Wisdom 8

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
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