| 1 She reaches mightily from one end of the earth to the other, and she orders all things well. | 1 ܦܫܛܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܦܫܗ̇ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܘܦܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘ̈ܦܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܡܬܕܒܪܐ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ |
| 2 I loved her and sought her from my youth, and I desired to take her for my bride, and I became enamored of her beauty. | 2 ܠܗܕܐ ܪܚܡܬ ܘܒܥܝܬܗ̇ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܘܒܥܝܬ ܕܐܥܒܕܝܗ̇ ܠܝ ܠܟܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܐ ܪܓܬ ܠܫܘܦܪܗ̇ |
| 3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God, and the Lord of all loves her. | 3 ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܘܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܪܚܡܗ̇ |
| 4 For she is an initiate in the knowledge of God, and an associate in his works. | 4 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܒܪܬ ܪܐܙܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܪܬ ܡܠ̣ܟܗ ܘܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ |
| 5 If riches are a desirable possession in life, what is richer than wisdom who effects all things? | 5 ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܡܪܓܪܓ ܒܩܢܝܢܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܗܝ ܥܒܕܬ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ |
| 6 And if understanding is effective, who more than she is fashioner of what exists? | 6 ܐܢ ܨܢܝܥܘܬܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܡܢܘ ܐܝܬ ܕܐܘܡܢ ܡܢܗ̇ |
| 7 And if any one loves righteousness, her labors are virtues; for she teaches self-control and prudence, justice and courage; nothing in life is more profitable for men than these. | 7 ܘܐܢ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ ܪܚܡ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܡܝܗܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܡܠܦܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܛܒ ܡܢܗ̇ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ |
| 8 And if any one longs for wide experience, she knows the things of old, and infers the things to come; she understands turns of speech and the solutions of riddles; she has foreknowledge of signs and wonders and of the outcome of seasons and times. | 8 ܘܐܢ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܣܓܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ ܝܕܥܐ ܗܝ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܥܬ̈ܝܕܢ ܗܝ ܒܕܩܐ ܝܕܥܐ ܗܝ ܗܘܦܟܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܫܘܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܝܗܬܐ ܡܩܕܡܐ ܝܕܥܐ ܘܡܦܩܢܗܘܢ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܕܢܐ |
| 9 Therefore I determined to take her to live with me, knowing that she would give me good counsel and encouragement in cares and grief. | 9 ܠܗܕܐ ܓܒܝܬ ܠܝ ܫܘܬܦܬܐ ܕܝܕܥܬ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܠܝ ܡܠܘܟܬܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܥܒܪܐ ܡܢܝ ܨܦܬܐ ܘܥܩܬܐ |
| 10 Because of her I shall have glory among the multitudes and honor in the presence of the elders, though I am young. | 10 ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܒܛܠܝܘܬܝ |
| 11 I shall be found keen in judgment, and in the sight of rulers I shall be admired. | 11 ܥܒܕܬܢܝ ܚܪܝܦ ܒ̈ܕܝܢܐ ܘܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܬܡܝܗܐ |
| 12 When I am silent they will wait for me, and when I speak they will give heed; and when I speak at greater length they will put their hands on their mouths. | 12 ܟܕ ܫܬܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܡܣܟܝܢ ܘܡܐ ܕܦܬܚܬ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܝ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܘܡܐ ܕܡܠܠܬ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܣܝܡܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ |
| 13 Because of her I shall have immortality, and leave an everlasting remembrance to those who come after me. | 13 ܡܛܠܬܗ̇ ܠܐ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪܝ ܫܒܩ ܐܢܐ |
| 14 I shall govern peoples, and nations will be subject to me; | 14 ܐܕܒܪ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܢܫܬ̈ܥܒܕܢ ܠܝ |
| 15 dread monarchs will be afraid of me when they hear of me; among the people I shall show myself capable, and courageous in war. | 15 ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܘܚܣܝܢܐܝܬ ܢܬܪܕܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܛܒ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܐܢܐ |
| 16 When I enter my house, I shall find rest with her, for companionship with her has no bitterness, and life with her has no pain, but gladness and joy. | 16 ܘܡܐ ܕܥܠܬ ܠܒܝܬܝ ܡܬܢܝܚ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܡܪܪܐ ܒܗܘ̈ܦܟܝܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ̇ ܐܠܐ ܒܘܣܡܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ |
| 17 When I considered these things inwardly, and thought upon them in my mind, that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality, | 17 ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܒܢܦܫܝ ܘܝܨܦܬ ܒܠܒܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܚܝܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ |
| 18 and in friendship with her, pure delight, and in the labors of her hands, unfailing wealth, and in the experience of her company, understanding, and renown in sharing her words, I went about seeking how to get her for myself. | 18 ܘܒܘܣܡܐ ܛܒܐ ܒܪܚܡܘܬܗ̇ ܘܒܠܐܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗ̇ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܓܡܪ ܘܒܕܪܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗ̇ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܘܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܫܒܝܗ̇ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܓܠ ܚܕܪܬ ܘܒܥܝܬ ܕܐܣܒܝܗ̇ ܠܝ ܠܢܦܫܝ |
| 19 As a child I was by nature well endowed, and a good soul fell to my lot; | 19 ܛܠܝܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܘܫܩܠܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܛܒܬܐ |
| 20 or rather, being good, I entered an undefiled body. | 20 ܘܡܛܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܝ ܐܬܝܬ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܢܩܕܐ |
| 21 But I perceived that I would not possess wisdom unless God gave her to me-- and it was a mark of insight to know whose gift she was-- so I appealed to the Lord and besought him, and with my whole heart I said: | 21 ܝܕܥܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܟܒܫ ܢܦܫܝ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܝ ܘܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܢܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܫܐܠܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܥܝܬ ܡܢܗ ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܝ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗ |