| 1 ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܐܬܝܕܥܘ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ | 1 "Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days? |
| 2 ܘܬܚܘܡܐ ܫܢܝܘ ܘܓܙܪܐ ܕܒܪܘ | 2 Men remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them. |
| 3 ܘܚܡܪܐ ܕܝܬܡܐ ܕܒܪܘ ܘܡܫܟܢܘ ܬܘܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ | 3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless; they take the widow's ox for a pledge. |
| 4 ܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܡܟܝ̈ܟܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 4 They thrust the poor off the road; the poor of the earth all hide themselves. |
| 5 ܐܝܟ ܥܪ̈ܕܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܩܕܡܝܢ ܠܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܠܥܠܝܡܘܬܗܘܢ | 5 Behold, like wild asses in the desert they go forth to their toil, seeking prey in the wilderness as food for their children. |
| 6 ܘܒܚܩܠܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܢܚܨܕܘܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܢܠܩܫܘܢ | 6 They gather their fodder in the field and they glean the vineyard of the wicked man. |
| 7 ܒ̇ܐܬ ܥܪܛܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܒܥܪܝܐ | 7 They lie all night naked, without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. |
| 8 ܡܢ ܙܪܝܦܬܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܢܬܪܛܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܣܬܪܐ ܠܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܢܥܦܩܘܢ | 8 They are wet with the rain of the mountains, and cling to the rock for want of shelter. |
| 9 ܢܚܛܦܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܝܬ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܚ̈ܘܒܠܐ ܐܪܡܝܘ | 9 (There are those who snatch the fatherless child from the breast, and take in pledge the infant of the poor.) |
| 10 ܥܪܛܠ ܗܠܟܘ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܟܦܢ̈ܐ ܫܩܠܘ ܠܚܡܐ | 10 They go about naked, without clothing; hungry, they carry the sheaves; |
| 11 ܘܒܝܬ ܫܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܓܗܢܝܢ ܘܟܦܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܣܐܬܐ ܘܟܝܠܐ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܢܟܦܢܘܢ ܒܫܪ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܥܨܪ̈ܢ ܢܥܨܪܘܢ ܘܢܨܗܘܢ | 11 among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the wine presses, but suffer thirst. |
| 12 ܡܢ ܓܘ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܬܐܢܩܘܢ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܬܓܥܐ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܢܩܒܠ ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ | 12 From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God pays no attention to their prayer. |
| 13 ܗܢܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܕܝܪ̈ܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܟܡܘ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܫܒ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ | 13 "There are those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways, and do not stay in its paths. |
| 14 ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܩܛܘܠܐ ܘܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܒܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܐ | 14 The murderer rises in the dark, that he may kill the poor and needy; and in the night he is as a thief. |
| 15 ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܓܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܠܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܢ ܥܝܢܐ ܘܡܣܬܪ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ | 15 The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight, saying, 'No eye will see me'; and he disguises his face. |
| 16 ܦ̇ܠܫ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܒܬ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܡܚܬܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܙܘܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ | 16 In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves up; they do not know the light. |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܥܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܠܠܗ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܫܟܚܘ ܘܒܠܗܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܛ̈ܠܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ | 17 For deep darkness is morning to all of them; for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness. |
| 18 ܩܠܝܠ ܘܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܬܬܠܝܛ ܡܢܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܐܘܪܚ ܟܪ̈ܡܝܢ | 18 "You say, "They are swiftly carried away upon the face of the waters; their portion is cursed in the land; no treader turns toward their vineyards. |
| 19 ܨܗ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܚܘܡܐ ܢܚܛܦܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܠܓܐ ܒܫܝܘܠ ܚܛܘ | 19 Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned. |
| 20 ܘܐܬܛܥܝܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܡܬܩܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܬܕܟܪܘܢ ܘܢܬܬܒܪ ܐܝܟ ܩܝܣܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ | 20 The squares of the town forget them; their name is no longer remembered; so wickedness is broken like a tree.' |
| 21 ܘܥܩܪܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܠܕ ܠܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܛܐܒܘ | 21 "They feed on the barren childless woman, and do no good to the widow. |
| 22 ܘܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܐ ܒܚܝܠܗ ܢܩܘܡ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܚܙܘܐ | 22 Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life. |
| 23 ܘܢܫܪܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܘܢܬܬܟܠ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܬܪ̈ܝܡܢ | 23 He gives them security, and they are supported; and his eyes are upon their ways. |
| 24 ܩܠܝܠ ܘܠܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܘܢܐܒܕܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܓܙܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܠܐ ܢܐܒܫܘܢ ܘܢܬܦܪܟܘܢ | 24 They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they wither and fade like the mallow; they are cut off like the heads of grain. |
| 25 ܘܐܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܢܟܕܒܢܝ ܘܬܬܚܫܒ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܝ | 25 If it is not so, who will prove me a liar, and show that there is nothing in what I say?" |
