| 1 Wisdom will praise her own mind, and she will be honored by God, and she will be glorified in the midst of her people. | 1 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܬܫܒܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܓܘ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܬܝܩܪ |
| 2 And she will open her mouth in the churches of the Most High, and she will be glorified in the sight of his virtue. | 2 ܒܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܘܒܓܘ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܗ ܬܫܬܒܚ |
| 3 And in the midst of her own people, she will be exalted. And she will be admired by the holy assembly. | 3 ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܥܠܝܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܟܣܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ |
| 4 And she will have praise within the multitude of the elect. And she will be blessed among the blessed. And she will say: | 4 ܐܢܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܢܩܫܬ ܡܫܟܢܝ ܘܟܘܪܣܝ ܒܥܡܘ̈ܕܝ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ |
| 5 “I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures. | 5 ܒܫܡܝܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܬ ܘܒܥܩܪܐ ܕܬܗܘ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܗ̇ܠܟܬ |
| 6 I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud. | 6 ܒܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܫܬܐ̈ܣܐ ܕܬܒܝܠ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܫܬܠܛܬ |
| 7 I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud. | 7 ܘܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܝܚܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܐܫܪܐ |
| 8 I alone have encompassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated to the depths of the abyss, and have walked upon the waves of the sea, | 8 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒܕܢܝ ܘܐܫܪܝ ܡܫܟܢܝ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܪܝ ܘܐܫܬܪܪ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ |
| 9 and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people, | 9 ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܕܘܟܪܢܝ |
| 10 and in every nation, I have held primacy. | 10 ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܫܡܫܬ ܘܬܘܒ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܩܡܬ |
| 11 And by virtue, I have tread upon the hearts of all, the great and the lowly. And I have sought my rest in all of them. And I will continue, as the inheritance of the Lord. | 11 ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܪܚܝܡܐ ܠܗ ܐܟܘܬܝ ܐܬܢܝܚܬ ܘܒܐܪܫܠܡ ܫܘܠܛܢܝ ܗ̣ܘܐ |
| 12 Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle. | 12 ܘܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܥܡܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܓܘ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ |
| 13 And he said to me: ‘Let your dwelling place be with Jacob, and let your inheritance be in Israel, for you shall take root among my elect.’ | 13 ܐܝܟ ܐܪܙܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܠܒܢܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܒܣܢܝܪ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܠܓܐ |
| 14 From the beginning, and before the world, I was created. And even unto the future world, I will not cease to exist. For I have ministered before him in the holy habitation. | 14 ܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܥܝܢ ܓܕ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܪܒܬ ܘܪܕܐ ܒܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܐܝܟ ܙܝܬܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܘܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܘܠܒܐ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ |
| 15 And in this way, I was established in Zion. And likewise, in the holy city, I found rest. And my authority was in Jerusalem. | 15 ܐܝܟ ܩܘܢܡܐ ܘܥܛܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܘܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܒܣܡܬ ܪܝܚܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܘܚܠܒܢܝܬܐ ܘܛܦܪܐ ܘܦܘܪܣܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܫܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܪܝܚܝ |
| 16 And I took root among an honorable people, within the portion of my God, within his inheritance. And so my abode is in the full assembly of the saints. | 16 ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܪܘܕܕܦܢܐ ܢܩܫܬ ܥܩܪ̈ܝ ܘܣ̈ܘܟܝ ܣܘ̈ܟܝ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ |
| 17 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon and like a cypress on Mount Zion. | 17 ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܦܬܐ ܝܐܝܬ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܘܢܘܪܒܝ ܢܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܙܝܘܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ |
| 18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Kadesh and like a rose bush in Jericho. | |
| 19 I was exalted like a beautiful olive tree in the plains, and like a sycamore tree beside the waters along a wide road. | 19 ܣܛܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܠ ܕܡܬܪܓܪܓܝܢ ܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܥܠܠܬ̈ܝ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܬܬܦܢܩܘܢ |
| 20 I gave off an aromatic fragrance like cinnamon or balsam. I produced a sweet odor like the best myrrh. | 20 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܡܢ ܕܒܫܐ ܚܠܐ ܘܠܕܝܪܬܝܢ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܟܪܝܬܐ |
| 21 And I perfumed my dwelling place with sweet gum, and aromatic resin, and flower petals, and aloe, as well as the finest cedar from Lebanon. And my fragrance is like undiluted balsam. | 21 ܐܟܘ̈ܠܝ ܬܘܒ ܢܟܦܢܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܝ ܬܘܒ ܢܨܗܘܢ ܠܝ |
| 22 I have extended my branches like a terebinth tree, and my branches are of honor and grace. | 22 ܕܫܡܥ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܘܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܒܠܘܢ |
| 23 Like the vine, I have born the fruit of a sweet fragrance. And my flowers are the fruit of honor and integrity. | 23 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܦܩܕܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ |
| 24 I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. | |
| 25 All grace of the way and of the truth is in me. All hope of life and of virtue is in me. | 25 ܕܡܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܦܝܫܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܬ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܥܠܠܬܗ |
| 26 Journey toward me, all you who desire me, and be filled by my harvest. | 26 ܘܡܛܝܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܬ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܢܝܣܢ |
| 27 For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance is better than honey and the honeycomb. | 27 ܘܡܫܦܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܓܝܚܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܛܦܐ |
| 28 My memory is for the generations of all ages. | 28 ܠܐ ܢܓܡܪܘܢܗ̇ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܕܪܟܘܢܗ |
| 29 Whoever consumes me will hunger still. And whoever drinks me will thirst still. | 29 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܣܓܝܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ |
| 30 Whoever listens to me will not be confounded. And whoever acts in me will not sin. | 30 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܕܡܫܩܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܡܐ ܕ̈ܡܝܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܠܓ̈ܢܐ |
| 31 Whoever elucidates me will have eternal life.” | 31 ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܫܩܐ ܓܢܬܝ ܘܐܪܘܐ ܡܫܟ̈ܒܬܝ ܘܗܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܝ ܢܚܠܐ ܘܢܗܪܝ ܡ̣ܛܐ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ |
| 32 All this is a book of life, and a covenant of the Most High, and an acknowledgement of truth. | 32 ܬܘܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܘܐܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܪ̈ܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ |
| 33 Moses commanded the law by the precepts of justice, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. | 33 ܬܘܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܘܐܚܪܝܬܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܘܚܩܐ |
| 34 God appointed David as his servant, in order to raise up from him a most mighty King, who would sit upon the throne of honor forever. | |
| 35 It is he who fulfills wisdom, like the Phison river and the Tigris river in the first days. | |
| 36 It is he who fulfills understanding, like the river Euphrates. It is he who multiplies understanding, like the river Jordan in the time of the harvest. | |
| 37 He sends forth discipline like the light, and he stands forth like the river Gehon in the time of the vintage. | |
| 38 He first had perfect knowledge of her, for a weaker one would not search for her. | |
| 39 For her thoughts abound like the sea, and her counsels abound like the great abyss. | |
| 40 “I, wisdom, have poured forth rivers. | |
| 41 I am like a brook leading to a river of immense waters. I am like a channel flowing from a river. And I went forth from Paradise like an aqueduct. | |
| 42 I said: I will irrigate my garden of plantings, and I will thoroughly water the fruits of my field. | |
| 43 And behold, my brook became overflowing, and my river drew near to the sea. | |
| 44 For I illuminate doctrine to all, like the first light. And I will announce doctrine, even to those who are far away. | |
| 45 I will reach to all the lower parts of the earth, and I will gaze upon all who sleep, and I will illuminate all who hope in the Lord. | |
| 46 Even now, I pour forth doctrine like prophecy. And even now, I bequeath doctrine to those who seek wisdom. And I will not cease from their progeny, even unto the holy time. | |
| 47 See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who are seeking truth!” | |