Sirach 26

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Happy is the husband of a good wife; the number of his days will be doubled.	1 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܥܝܦܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ
2 A loyal wife rejoices her husband, and he will complete his years in peace.	2 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܬܒܣܡ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܘܫ̈ܢܝ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܢܫ̇ܠܡ
3 A good wife is a great blessing; she will be granted among the blessings of the man who fears the Lord.	3 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܛܒ̈ܐ
4 Whether rich or poor, his heart is glad, and at all times his face is cheerful.	4 ܐܢ ܥܬܝܪ ܘܐܢ ܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܒܗ ܛܒ ܒܟܘܠ ܥܕܢ ܘܐܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܗܝܪ̈ܢ
5 Of three things my heart is afraid, and of a fourth I am frightened: The slander of a city, the gathering of a mob, and false accusation--all these are worse than death.	5 ܡܢ ܬܠܬ ܙܥ ܠܒܝ ܘܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܣܓܝ ܕܚܠܬ ܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܐ
6 There is grief of heart and sorrow when a wife is envious of a rival, and a tongue-lashing makes it known to all.	6 ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ
7 An evil wife is an ox yoke which chafes; taking hold of her is like grasping a scorpion.	7 ܢܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܣܝܒܪ ܠܗ ܐ̇ܚܕ ܥܩܪܒܐ
8 There is great anger when a wife is drunken; she will not hide her shame.	8 ܪܘܓܙܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܪܘܝܬܐ ܘܦܗܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܨܥܪܗ̇ ܠܐ ܡܟܣܝܐ
9 A wife's harlotry shows in her lustful eyes, and she is known by her eyelids.	9 ܙܢܝܘܬܗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܡܪܡܘܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܝ̈ܢܝܗ ܬܬܝܕܥ
10 Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter, lest, when she finds liberty, she use it to her hurt.	10 ܥܠ ܚܨܝܦܬܐ ܐܣܓܐ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܢܝܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܓܢܒܬ
11 Be on guard against her impudent eye, and do not wonder if she sins against you.	11 ܒܬܪ ܚܨܝܦܬ ܥ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܪܛ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܬܘܚܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܕܓܠ ܒܟ
12 As a thirsty wayfarer opens his mouth and drinks from any water near him, so will she sit in front of every post and open her quiver to the arrow.	12 ܐܝܟ ܨܗܝܐ ܕܥܐܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܦܘܡܗ ܦܬܝܚ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܩܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܠ ܡ̈ܝܢ ܫܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܩܝܣ ܡܣܬܡܟ ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܓܐܪܐ ܦܬܝܚ ܩܛܪܩܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܓܝܪܬܐ ܕܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܦܬܝܚ ܪܚܡܗ
13 A wife's charm delights her husband, and her skill puts fat on his bones.
14 A silent wife is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so precious as a disciplined soul.	14 ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܓܓܪܬܐ
15 A modest wife adds charm to charm, and no balance can weigh the value of a chaste soul.	15 ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܗܘܬܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܦܘܡܐ
16 Like the sun rising in the heights of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-ordered home.	16 ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܕܢܚ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܒܡܘܬܒ ܒܝܬܗ̇
17 Like the shining lamp on the holy lampstand, so is a beautiful face on a stately figure.	17 ܐܝܟ ܫܪܓܐ ܕܡܢܗܪ ܥܠ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܡܩܡ ܒܝܬܗ̇
18 Like pillars of gold on a base of silver, so are beautiful feet with a steadfast heart.	18 ܐܝܟ ܚܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܥܩ̈ܒܬܗ̇ ܒܡܬܩܢ ܒܝܬܗ̇
19 At two things my heart is grieved, and because of a third anger comes over me: a warrior in want through poverty, and intelligent men who are treated contemptuously; a man who turns back from righteousness to sin-- the Lord will prepare him for the sword!	19 ܒܪܝ ܐܙܕܗܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܚܝܠܟ
20 A merchant can hardly keep from wrongdoing, and a tradesman will not be declared innocent of sin.	20 ܒܥܝ ܦܨܬܟ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܐܪܥ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܡܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܟ ܒܬܘܠܕܬܟ ܬܟܝܠܐܝܬ
	21 ܘܗܟܢܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܟ ܘܠܐ ܟܪ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܬܗܘܐ ܫܪܒܬܟ
	22 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܓܝܪܬܐ ܠܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܐܢܬܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܕܒܩܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܬܬܚܫܒ
	23 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܒܡܢܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܥ̇ܘܠܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܙܕܝܩܬܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܬܬܝܗܒ
	24 ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܐ ܨܥܪܐ ܢܒܠܝܗ̇ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܣܟܡܬܢܝܬܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܬܬܟܚܕ
	25 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܒܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܘܐܝܕܐ ܕܕܚܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗܬܬܐ
	26 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܝܩܪܐ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܪܫܝܥܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܨܥܪܐ ܒܓܐܝܘܬܗ̇ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܬܬܝܕܥ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܥܝܦܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܪܝܢܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝܩܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܚܙܐ
	27 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܩܗܠܢܝܬܐ ܘܦܟܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܪܢܐ ܡܠܒܛܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܬܬܚܫܒ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܒܪܢܫ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܬܪܡܐ ܒܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ
	28 ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨ̈ܒܘܢ ܬܘܪ ܠܒܝ ܘܥܠ ܬܠܬ ܣܓܝ ܐܬܒܐܫ ܠܝ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܪܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܡܣܟܢ ܘܐܨܛܪܟ ܘܥܠ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܪ̈ܝ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܬܒܨܪܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܫܠܡܝܗܝ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ