you that not for myself only have I toiled, but for every seeker after wisdom.
19 Listen to me, O leaders of the multitude; O rulers of the assembly, give ear!	19 ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܫܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܨܘܬܘܢܢܝ
20 Let neither son nor wife, neither brother nor friend, have power over you as long as you live.	20 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܢܟ̈ܣܝܟ ܠܡܗܦܟ ܘܠܡܒܥܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ
21 While breath of life is still in you, let no man have dominion over you. Give not to another your wealth, lest then you have to plead with him;	21 ܥܕ ܐܢܬ ܚܝ ܘܢܫܡܬܐ ܒܟ ܠܐ ܬܫ̇ܠܛ ܒܟ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ
22 Far better that your children plead with you than that you should look to their generosity.	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܕܢܒܥܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܢܟ ܡܢ ܕܬܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ
23 Keep control over all your affairs; let no one tarnish your glory.	23 ܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ ܡܥܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܡܘܡܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܟ
24 When your few days reach their limit, at the time of death distribute your inheritance.	24 ܘܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܢܓܡܪܘܢ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܟ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܬܟ ܐܘܪܬ ܢܟ̈ܣܝܟ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܟ
25 Fodder and whip and loads for an ass; the yoke and harness and the rod of his master.	25 ܟܣܬܐ ܘܫܘܛܐ ܘܛܥܢܐ ܠܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܡܐ ܘܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܠܥܒܕܐ
26 Make a slave work and he will look for his rest; let his hands be idle and he will seek to be free.	26 ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܗ ܢܝܚܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܪܝܡܬ ܒܪܫܗ ܒܥ̣ܐ ܚܪ̈ܘܪܐ
27 Food, correction and work for a slave; and for a wicked slave, punishment in the stocks.
28 Force him to work that he be not idle, for idleness is an apt teacher of mischief.	28 ܦܠܘܚ ܒܥܒܕܟ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܪܕ
29 Put him to work, for that is what befits him; if he becomes unruly, load him with chains.	29 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܛܠܢܐ
30 But never lord it over any human being, and do nothing unjust.	30 ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܐܫܠܛܝܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܘܐܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܠܟ ܐܣܓܐ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܨܒܘ
31 If you have but one slave, treat him like yourself, for you have acquired him with your life's blood;	31 ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܟ ܐܟܘܬܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܟܘܬܟ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܘܣܪܢܟ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܥܒܕܟ ܐܝܟ ܐܚܘܟ ܚܫܘܒܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܟܬܫ ܒܕܡܐ ܕܢܦܫܟ
32 If you have but one slave, deal with him as a brother, for you need him as you need your life:	32 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܬܛܪܦܝܘܗܝ ܢܦܘܩ ܢܐܒܕ
33 If you mistreat him and he runs away, in what direction will you look for him?	33 ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܘܗܝ