| 1 ܩܪܝ ܢܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܕܥ̇ܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܬܬܦܢܐ | 1 Call now if there be any that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints. |
| 2 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܣܟܠܐ ܩܛܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܠܣܟܠܐ ܩܛܠܐ ܩܢܐܬܐ | 2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. |
| 3 ܐܢܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܡܨܠܚ ܘܐܒܕܐ ܕܝܪܗ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ | 3 I have seen a fool with a strong root, and I cursed his beauty immediately. |
| 4 ܢܬܪܚܩܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܘܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܦ̇ܪܩ ܠܗܘܢ | 4 His children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver them. |
| 5 ܕܚ̇ܨܕ ܟܦܢܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܠܨܗܝܐ ܢܬܢܣܟܘܢ ܘܢܓܪܣ ܨܗܝܐ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ | 5 Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink up his riches. |
| 6 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܦܩ ܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܫܘܩܪܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܕܡܬܐ ܨ̇ܡܚ ܥܘܠܐ | 6 Nothing upon earth is done without a voice cause, and sorrow doth not spring out of the ground. |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܥܡܠܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܘܦܐ ܢܪܝܡܘܢ ܓܦܐ | 7 Man is born to labour and the bird to fly. |
| 8 ܒܪܡ ܐܢܐ ܐܥܩܒ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܣܝܡ ܡܠܬܝ | 8 Wherefore I will pray to the Lord, and address my speech to God: |
| 9 ܕܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢܝ̈ܢ | 9 Who doth great things and unsearchable and wonderful things without number: |
| 10 ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܡܛܪܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܫܕܪ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܫ̈ܘܩܐ | 10 Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters: |
| 11 ܠܡܣܡ ܫ̈ܦܠܐ ܒܪܘܡܐ ܘܡܟܝ̈ܟܐ ܢܬܥܫܢܘܢ ܒܦܘܪܩܢܐ | 11 Who setteth up the humble on high, and comforteth with health those that mourn. |
| 12 ܡܒܛܠ ܡܚ̈ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒ̈ܕܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܚܟܡܐ | 12 Who bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had begun: |
| 13 ܐ̇ܚܕ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܨܢܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ ܡܒܛܠ | 13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked: |
| 14 ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܢܓܫܓܫܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܠܠܝܐ ܢܡܘܫܘܢ ܒܛܗܪܐ | 14 They shall meet with darkness in the day, and grope at noonday as in the night. |
| 15 ܦ̇ܪܩ ܡܢ ܚܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܫܝܢܐ ܠܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ | 15 But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent. |
| 16 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܣܒܪܐ ܘܥܘ̇ܠܐ ܢܣܟܘܪ ܦܘܡܗ | 16 And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth. |
| 17 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܟܣܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܗ ܕܚܣܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܠܐ | 17 Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord: |
| 18 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ ܬ̇ܒܪ ܘܥ̇ܨܒ ܘܡ̇ܚܐ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܡܐܣ̈ܝܢ | 18 For he woundeth, and cureth: he striketh, and his hands shall heal. |
| 19 ܒܫܬ ܥܩ̈ܢ ܢܦܪܩܟ ܘܒܕܫܒܥ ܠܐ ܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܟ ܒܝܫܐ | 19 In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee. |
| 20 ܒܟܦܢܐ ܢܦܪܩܟ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܒܩܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܚܪܒܐ | 20 In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in battle, from the hand of the sword. |
| 21 ܡܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܬܣܬܬܪ ܘܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܬܒܪܐ ܟܕ ܢܐܬܐ | 21 Thou shalt he hidden from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh. |
| 22 ܥܠ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܦܢܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܘܡܢ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ | 22 In destruction and famine then shalt laugh: and thou shalt not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. |
| 23 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ ܩܝܡܟ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܐܫܬܠܡܬ ܠܟ | 23 But thou shalt have a covenant with the stones of the lands, and the beasts of the earth shall be at pence with thee. |
| 24 ܘܬܕܥ ܕܫܠܡ ܗܘ ܡܫܟܢܟ ܘܬܗܦܘܟ ܠܕܝܪܟ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܛܐ | 24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle is in peace, and visiting thy beauty thou shalt not sin. |
| 25 ܘܬܕܥ ܕܣܓܝ ܙܪܥܟ ܘܝܠܕܟ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܒܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be multiplied, and thy offspring like the grass of the earth. |
| 26 ܘܬܥܘܠ ܢܝܚܐܝܬ ܠܩܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܣܩ ܓܕܝܫܐ ܒܙܒܢܗ | 26 Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is brought in its season. |
| 27 ܗܕܐ ܒܨܝܢ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܡܥܢܗ̇ ܘܐܢܬ ܕܥ ܠܟ | 27 Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind. |
