| 1 ܗܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܐܓܝܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ | 1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? |
| 2 ܘܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܠܛܠܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܓܝܪܐ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܠܡܫܠܡܘ ܦܥܠܗ | 2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: |
| 3 ܗܟܢܐ ܝܪܬܬ ܠܝ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܐ ܘܠܝܠܘܬ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܡܢܝܘ ܠܝ | 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. |
| 4 ܐܢ ܫܟܒܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܐܡܬܝ ܐܩܘܡ ܘܡ̇ܫܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܘܫ̇ܟܒ ܐܢܐ ܘܢ̇ܐܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܫܦܪܐ | 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. |
| 5 ܠܒܫ ܒܣܪܝ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܓܘܫܡܝ ܥܦܪܐ ܡܫܟܝ ܩܦܘܕ ܘܐܬܡܣܝ | 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. |
| 6 ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܓܕܕ ܩ̈ܘܝܢ ܘܣܦܘ ܒܕܠܝܬ ܣܒܪܐ | 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. |
| 7 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܚܝܐ ܗܝ ܘܬܗܦܘܟ ܥܝܢܝ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܛܒܬܐ | 7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. |
| 8 ܠܐ ܬܚܕܐ ܠܝ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܚܙܝܐ ܠܝ ܘܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܝ ܘܠܝܬܝ | 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. |
| 9 ܐܝܟ ܕܣ̇ܝܦܐ ܥܢܢܐ ܘܐ̇ܙܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢ̇ܚܬ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܠܩ | 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. |
| 10 ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܦܟ ܬܘܒ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܬܪܗ | 10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. |
| 11 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܣܘܟ ܦܘܡܝ ܐܡܠܠ ܒܥܩܬ ܪܘܚܝ ܘܐܬܢܐ ܒܡܪܪܐ ܕܢܦܫܝ | 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. |
| 12 ܝܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܘ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܝ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ | 12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? |
| 13 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕܬܒܝܐܢܝ ܘܐܬܠܒܒ ܡܢ ܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܡܫܟܒܝ | 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; |
| 14 ܘܗܐ ܐܙܝܥܬܢܝ ܒܚ̈ܠܡܝܢ ܘܒܚ̈ܙܘܢܝܢ ܐܒܥܬܬܢܝ | 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: |
| 15 ܘܒܚܪܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ | 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. |
| 16 ܩܛܥܬ ܠܝ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܦܪܘܩ ܡܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܒܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ | 16 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. |
| 17 ܡܢܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܬܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܘܬܣܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܒܟ | 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? |
| 18 ܘܬܦܩܘܕ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܒܙܒܢܐ ܬܒܚܪܝܘܗܝ | 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? |
| 19 ܘܥܕܡܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܢܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܒܠܥ ܪܘܩܝ | 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? |
| 20 ܐܢ ܚܛܝܬ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܥܒܘܕܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܣܡܬܢܝ ܕܐܦܓܥ ܒܟ ܘܗܘܝܬ ܥܠܝ ܛܥܢܐ | 20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? |
| 21 ܘܥܕ ܟܡܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩ ܠܚ̈ܘܒܝ ܘܬܥܒܪ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܕܗܫܐ ܥܠ ܥܦܪܐ ܐܫܟܒ ܘܬܒܥܝܢܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܐܢܐ | 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. |
