Sirach 23

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 Lord, father and master of my life, do not abandon me to their whims, do not let me fal because ofthem.	1 ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܝ ܘܡܪܗܘܢ ܕܚܝ̈ܝ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܠܢܝ ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ
2 Who wil lay whips to my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom to my heart, to be merciless to myerrors and not let my sins go unchecked,	2 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܫܘܛܐ ܘܥܠ ܠܒܝ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ ܕܒܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܪܚܡܘܢ ܠܡܚܒܠܘ
3 for fear my errors should multiply and my sins then abound and I fal before my adversaries, and myenemy gloat over me?	3 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܓܘܢ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܫܢܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܘܢܓܠܘܢܢܝ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܘܢܚܕܐ ܠܝ ܣܢܐܐ
4 Lord, father and God of my life, do not let my eyes be proud,	4 ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܝ ܘܡܪܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܝ ܠܐ ܬܪܡܝܢܝ ܒܛܥܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܝܢܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܝ
5 turn envy away from me,	5 ܘܠܒܐ ܦܚܙܐ ܐܪܚܩ ܡܢܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܠܐ ܢܦܠܛܢܝ
6 do not let lechery and lust grip me, do not leave me a prey to shameless desire.	6 ܘܦܚܙܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܚܙܢܝ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܚܨܝܦܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܬܠܛ ܒܝ
7 Children, listen to what I teach, no one who keeps it wil be caught out.	7 ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܦܘܡܝ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܡܙܕܗܪ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܕ
8 The sinner is ensnared by his own lips, both the abusive and the proud are tripped by them.	8 ܒܡܡܠܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܬܚܕ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܘܣܟܠܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܡܬܬܩܠ
9 Do not get into the habit of swearing, do not make a habit of naming the Holy One;	9 ܠܡܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܠܦ ܦܘܡܟ ܘܒܝܬ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܝܬܒ
10 for just as a slave who is constantly overseen wil never be without bruises, so someone who is alwaysswearing and uttering the Name wil not be exempt from sin.	10 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܣܓܐ ܠܡܐܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܡܕܓܠ ܘܝܡܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܙܟ̇ܐ
11 A man for ever swearing is full of iniquity, and the scourge wil not depart from his house. If he offends,his sin wil be on him, if he did it unheedingly, he has doubly sinned; if he swears a false oath, he wil not betreated as innocent, for his house wil be fil ed with calamities.	11 ܓܒܪܐ ܝܡܝܐ ܩܢܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ ܡܟܬܫܐ ܐܢ ܒܛܘܥܝܝ ܝܡܐ ܚܛܗܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܕܝܡܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܣܢܝܐ ܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܙܟ̇ܐ
12 One way of talking is like death, let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob since devout people havenothing to do with that: they wil not wal ow in sin.	12 ܐܦܢ ܐܝܬ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܦܚ̇ܡܐ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܬܫܬܟܚ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܐܦ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܙܓ̇ܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܚܐ ܘܒܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܠܛ
13 Do not get into the habit of using coarse and foul language since this involves sinful words.	13 ܘܐܦ ܠܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܠܦ ܦܘܡܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܒܗ̇ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ
14 Remember your father and mother when you are sitting with the great, for fear you forget yourself intheir presence and behave like a fool, and then wish you had not been born and curse the day of your birth.	14 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܐܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܬܬܦܠܛ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܝܘܠܦܢܟ ܬܨܛܥܪ ܘܬܐܡܪ ܕܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕܬ ܒܗ ܬܠܘܛ
15 No one in the habit of using shameful language wil break himself of it as long as he lives.	15 ܓܒܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܠܦ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܒ̈ܛܠܬܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܠܦ ܘܠܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܦܚܙ ܒܨܥܪܐ ܕܒܣܪܗ
16 There are two types of people who commit sin after sin and a third who attracts retribution-	16 ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܣܢܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܕܬܠܬܐ ܡܣܩ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܦܚܙ ܒܨܥܪܐ ܕܒܣܪܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܬܢܝܚ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܐܩܕ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ
17 desire, blazing like a furnace, wil not die down until it has been sated- the man who lusts aftermembers of his own family is not going to stop until he is quite burnt out; every food is sweet to the promiscuous,and he wil not desist until he dies;	17 ܠܒܣܪܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܦܚܙܐ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܒܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܐܒܕ
18 and the man who sins against the marriage bed and says to himself, 'Who can see me? There isdarkness all round me, the wal s hide me, no one can see me, why should I worry? The Most High wil notremember my sins.'	18 ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܫܩܪ ܥܠ ܬܫܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܪܣܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡ̣ܢܘ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܝ ܗ̇ܐ ܐܣ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܬܝ ܡܣܬܪ̈ܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܛܠܠܐ ܕܒܝܬܝ ܡܓܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܝ ܡܢܘ ܟ̇ܠܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܚ̇ܛܐ
19 What he fears are human eyes, he does not realise that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand timesbrighter than the sun, observing every aspect of human behaviour, seeing into the most secret corners.	19 ܘܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܕܥܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢ ܚܕ ܒܪ̈ܒܘ ܒܫܡܫܐ ܘܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܣܬܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܩܘܒܠܠܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ
20 Al things were known to him before they were created, and are stil , now that they are finished.	20 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܕ ܠܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܓܠܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܓܡܘܪܝܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܢ ܠܗ
21 This man will be punished in view of the whole town, and wil be seized when he least expects it.	21 ܘܒܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܒܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܡܬܬܚܕ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܢܬܦܪܣܐ
22 Similarly the woman unfaithful to her husband, who provides him with an heir by another man:	22 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܣܪܚܐ ܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܘܡܩܝܡܐ ܝ̇ܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ
23 first, she has disobeyed the Law of the Most High; secondly, she has been false to her husband; andthirdly, she has gone whoring in adultery	23 ܚܕܐ ܕܕܓܠܬ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܒܥܠ ܛܠܝܘܬܗ̇ ܘܕܬܠܬ ܒܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܓܘܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܐܩܝܡܬ ܝܠܕܐ
24 and conceived children by another man. She will be led before the assembly, an enquiry will be heldabout her children.	24 ܐܦ ܗ̣ܝ ܡܢ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܬܦܘܩ ܘܥܠ ܝܠܕ̈ܝܗ ܚܛܗ̈ܝܗ̇ ܢܬܕܟܪܘܢ
25 Her children wil strike no root, her branches wil bear no fruit.	25 ܠܐ ܢܪܡܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇ ܥ̇ܩܪܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܟܝܗ̇ ܠܐ ܢܥܒ̈ܕܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ
26 She wil leave an accursed memory behind her, her shame wil never be wiped out.	26 ܘܢܫܬܒܩ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܘܚܘ̈ܒܝܗ̇ ܠܐ ܢܬܥܛܘܢ
27 And those who survive her wil recognise that nothing is better than fearing the Lord, and nothingsweeter than adherence to the Lord's commandments.	27 ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܟܠ ܕܡܫܬܚܪܝܢ ܒܬܒܝܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܕܛܒܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܒܣܝܡ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ