| 1 He shows mercy who lends to his neighbor, for he keeps the commandments by strengthening him. | 1 ܪ̇ܡܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܘܙܦ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܕܐ̇ܚܕ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗܘ |
| 2 Lend to your neighbor in his time of need, and receive it again from your neighbor in his time. | 2 ܐܘܙܦ ܠܚܒܪܟ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܨܪܝܟܘܬܗ ܘܐܬܟܠ ܚܒܪܟ ܘܒܥܕܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܫܪ ܡܠܬܟ |
| 3 Keep your word, and act faithfully with him, and then you will find whatever you need in every time. | 3 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܡܠܬܟ ܘܐܬܩܝܡ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܟ ܘܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܬܫܟܚ ܨܒܝܢܟ ܡܢܗ |
| 4 Many have treated a loan like found money, and they offered trouble to those who helped them. | 4 ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܙܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܒܥܘ ܝܙܦܬܐ ܘܐܗܪܘ ܠܡܘܙ̈ܦܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 5 Until they receive, they kiss the hands of the giver, and they humble their voice in promises. | 5 ܒܥܕܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܝ̇ܙܦ ܢ̇ܫܩ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܘܙܦܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܚܒܪܗ ܡܪܝܡ ܩܠܗ ܘܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܝܙܦܬܐ ܡܦܝܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܙܒܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗ̇ |
| 6 But at the time of repayment, they will ask for more time, and they will speak annoying and complaining words, and they will make excuses for the time. | 6 ܕܐܢ ܢܫܟܚ ܢܬܦܪܥ ܦܠܓܐ ܘܚ̇ܫܒ ܠܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܫܟܚܘ ܐܫܟܚܗ̇ ܣ̈ܠܩܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ ܣܢܐܐ ܘܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܡܓܢ ܡܨܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܨܘ̈ܚܝܬܐ ܦܪ̈ܥ ܠܗ ܘܚܠܦ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܨܥܪܐ |
| 7 Then, if he is able to repay, he will turn away. He will pay barely one half, and he will consider it as if he had found it. | 7 ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܐܬܟܠܝܘ ܠܡܘܙܦܘ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܪܬܐ ܣܪܝܩܬܐ |
| 8 But if not, then he will defraud him of his money, and he will have him as an enemy without cause. | 8 ܒܪܡ ܥܡ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܐܓܪ ܪܘܚܟ ܥܡܗ |
| 9 And he will repay him with accusations and curses, and he will repay him with contempt, instead of with honor and kindness. | 9 ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܪܘܚܝܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܘܣܪܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܒܠܟ |
| 10 Many have refused to lend, not because of wickedness, but because they were afraid to be defrauded without cause. | 10 ܐܘܒܕ ܟܣܦܟ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܟ ܘܥܠ ܚܒܪܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܝܡܝܘܗܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܣܬܐ |
| 11 Yet truly, be more steadfast toward the humble, and you should not delay in acts of mercy toward them. | 11 ܣܝܡ ܠܟ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ ܘܗ̣ܝ ܛܒܐ ܠܟ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ |
| 12 Assist the poor because of the commandment. And you should not send him away empty because of his dire need. | 12 ܨܘܪ ܙܕܩܬܐ ܘܣܝܡ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܟ ܘܗ̣ܝ ܬܦܪܩܟ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܒܝܫ |
| 13 Lose your money to your brother and your friend. For you should not hide it under a stone to be lost. | 13 ܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܘܪܘܡܚܐ ܘܫܘܪܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܬܢܝܚܟ |
| 14 Let your treasure be in the precepts of the Most High, and it will benefit you more than gold. | 14 ܓܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥ̇ܪܒ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܘܒܕ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܥ̇ܪܩ ܡܢ ܥܪܒܗ |
| 15 Store your alms in the hearts of the poor, and it will obtain help for you against all evil. | |
| 16 Better than the shield or the lance of a powerful man, | 16 ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܪܒܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܥ̇ܘܠܐ |
| 17 it will fight for you against your enemy. | 17 ܘܕܫܒ̇ܩ ܒܪܝܗ ܫܒ̇ܩ ܦܪܩܗ |
| 18 A good man offers credit for the sake of his neighbor. But one who abandons him to himself will perish in shame. | 18 ܥܪܒܘܬܐ ܠܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܘܒܕܬ ܘܫܒܩܘ ܢܟܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܓ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܡܪ̈ܝ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܣܪܩܬ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܥܡܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ |
| 19 You should not forget the kindness of your benefactor. For he has offered his life on your behalf. | 19 ܚܛܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܪ ܥܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܪܒܘܬܐ ܢܦ̇ܠ ܘܕܪܕܦ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܢ̇ܦܠ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܝܐ ܥܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܠܨ ܡܓܢ ܘܡܫܟܚ ܕܝܢܐ |
| 20 The sinner and the unclean flee from such promises. | 20 ܥܪܘܒ ܠܚܒܪܟ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܘܦܨܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܐܥܦܐ |
| 21 A sinner attributes to himself the goods of his loan. And an ungrateful mind will abandon the one who has freed him. | 21 ܪܝܫ ܚܝܘܗܝ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܘܒܝܬܐ ܡܟ̇ܣܐ ܨܥܪܐ |
| 22 A man offers credit to his neighbor. But when he will have lost respect, he will abandon him. | 22 ܛܒܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܛܠܠܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܬܗ̇ ܡܢ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܒܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܐ |
| 23 A wicked promise has destroyed many who had good intentions, and has tossed them like a wave on the ocean. | 23 ܥܡ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܘܥܡ ܙܥܘܪ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܝܕ̇ܥ ܘܡܢܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܓܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܗ |
| 24 It has caused powerful men to travel around, and they have wandered amid foreign nations. | 24 ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܢ ܒܝ ܠܒܝ ܘܥܠ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ |
| 25 A sinner transgressing the commandment of the Lord will fall into a wicked promise. And he who undertakes many things will fall into judgment. | 25 ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܫ̇ܬܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܫܡܥ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ |
| 26 Help your neighbor to recover according to your ability, but attend to yourself, lest you also fall. | 26 ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܥ̣ܒܪ ܬ̇ܩܢ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܘܠ̣ܥܣ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ |
| 27 The primary need in a man’s life is water and bread, and clothing, and a house to protect modesty. | 27 ܦܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܐܪܚܐ ܓܝܪ ܥ̣ܪܨ ܥܠܝ |
| 28 A pauper’s food under a roof of boards is better than a splendid feast on a sojourn away from home. | 28 ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܘܙܦ ܐܢܬ ܘܗܘ ܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܟ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܥܐ |
| 29 Let yourself be pleased with little instead of much, and you will not hear the reproach of being away from home. | |
| 30 It is a wicked life to go from house to house as a guest. For wherever he is a guest, he will not act confidently, nor open his mouth. | |
| 31 He will entertain, and feed, and give drink to the ungrateful, and beyond this, he will listen to bitter words: | |
| 32 “Go, my guest, and set the table, and let others eat from what you have in your hand.” | |
| 33 “Depart from the honored face of my friends. For it has become necessary for my house to host my brother instead.” | |
| 34 These things are grievous to a man having understanding: to take advantage of a household, and to reproach a lender. | |