Sirach 26

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 How blessed is the husband of a really good wife; the number of his days will be doubled.	1 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܥܝܦܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ
2 A perfect wife is the joy of her husband, he wil live out the years of his life in peace.	2 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܬܒܣܡ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܘܫ̈ܢܝ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܢܫ̇ܠܡ
3 A good wife is the best of portions, reserved for those who fear the Lord;	3 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܛܒ̈ܐ
4 rich or poor, their hearts wil be glad, their faces cheerful, whatever the season.	4 ܐܢ ܥܬܝܪ ܘܐܢ ܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܒܗ ܛܒ ܒܟܘܠ ܥܕܢ ܘܐܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܢ
5 There are three things that I dread, and a fourth which terrifies me: slander by a whole town, thegathering of a mob, and a false accusation -- these are al worse than death;	5 ܡܢ ܬܠܬ ܙܥ ܠܒܝ ܘܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܣܓܝ ܕܚܠܬ ܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܐ
6 but a woman jealous of a woman means heartbreak and sorrow, and al this is the scourge of thetongue.	6 ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ
7 A bad wife is a badly fitting ox-yoke, trying to master her is like grasping a scorpion.	7 ܢܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܣܝܒܪ ܠܗ ܐ̇ܚܕ ܥܩܪܒܐ
8 A drunken wife wil goad anyone to fury, she cannot conceal her own degradation.	8 ܪܘܓܙܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܪܘܝܬܐ ܘܦܗܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܨܥܪܗ̇ ܠܐ ܡܟܣܝܐ
9 A woman's wantonness shows in her wide-eyed look, her eyelashes leave no doubt.	9 ܙܢܝܘܬܗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܡܪܡܘܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܝ̈ܢܝܗ ܬܬܝܕܥ
10 Keep a headstrong daughter under firm control, or, feeling free, she wil take advantage of it.	10 ܥܠ ܚܨܝܦܬܐ ܐܣܓܐ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܢܝܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܓܢܒܬ
11 Keep a strict watch on her shameless eye, do not be surprised if she disgraces you.	11 ܒܬܪ ܚܨܝܦܬ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܪܛ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܬܘܚܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܕܓܠ ܒܟ
12 Like a thirsty travel er she wil open her mouth and drink any water she comes across; she wil sitdown in front of every tent-peg and open her quiver to any arrow.	12 ܐܝܟ ܨܗܝܐ ܕܥܐܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܦܘܡܗ ܦܬܝܚ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܩܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܠ ܡ̈ܝܢ ܫܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܩܝܣ ܡܣܬܡܟ ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܓܐܪܐ ܦܬܝܚ ܩܛܪܩܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܓܝܪܬܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܦܬܝܚ ܪܚܡܗ
13 The grace of a wife wil charm her husband, her understanding will make him the stronger.
14 A silent wife is a gift from the Lord, no price can be put on a well-trained character.	14 ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܓܓܪܬܐ
15 A modest wife is a boon twice over, a chaste character cannot be over-valued.	15 ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܗܘܬܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܦܘܡܐ
16 Like the sun rising over the mountains of the Lord, such is the beauty of a good wife in a wel -runhouse.	16 ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܕܢܚ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܒܡܘܬܒ ܒܝܬܗ̇
17 Like a lamp shining on the sacred lamp-stand, such is a beautiful face on a wel -proportioned body.	17 ܐܝܟ ܫܪܓܐ ܕܡܢܗܪ ܥܠ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܡܩܡ ܒܝܬܗ̇
18 Like golden pil ars on a silver base, such are shapely legs on firm-set heels.	18 ܐܝܟ ܚܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܥܩ̈ܒܬܗ̇ ܒܡܬܩܢ ܒܝܬܗ̇
19	19 ܒܪܝ ܐܙܕܗܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܚܝܠܟ
20	20 ܒܥܝ ܦܨܬܟ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܐܪܥ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܡܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܟ ܒܬܘܠܕܬܟ ܬܟܝܠܐܝܬ
21	21 ܘܗܟܢܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܟ ܘܠܐ ܟܪ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܬܗܘܐ ܫܪܒܬܟ
22	22 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܓܝܪܬܐ ܠܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܬܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܕܒܩܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܬܬܚܫܒ
23	23 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܒܡܢܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܙܕܝܩܬܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ
24	24 ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܢܒܠܝܗ̇ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܣܟܡܬܢܝܬܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܬܬܟܚܕ
25	25 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܒܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܘܐܝܕܐ ܕܕܚܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗܬܬܐ
26	26 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܝܩܪܐ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܨܥܪܐ ܒܓܐܝܘܬܗ̇ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܬܬܝܕܥ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܥܝܦܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܪܝܢܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝܩܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܚܙܐ
27	27 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܩܗܠܢܝܬܐ ܘܦܟܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܪܢܐ ܡܠܒܛܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܒܪܢܫ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܬܪܡܐ ܒܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ
28 There are two things which grieve my heart and a third arouses my anger: a warrior wasting awaythrough poverty, the intel igent treated with contempt, someone turning back from virtue to sin -- the Lord marksout such a person for a violent death.	28 ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨ̈ܒܘܢ ܬܘܪ ܠܒܝ ܘܥܠ ܬܠܬ ܣܓܝ ܐܬܒܐܫ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܪܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܡܣܟܢ ܘܐܨܛܪܟ ܘܥܠ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܪ̈ܝ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܬܒܨܪܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡܝܗܝ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ
29 It is difficult for a merchant to avoid doing wrong and for a trader not to incur sin.	29 ܒܩܫܝܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܡܬܦܨܐ ܬܓܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܡܬܬܩܠ ܚܢܘܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܙܕܕܩ ܡܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ