Proverbs 4

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;	1 ܫܡܥܘ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܕܘܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ
2 for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching.	2 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܝ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܘܢ
3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,	3 ܒܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܒܝ ܡܦܢܩܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܡܝ
4 he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live;	4 ܘܐܠܦܢܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܬܬܚܝܠ ܡܠܬܝ ܒܠܒܟ ܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܚܝܝ ܘܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ
5 "Get Wisdom, get understanding!" do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.	5 ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܦܘܡܝ
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you, love her, and she will guard you.	6 ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܢܛܪܟ ܪܚܡܝܗ̇ ܕܬܫܘܙܒܟ
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.	7 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܟ ܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ
8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.	8 ܚܒܒܝܗ̇ ܕܬܪܡܪܡܟ ܘܥܦܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܝܩܪܟ
9 She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."	9 ܘܬܣܝܡ ܒܪܝܫܟ ܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܦܐ ܘܒܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܬܣܒܥܟ
10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.	10 ܫܡܥ ܒܪܝ ܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܢܣ̈ܓܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ
11 I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.	11 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܠܦܬܟ ܘܗܠܟܬܟ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ
12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble.	12 ܘܡܐ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܢܙܘܥ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܟ ܘܐܢ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ
13 Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.	13 ܚܡܣܢ ܒܡܪܕܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܛܪܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܚܝ̈ܝܟ
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.	14 ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ
15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.	15 ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܣܛܝ ܘܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ
16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble.	16 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.	17 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܫܬܝܢ
18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.	18 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܙܗܪܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܢܘܗܪܗ̇ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܩܢ ܝܘܡܐ
19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.	19 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܬܩܠܝܢ
20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.	20 ܒܪܝ ܨܘܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܠܡܐܡܪܝ ܐܪܟܢ ܐܕܢܟ
21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.	21 ܠܐ ܢ̈ܙܠܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܐܠܐ ܛܪ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܠܒܟ
22 For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh.	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܗܝܢ ܘܒܣܪܗ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܣܐ
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life.	23 ܒܟܠ ܙܘܗܪ ܛܪ ܠܒܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘ ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ
24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.	24 ܐܥܒܪ ܡܢܟ ܦܘܡܐ ܥܩܝܡܐ ܘܪܢܝܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܐܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ
25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.	25 ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܢܚܘܪ̈ܢ ܘܬܡܪ̈ܝܟ ܢܬܪܨܘܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܟ
26 Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure.	26 ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܢܬܩ̈ܢܢ
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.	27 ܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ