| 1 ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܝܠܝܕ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܘܙܥܘܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܘ ܘܣ̇ܒܠ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ | 1 "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. |
| 2 ܘܐܝܟ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܢ̇ܦܩ ܘܝ̇ܒܫ ܘܚ̇ܡܐ ܘܥ̇ܪܩ ܐܝܟ ܛܠܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܩ̇ܐܡ | 2 He comes forth like a flower, and withers; he flees like a shadow, and continues not. |
| 3 ܐܦ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܦܬܚܬ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܟ ܘܠܗ ܬܥܠ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܥܡܟ | 3 And dost thou open thy eyes upon such a one and bring him into judgment with thee? |
| 4 ܡܢܘ ܢܬܠ ܕܟܝܐ ܡܢ ܛܡܐܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܚܕ | 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one. |
| 5 ܐܢ ܦܣܝܩܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܓܙܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ | 5 Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass, |
| 6 ܘܢܦܘܫ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܪܗܛ ܐܝܟ ܐܓܝܪܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ | 6 look away from him, and desist, that he may enjoy, like a hireling, his day. |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܩܝܣܐ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܢ ܡܬܦܣܩ ܬܘܒ ܡܚܠܦ ܘܥܢ̈ܩܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܥܢ̈ܕܢ | 7 "For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. |
| 8 ܘܐܢ ܢܣܐܒ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܥܩܪܗ ܘܒܥܦܪܐ ܬܡܘܬ ܡܘܥܝܬܗ | 8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the ground, |
| 9 ܡܢ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܦܪܥ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܨܝܒܐ | 9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant. |
| 10 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܐܬ ܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܘܣ̇ܐܦ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܘܠܝܬܘܗܝ | 10 But man dies, and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? |
| 11 ܥܢܕܝܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܘܢܗܪܐ ܚ̇ܪܒ ܘܝ̇ܒܫ | 11 As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up, |
| 12 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܟܒ ܠܐ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܥܕ ܒܠܝܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܬܥܝܪܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܢܬܗܘܢ | 12 so man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake, or be roused out of his sleep. |
| 13 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܛܫܝܬܢܝ ܘܣܬܪܬܢܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܪ ܪܘܓܙܟ ܘܣܡܬ ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܐܬܕܟܪܬܢܝ | 13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest conceal me until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! |
| 14 ܐܢ ܡ̇ܐܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܡܘܬܗ ܡܣܟܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܐ ܣܝܒܘܬܗ | 14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come. |
| 15 ܐܢ ܬܩܪܝܢܝ ܐܥܢܝܟ ܘܥܠ ܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܐܬܚܫܒ | 15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest long for the work of thy hands. |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܫܐ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܠܐ ܬܡܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܪ ܥܠܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ | 16 For then thou wouldest number my steps, thou wouldest not keep watch over my sin; |
| 17 ܚܬܘܡ ܒܨܪܪܐ ܚ̈ܘܒܝ ܘܐܦܪܩ ܡܢܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ | 17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and thou wouldest cover over my iniquity. |
| 18 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܛܘܪܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܢ̇ܦܠ ܐܘ ܫܩܝܦܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ | 18 "But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place; |
| 19 ܟܐܦܐ ܫܚܩܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܬܐ ܥܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܣܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܐܘܒܕܬ | 19 the waters wear away the stones; the torrents wash away the soil of the earth; so thou destroyest the hope of man. |
| 20 ܬܥܫܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܢܗܠܟ ܒܒܗܬܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܬܫܕܝܘܗܝ | 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passes; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. |
| 21 ܐܢ ܢܣܓܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܘܐܢ ܢܙܥܪܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܠܗܘܢ | 21 His sons come to honor, and he does not know it; they are brought low, and he perceives it not. |
| 22 ܒܪܡ ܒܣܪܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܟܐܒ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܬܬܐܒܠ | 22 He feels only the pain of his own body, and he mourns only for himself." |
