| 1 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܒܬܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܡܥܩ̈ܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ | 1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
| 2 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܠܗ ܘܕܩܠܝܠ ܒܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܚܛܐ | 2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. |
| 3 ܫܛܝܘܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܥܩܡܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܬܪܥܡ ܒܠܒܗ | 3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. |
| 4 ܩܢܝܢܐ ܡܘܣܦ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܦܪܫ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ | 4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. |
| 5 ܣܗܕܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܐ ܘܕܡܡܠܠ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܦܨܐ | 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. |
| 6 ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܪܒܐ ܘܠܕܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ | 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. |
| 7 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܣܢܝܢ ܠܗ ܘܐܦ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܛܪܟܢ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܫܪܝܪ | 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. |
| 8 ܘܕܩܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܪܚܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܢܛܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܛܒܬܐ | 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. |
| 9 ܘܣܗܕܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܣܐ ܘܕܡܡܠܠ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܢܐܒܕ | 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. |
| 10 ܠܐ ܝܐܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܦܘܢܩܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ | 10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. |
| 11 ܣܘܟܠܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܗܝ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܡܥܒܪܐ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ | 11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. |
| 12 ܢܗܡ ܐܝܟ ܐܪܝܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܛܠܐ ܥܠ ܥܣܒܐ ܨܒܝܢܗ | 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. |
| 13 ܒܗܬܬܐ ܗܘ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܪܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܦܐ ܕܢܛܦ ܪܢܝܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ | 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |
| 14 ܒܝܬܐ ܘܩܢܝܢܐ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܬܡܟܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ | 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD. |
| 15 ܢܘܡܬܐ ܝܗܒܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܬܟܦܢ | 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
| 16 ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܡܙܕܗܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܫܐܛ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܢܬܩܛܠ | 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. |
| 17 ܕܡܬ̇ܠܘܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܬܦܪܥ | 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. |
| 18 ܪܕܝ ܒܪܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܣܒܪܐ ܘܠܨܥܪܗ ܠܐ ܬܪܡܐ ܢܦܫܟ | 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. |
| 19 ܓܒܪܐ ܚܡܬܢܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܬܘܟܐ ܘܟܡܐ ܕܡܥܠܐ ܥܠ ܛܥܢܗ ܡܘܣܦ | 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. |
| 20 ܫܡܥ ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܚܟܡ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ | 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. |
| 21 ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ ܡܚܫ̈ܒܬܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܬܬܩܝܡ | 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. |
| 22 ܪܓܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܘܛܒ ܗܘ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܡܕܓܠ | 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| 23 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܣܒܥܗ̇ ܢܒܘܬ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܩܘܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. |
| 24 ܚܒܢܢܐ ܕܡܛܫܐ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܒܗ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܢܩܪܒ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ | 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
| 25 ܣܟܠܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܢܓܕ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܡܙܕܗܪ ܘܐܢ ܬܟܣ ܠܚܟܝܡܐ ܡܣܬܟܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ | 25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. |
| 26 ܕܒܐܙ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܡܥܝܩ ܠܐܡܗ ܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܡܒܗܬܢܐ ܘܡܚܦܪܢܐ | 26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. |
| 27 ܦܘܫ ܒܪܝ ܘܫܡܥ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܥܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ | 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. |
| 28 ܣܗܕܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܥܫܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܡܗ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܡܛܒܥ ܠܗ | 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. |
| 29 ܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܥܫܢܝܢ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܣܟܠܐ | 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. |
