| 1 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܚܡܐ ܝܒܝܫܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ | 1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. |
| 2 ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܒܪܐ ܡܒܗܬܢܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܢܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܢܦܠܓ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ | 2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. |
| 3 ܨܪܦܐ ܒܩܐ ܠܣܐܡܐ ܘܟܘܪܐ ܠܕܗܒܐ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܪ ܠܒܐ | 3 As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts. |
| 4 ܓܒܪܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܨܐܬ ܠܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܠܠܫܢܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܬܐ | 4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips. |
| 5 ܕܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܪܓܙ ܠܒܪܝܗ ܘܕܚܕܐ ܠܬܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܐ | 5 He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished. |
| 6 ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ | 6 Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers. |
| 7 ܠܐ ܝܐܝܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܣܦܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܣܦܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ | 7 Eloquent words do not become a fool, nor lying lips a prince. |
| 8 ܟܐܦܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܝ ܘܠܐܬܪ ܕܡܬܦܢܝܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܗܝ | 8 The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely. |
| 9 ܕܡܟܣܐ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܣܢܐ ܠܡܟܣܘ ܡܢ ܪܚܡܐ ܘܥܡܘܪܐ ܦܪܫ | 9 He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends. |
| 10 ܠܘܚܡܐ ܫܚܩ ܠܒܗ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܚܠܦ ܟܐܬܐ ܡܬܢܓܕ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܪܓܫ | 10 A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. |
| 11 ܓܒܪܐ ܚܪܝܝܐ ܒܥܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܕܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ | 11 An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. |
| 12 ܢܦܠ ܪܢܝܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܠܣܟܠܐ ܒܫܛܝܘܬܗ | 12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. |
| 13 ܕܦܪܥ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܢܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ | 13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. |
| 14 ܕܐܫܕ ܕܡܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܡܓܪܓ ܩܕܡ ܫܠܝܛܐ | 14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment. |
| 15 ܕܡܙܟܐ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܘܡܚܝܒ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ | 15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, both are abominable before God. |
| 16 ܠܡܢܐ ܐܙܠ ܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܒܐ ܠܡܩܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ | 16 What doth it avail a fool to have riches, seeing he cannot buy wisdom? He that maketh his house high, seeketh a downfall: and he that refuseth to learn, shall fall into evils. |
| 17 ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܪܚܡܐ ܪܚܝܡ ܗܘ ܘܐܚܐ ܠܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ | 17 He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress. |
| 18 ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܥܪܒ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܥܪܒܘܬܐ | 18 A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend. |
| 19 ܕܪܚܡ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܬܐ ܘܗܪܬܐ ܘܕܡܪܝܡ ܬܪܥܗ ܒܥܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ | 19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin. |
| 20 ܕܥܫܝܩ ܠܒܗ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܕܗܦܟ ܠܫܢܗ ܢܦܠ ܒܒܝܫܬܐ | 20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. |
| 21 ܕܡܘܠܕ ܣܟܠܐ ܠܒܗܬܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܕܐ ܒܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ | 21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool. |
| 22 ܠܒܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܡܫܦܪ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܟܝܒܐ ܡ̇ܝܒܫܐ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ | 22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones. |
| 23 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܣܒ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܨܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ | 23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment. |
| 24 ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܕܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܚܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܒ̈ܥܘܡܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. |
| 25 ܡܪܓܙ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܪܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܡܡܪ ܠܝܠܕܬܗ | 25 A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him. |
| 26 ܠܡܬܟ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܡܡܚܐ ܠܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܬܐ | 26 It is no good thing to do hurt to the just: nor to strike the prince, who judgeth right. |
| 27 ܕܚܣܟ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܝܕܥ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܕܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܚܟܝܡܐ | 27 He that setteth bounds to his words. is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. |
| 28 ܫܛܝܐ ܕܫܬܝܩ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܢ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܗ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ | 28 Even a fool, if he will hold his peace shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. |
