Sirach 42

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Of the following things do not be ashamed, and do not let partiality lead you to sin:
2 of the law of the Most High and his covenant, and of rendering judgment to acquit the ungodly;
3 of keeping accounts with a partner or with traveling companions, and of dividing the inheritance of friends;
4 of accuracy with scales and weights, and of acquiring much or little;
5 of profit from dealing with merchants, and of much discipline of children, and of whipping a wicked servant severely.
6 Where there is an evil wife, a seal is a good thing; and where there are many hands, lock things up.
7 Whatever you deal out, let it be by number and weight, and make a record of all that you give out or take in.
8 Do not be ashamed to instruct the stupid or foolish or the aged man who quarrels with the young. Then you will be truly instructed, and will be approved before all men.
9 A daughter keeps her father secretly wakeful, and worry over her robs him of sleep; when she is young, lest she do not marry, or if married, lest she be hated;	9 ܒܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܘܒܨܦܬܗ ܡܢܕܐ ܫܢܬܗ ܒܛܠܝܘܬܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܬܨܛܚܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܬܣܬܢܐ
10 while a virgin, lest she be defiled or become pregnant in her father's house; or having a husband, lest she prove unfaithful, or, though married, lest she be barren.	10 ܒܒܬܘܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܦܪܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܠܡܐ ܬ̇ܫܛܐ ܒܡܕܥܗ̇ ܘܬܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
11 Keep strict watch over a headstrong daughter, lest she make you a laughingstock to your enemies, a byword in the city and notorious among the people, and put you to shame before the great multitude.	11 ܒܪܝ ܥܠ ܒܪܬܟ ܐܩܝܡ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܥܒܕܟ ܫܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܫܘܥܝܬܐ ܘܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܒܥܡܐ ܘܒܟܢܫܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܟ ܬܒܗܬܟ ܒܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܬܪ ܕܥ̇ܡܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܢܦܩܐ ܘܒܒ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܚܕܪܐ
12 Do not look upon any one for beauty, and do not sit in the midst of women;	12 ܠܟܠ ܓܒܪ ܠܐ ܬܓܠܐ ܡܐ ܕܒܠܒܟ ܘܒܝܢܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܦܪ ܫܘܥܝ̈ܬܐ
13 for from garments comes the moth, and from a woman comes woman's wickedness.	13 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܢܦ̇ܠ ܣܣܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܛܢܢܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܪܬܗ̇
14 Better is the wickedness of a man than a woman who does good; and it is a woman who brings shame and disgrace.
15 I will now call to mind the works of the Lord, and will declare what I have seen. By the words of the Lord his works are done.	15 ܐܬܕܟܪܘ ܡܟܝܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܡܬܢܐ ܒܡܠܬܗ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܥܒ̈ܕܢ
16 The sun looks down on everything with its light, and the work of the Lord is full of his glory.	16 ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܕܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܐܬܓܠܝܘ ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ
17 The Lord has not enabled his holy ones to recount all his marvelous works, which the Lord the Almighty has established that the universe may stand firm in his glory.	17 ܠܐ ܢܘܦܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܡܢܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܗ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܐܝܩܪܗ
18 He searches out the abyss, and the hearts of men, and considers their crafty devices. For the Most High knows all that may be known, and he looks into the signs of the age.	18 ܬܗܘܡܐ ܘܠܒܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܒ̇ܕܩ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܓܠܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܕܡ
19 He declares what has been and what is to be, and he reveals the tracks of hidden things.	19 ܘܓܠܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܕܐ̇ܬܝܢ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܘ ܘܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ
20 No thought escapes him, and not one word is hidden from him.	20 ܘܠܐ ܥܢܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܚܟܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܛܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܪܐܙ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ
21 He has ordained the splendors of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting and to everlasting. Nothing can be added or taken away, and he needs no one to be his counselor.	21 ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ
22 How greatly to be desired are all his works, and how sparkling they are to see!	22 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܫܪܐ ܘܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ
23 All these things live and remain for ever for every need, and are all obedient.	23 ܘܚܝܝܢ ܘܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܨܒ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܘܡܣ̇ܪܗܒܝܢ ܛܒ ܒܫܘܠܛ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ
24 All things are twofold, one opposite the other, and he has made nothing incomplete.	24 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕ ܘܠܐ ܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܛܠܐܝܬ
25 One confirms the good things of the other, and who can have enough of beholding his glory?	25 ܐܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܗܢܐ ܙܘܓ̈ܝܢ ܙܘܓ̈ܝܢ ܘܡܢܘ ܢܣܒܥ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ