| 1 ܐܢܬܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܒܢܬ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܣܟܠܬܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗ̇ ܣܚܦܬܗ | 1 Wisdom builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. |
| 2 ܕܡܗܠܟ ܒܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܥܫܝܩ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܫܐܛ ܠܗ | 2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. |
| 3 ܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܙܩܬܐ ܘܨܥܪܐ ܘܣ̈ܦܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܢܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܐܢܘܢ | 3 The talk of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. |
| 4 ܐܬܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܒܚܝܠܗ ܕܬܘܪܐ | 4 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain; but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. |
| 5 ܣܗܕܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܟܕܒ ܘܕܡܡܠܠ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܠܐ | 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. |
| 6 ܒܝܫܐ ܒܥܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܟܚܝܗ̇ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܠܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܫܟܝܚܐ | 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. |
| 7 ܠܓܒܪܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܣܩܘܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܠܗ ܘܙܝܢܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ | 7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. |
| 8 ܥܪܝܡܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܡܣܬܟܠ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܒܛܥܝܘܬܐ | 8 The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. |
| 9 ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܒܥܝܢ ܕܘܟܝܐ ܘܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ | 9 God scorns the wicked, but the upright enjoy his favor. |
| 10 ܠܒܐ ܝܕܘܥܬܢܐ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܚܕܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܠܛ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. |
| 11 ܒܝܬܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ ܘܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܢܪܘܙ | 11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. |
| 12 ܐܝܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܣܒܪܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܬܪܝܨܐ ܗܝ ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܡܘܬܐ | 12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. |
| 13 ܐܦ ܒܓܘܚܟܐ ܢܟܐܒ ܠܒܐ ܘܚܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܘܬܗ ܐܘܢܬܐ | 13 Even in laughter the heart is sad, and the end of joy is grief. |
| 14 ܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܢܣܒܥ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܪܚ ܒܠܒܗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܢܣܒܥ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ | 14 A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds. |
| 15 ܫܒܪܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܠܟܠ ܡܠܐ ܘܥܪܝܡܐ ܦܪܫ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܒܝܫ | 15 The simple believes everything, but the prudent looks where he is going. |
| 16 ܚܟܝܡܐ ܕܚܠ ܘܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܣܟܠܐ ܡܬܚܠܛ ܒܗ̇ ܬܟܝܠܐܝܬ | 16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is careless. |
| 17 ܩܠܝܠܐ ܟܘܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܟ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܪܡܝܣ | 17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. |
| 18 ܝܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܫܛܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܪ̈ܝܡܐ ܡܦܠܓܝܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ | 18 The simple acquire folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. |
| 19 ܢܦܠܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܠܬܪܥܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ | 19 The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. |
| 20 ܐܦ ܠܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܣܢܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܥܬܝܪܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ | 20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. |
| 21 ܕܫܐܛ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܚܛܐ ܘܕܡܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ | 21 He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor. |
| 22 ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܛܥܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܐ ܘܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܗܝ | 22 Do they not err that devise evil? Those who devise good meet loyalty and faithfulness. |
| 23 ܒܟܠ ܕܝܨܦ ܐܢܬ ܚܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܘܬܪܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܨܝܪ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ ܢܝܚܐ ܘܒܣܝܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܟܐܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܐܣܐ ܘܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܦܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܚܣܪ ܠܗܘܢ | 23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want. |
| 24 ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܗܘܦܟܐ ܕܣܟ̈ܠܐ ܫܛܝܘܬܗܘܢ | 24 The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools. |
| 25 ܡܦܨܐ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܡܡܠܠ ܢܟܠܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܓܠܐ | 25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is a betrayer. |
| 26 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܣܒܪܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܣܬܪܢܐ | 26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. |
| 27 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܗܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܛܝܢ ܡܢ ܦܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ | 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. |
| 28 ܒܥܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܕܝܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܒܣܘܦܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܡܬܬܒܪ ܡܠܟܐ | 28 In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. |
| 29 ܕܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ ܣܓܝ ܚܟܝܡ ܘܕܟܪܝܐ ܪܘܚܗ ܛܒ ܣܟܠ | 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
| 30 ܕܡܦܝܓ ܚܡܬܗ ܐܣܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܣܣܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܛܢܢܐ ܗܘ | 30 A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot. |
| 31 ܕܕܒܪ ܠܡܣܟܢܐ ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ ܡܪܓܙ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܘܕܡܝܩܪ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ | 31 He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. |
| 32 ܒܒܝܫܘܬܗ ܡܣܬܚܦ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܕܬܟܝܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܗܘ | 32 The wicked is overthrown through his evil-doing, but the righteous finds refuge through his integrity. |
| 33 ܒܠܒܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܬܫܪܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܠܒܐ ܕܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܝܕܥ | 33 Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding, but it is not known in the heart of fools. |
| 34 ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܬܪܡܪܡ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܡܙܥܪܝܢ ܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ | 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. |
| 35 ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܒܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܘܒܚܟܡܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܣܬܚܦ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܗܘ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܠܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܡܘܒܕ | 35 A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. |
