| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܨܘܦܪ ܢܥܡܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke and said: |
| 2 ܡܛܠ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܝ ܐܬܝܒܘܢܝ ܘܡܛܘܠܬܝ ܟܬܪܘ ܠܝ | 2 and because of this I am disturbed. So now my thoughts provide me with an answer, and from my understanding a spirit gives me a reply. |
| 3 ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܝ ܐܫܡܥ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܝ ܢܥܢܝܢܝ | 3 A rebuke which puts me to shame I hear, |
| 4 ܗܕܐ ܝܕܥܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܒܪܝ ܐܕܡ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ | 4 Do you not know this from olden time, since man was placed upon the earth, |
| 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܡܢ ܓܘܗܘܢ ܘܚܕܘܬܗ ܕܚܢܦܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܗܝ ܠܙܒܢ ܙܥܘܪ | 5 That the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the impious but for a moment? |
| 6 ܐܢ ܢܣܩ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܪܘܡܗ ܘܪܝܫܗ ܠܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܢܡܛܐ | 6 Though his pride mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds, |
| 7 ܐܝܟ ܥܠܥܠܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܢܐܒܕ ܚ̈ܙܝܘܗܝ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܐܝܟܘ | 7 Yet he perishes forever like the fuel of his fire, and the onlookers say, "Where is he?" |
| 8 ܘܐܝܟ ܚܠܡܐ ܢܦܪܚ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܘܢܦܪܕ ܐܝܟ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ | 8 Like a dream he takes flight and is not found again; he fades away like a vision of the night. |
| 9 ܥܝܢܐ ܕܚܙܬܗ ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܬܘܣܦ ܠܡܚܙܝܗ ܘܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܢܚܘܪܘܢ ܐܬܪܗ | 9 The eye which saw him does so no more; nor shall his dwelling again behold him. |
| 10 ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܢܬܬܒܪܘܢ ܒܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܢܘܫ̈ܛܢ ܒܝܠܕܗ | 10 and his hands shall yield up his riches. |
| 11 ܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܡܘܚܐ ܘܥܡܗ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܫܟܒܘܢ | 11 Though his frame is full of youthful vigor, this shall lie with him in the dust. |
| 12 ܐܢ ܬܒܣܡ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܒܝܫܬܗ ܘܢܟܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܠܫܢܗ ܢܛܫܝܘܗܝ | 12 Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue, |
| 13 ܢܚܘܣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܟܠܝܘܗܝ ܒܓܘ ܚܫܟܗ | 13 Though he retains it and will not let it go but keeps it still within his mouth, |
| 14 ܠܚܡܗ ܒܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܢܬܗܦܟ ܘܡܪܬܐ ܕܬܢܝܢܐ ܒܓܘܗ | 14 Yet in his stomach the food shall turn; it shall be venom of asps inside him. |
| 15 ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܒܠܥ ܢܬܝܒܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܗ ܘܢܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ | 15 The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge; God shall compel his belly to disown them. |
| 16 ܡܪܬܐ ܕܦܬܢܐ ܢܐܢܩ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܕܐܣܦܣ ܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ | 16 The poison of asps he shall drink in; the viper's fangs shall slay him. |
| 17 ܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܦܘܠܓܐ ܕܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܓܠܬܐ ܕܕܒܫܐ ܘܕܚܐܘܬܐ | 17 He shall see no streams of oil, no torrents of honey or milk. |
| 18 ܢܗܦܘܟ ܠܠܐܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܠܥ ܒܚܝܠ ܚܠܦܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܗܢܐ | 18 Restoring his gains, he shall not enjoy them; though his wealth increases, he shall not rejoice. |
| 19 ܕܐܬܪܥܝ ܠܡܫܒܩ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܒܝܬܐ ܕܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܢܐ | 19 Because he has oppressed the poor, and stolen a patrimony he had not built up, |
| 20 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܝܢܗ ܒܟܪܣܗ ܘܒܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܦܠܛ | 20 Though he has known no quiet in his greed, his treasures shall not save him. |
| 21 ܠܝܬ ܕܦ̇ܠܛ ܡܢ ܬ̈ܘܠܕܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܟܬܪ ܛܒܬܗ | 21 Therefore his prosperity shall not endure, |
| 22 ܒܟܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܟܝܠ ܢܬܦܪܥ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 22 When he abounds to overflowing, he shall be brought into straits, and nought shall be left of his goods. |
| 23 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܒܛܢܗ ܘܢܓܪܐ ܒܗ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܢܡܛܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܩܪܒܬܢܘܬܗ | 23 God shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his missiles of war upon him. |
| 24 ܕܥ̇ܪܩ ܡܢ ܫܪܝܢܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܩܫܬܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ | 24 Should he escape the iron weapon, the bow of bronze shall pierce him through; |
| 25 ܬܫܡܘܛ ܘܬܦܩ ܓܘܝܗ ܘܡܫܟܐ ܕܡܪܪܬܗ ܢܬܒܙܥ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ ܬܘܩܦܐ | 25 The dart shall come out of his back; terrors shall fall upon him. |
| 26 ܘܟܠ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܛܡܝܪ ܠܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܗ ܬܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܝܚܐ ܘܢܐܒܫ ܣܪܝܕܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܗ | 26 Complete darkness is in store for him; the fire which shall consume him needs not to be fanned. |
| 27 ܢܓܠܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܬܬܢܩܡ ܡܢܗ | 27 The heavens shall reveal his guilt, and the earth shall rise up against him. |
| 28 ܢܬ̈ܓܠܝܢ ܫ̈ܬܐܣܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ ܘܢܬܢܓܕ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ | 28 The flood shall sweep away his house with the waters that run off in the day of God's anger. |
| 29 ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܘܡܐ | 29 This is the portion of a wicked man, and the heritage appointed him by God. |
