Sirach 25

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 With three things I am delighted, for they are pleasing to the LORD and to men: Harmony among brethren, friendship among neighbors, and the mutual love of husband and wife.	1 ܠܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘܢ ܐܬܪܓܪܓܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܗ̣ܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܐܚܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܪܚܡܘܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܢ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ ܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫ̇ܠܡܝܢ
2 Three kinds of men I hate; their manner of life I loathe indeed: A proud pauper, a rich dissembler, and an old man lecherous in his dotage.	2 ܬܠܬܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܢܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܥܩܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܒܚ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܓܐܝܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ ܟܕܒܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܚܣܝܪ ܡܕܥܐ
3 What you have not saved in your youth, how will you acquire in your old age?	3 ܒܛܠܝܘܬܟ ܠܐ ܟܢܫܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܗ̇ ܒܣܝܒܘܬܟ
4 How becoming to the gray-haired is judgment, and a knowledge of counsel to those on in years!	4 ܡܐ ܝܐܐ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܠܥ̈ܬܝܩܝ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ
5 How becoming to the aged is wisdom, understanding and prudence to the venerable!	5 ܡܐ ܝܐܝܐ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܛܥܡܐ ܘܪܥܝܢܐ
6 The crown of old men is wide experience; their glory, the fear of the LORD.	6 ܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗܘܢ
7 There are nine who come to my mind as blessed, a tenth whom my tongue proclaims: The man who finds joy in his children, and he who lives to see his enemies' downfall.	7 ܬܫܥ ܕܠܐ ܥܠ ܠܒܝ ܫܒܚܬ ܘܥܣܪ ܕܠܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܚ̇ܕܐ ܒܐܚܪܝܬܗ ܥܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܝ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܣܢ̈ܐܘܗܝ
8 Happy is he who dwells with a sensible wife, and he who plows not like a donkey yoked with an ox. Happy is he who sins not with his tongue, and he who serves not his inferior.	8 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܬܘܪܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܡܪܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܕܠܫܢܗ ܠܐ ܩܠܩܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܚ ܠܕܙܥܘܪ ܡܢܗ
9 Happy is he who finds a friend and he who speaks to attentive ears.	9 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܡܫܬܥܐ ܠܐܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܒܪܬܗ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܪܬܗ ܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
10 He who finds wisdom is great indeed, but not greater than he who fears the LORD.
11 Fear of the LORD surpasses all else. its possessor is beyond compare.	11 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ
12 Worst of all wounds is that of the heart, worst of all evils is that of a woman.	12 ܪܝܫ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡܗ ܘܪܝܫ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܚܘܕܝܗ̇ ܒܪܝ̈ ܘܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܟܘܬܗ̇
13 Worst of all sufferings is that from one's foes, worst of all vengeance is that of one's enemies:	13 ܟܠ ܡܚܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܟܠ ܒܝܫ̈ܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ
14 No poison worse than that of a serpent, no venom greater than that of a woman.	14 ܟܠ ܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܣܢܐܐ ܘܟܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܥܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ
15 With a dragon or a lion I would rather dwell than live with an evil woman.	15 ܠܝܬ ܪܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܚܘܝܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ
16 Wickedness changes a woman's looks, and makes her sullen as a female bear.	16 ܦܩ̇ܚ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܠܘܬ ܐܪܝܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܥܡܪ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܒܝܬܐ
17 When her husband sits among his neighbors, a bitter sigh escapes him unawares.	17 ܒܝܫܘܬܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܘܪܩ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܥܠܗ ܘܬܘܟܡ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܘܢܐ ܕܣܩܐ
18 There is scarce any evil like that in a woman; may she fall to the lot of the sinner!	18 ܒܝܢܬ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܣܟܠܬܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܡܬܬܢܚ
19 Like a sandy hill to aged feet is a railing wife to a quiet man.	19 ܣܓܝܐܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܥܘܪܘܬ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܦܨܬܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܬܦܠ ܥܠܝܗ̇
20 Stumble not through woman's beauty, nor be greedy for her wealth;	20 ܐܝܟ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܚܠܐ ܒܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܗ̇ ܐܪܝܟ ܠܘܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ
21 The man is a slave, in disgrace and shame, when a wife supports her husband.	21 ܠܐ ܬܫܬܕܠ ܠܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܦܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܪܓܪܓ ܠܗ̇
22 Depressed mind, saddened face, broken heart--this from an evil wife. Feeble hands and quaking knees-- from a wife who brings no happiness to her husband.	22 ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܒܗܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܣ̇ܪܚܐ ܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇
23 In woman was sin's beginning, and because of her we all die.	23 ܘܠܒܐ ܕܥܡܗ̇ ܡܚܦܝܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܦܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܬܒ̇ܪܐ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܒܥܠܗ̇
24 Allow water no outlet, and be not indulgent to an erring wife.	24 ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܘ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܘܡܛܠܬܗ ܟܠܢ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܢܢ
25 If she walks not by your side, cut her away from you.	25 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܦܩܢܐ ܘܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܥܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܘܣܓܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐ̇ܙܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ