| 1 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܠܚܡܐ ܝܒܝܫܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ | 1 Better a mouthful of dry bread with peace than a house fil ed with quarrelsome sacrifices. |
| 2 ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܒܪܐ ܡܒܗܬܢܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܢܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܢܦܠܓ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ | 2 A shrewd servant comes off better than an unworthy child, he will share the inheritance with thebrothers. |
| 3 ܨܪܦܐ ܒܩܐ ܠܣܐܡܐ ܘܟܘܪܐ ܠܕܗܒܐ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܪ ܠܒܐ | 3 A furnace for silver, a foundry for gold, but Yahweh for the testing of hearts! |
| 4 ܓܒܪܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܨܐܬ ܠܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܠܠܫܢܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܬܐ | 4 An evil-doer pays heed to malicious talk, a liar listens to a slanderous tongue. |
| 5 ܕܓܚܟ ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܪܓܙ ܠܒܪܝܗ ܘܕܚܕܐ ܠܬܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܐ | 5 To mock the poor is to insult the Creator, no one who laughs at distress wil go unpunished. |
| 6 ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ | 6 The crown of the aged is their children's children; the children's glory is their father. |
| 7 ܠܐ ܝܐܝܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܣܦܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܣܦܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ | 7 Fine words do not become the foolish, false words become a prince stil less. |
| 8 ܟܐܦܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܝ ܘܠܐܬܪ ܕܡܬܦܢܝܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܗܝ | 8 A gift works like a talisman for one who holds it: it brings prosperity at every turn. |
| 9 ܕܡܟܣܐ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܣܢܐ ܠܡܟܣܘ ܡܢ ܪܚܡܐ ܘܥܡܘܪܐ ܦܪܫ | 9 Whoever covers an offence promotes love, whoever again raises the matter divides friends. |
| 10 ܠܘܚܡܐ ܫܚܩ ܠܒܗ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܚܠܦ ܟܐܬܐ ܡܬܢܓܕ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܪܓܫ | 10 A reproof makes more impression on a person of understanding than a hundred strokes on a fool. |
| 11 ܓܒܪܐ ܚܪܝܝܐ ܒܥܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܕܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ | 11 The wicked person thinks of nothing but rebellion, but a cruel messenger wil be sent to such a one. |
| 12 ܢܦܠ ܪܢܝܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܠܣܟܠܐ ܒܫܛܝܘܬܗ | 12 Rather come on a bear robbed of her cubs than on a fool in his fol y. |
| 13 ܕܦܪܥ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܢܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܗ | 13 Disaster wil never be far from the house of one who returns evil for good. |
| 14 ܕܐܫܕ ܕܡܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܡܓܪܓ ܩܕܡ ܫܠܝܛܐ | 14 As well unleash a flood as start a dispute; desist before the quarrel breaks out. |
| 15 ܕܡܙܟܐ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܘܡܚܝܒ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ | 15 To absolve the guilty and condemn the upright, both alike are abhorrent to Yahweh. |
| 16 ܠܡܢܐ ܐܙܠ ܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܒܐ ܠܡܩܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ | 16 What good is money in the hand of a fool? To buy wisdom with it? The desire is not there. |
| 17 ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܪܚܡܐ ܪܚܝܡ ܗܘ ܘܐܚܐ ܠܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ | 17 A friend is a friend at all times, it is for adversity that a brother is born. |
| 18 ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܥܪܒ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܥܪܒܘܬܐ | 18 Whoever offers guarantees lacks sense and goes surety for a neighbour. |
| 19 ܕܪܚܡ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܬܐ ܘܗܪܬܐ ܘܕܡܪܝܡ ܬܪܥܗ ܒܥܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ | 19 The double-dealer loves sin, the proud courts ruin. |
| 20 ܕܥܫܝܩ ܠܒܗ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܕܗܦܟ ܠܫܢܗ ܢܦܠ ܒܒܝܫܬܐ | 20 The tortuous of heart finds no happiness, the perverse of speech fal s into misery. |
| 21 ܕܡܘܠܕ ܣܟܠܐ ܠܒܗܬܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܚܕܐ ܒܗ ܐܒܘܗܝ | 21 He who fathers a stupid child does so to his sorrow, the father of a fool knows no joy. |
| 22 ܠܒܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܡܫܦܪ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܟܝܒܐ ܡ̇ܝܒܫܐ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ | 22 A glad heart is excel ent medicine, a depressed spirit wastes the bones away. |
| 23 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܣܒ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܨܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ | 23 Under cover of his cloak a bad man takes a gift to pervert the course of justice. |
| 24 ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܕܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܚܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܒ̈ܥܘܡܩܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 24 The intelligent has wisdom there before him, but the eyes of a fool range to the ends of the earth. |
| 25 ܡܪܓܙ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܒܪܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܡܡܪ ܠܝܠܕܬܗ | 25 A foolish child is a father's sorrow, and the grief of her who gave the child birth. |
| 26 ܠܡܬܟ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܡܡܚܐ ܠܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܬܐ | 26 To fine the upright is indeed a crime, to strike the noble is an injustice. |
| 27 ܕܚܣܟ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܝܕܥ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܕܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܚܟܝܡܐ | 27 Whoever can control the tongue knows what knowledge is, someone of understanding keeps a cooltemper. |
| 28 ܫܛܝܐ ܕܫܬܝܩ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܢ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܗ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ | 28 If the fool holds his tongue, he may pass for wise; if he seals his lips, he may pass for intel igent. |
