| 1 ܒܪܝ ܐܢ ܬܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܬܛܫܐ ܒܠܒܟ | 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, |
| 2 ܘܬܨܠܐ ܐܕܢܟ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܬܦܢܐ ܠܒܟ ܠܣܘܟܠܐ | 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; |
| 3 ܘܬܩܪܐ ܠܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܠܣܘܟܠܐ ܬܪܝܡ ܩܠܟ | 3 yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, |
| 4 ܘܬܒܥܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܣܐܡܐ ܘܬܒܨܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܣܝܡܬܐ | 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures; |
| 5 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܣܬܟܠ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܫܟܚ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ | 5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. |
| 6 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܝܗܒ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ | 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; |
| 7 ܘܢܛܪ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܝܢ ܘܡܣܝܥ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ | 7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, |
| 8 ܘܢܛܪ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܚܣ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܢܢܛܪ | 8 guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. |
| 9 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܣܬܟܠ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ ܘܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ | 9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; |
| 10 ܟܕ ܬܥܠ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܠܠܒܟ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܠܢܦܫܟ ܬܒܣܡ | 10 for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; |
| 11 ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܬܢܛܪܟ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܢܫܘܙܒܟ | 11 discretion will watch over you; understanding will guard you; |
| 12 ܕܬܬܦܨܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܗܦܝ̈ܟܬܐ | 12 delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, |
| 13 ܕܫܒܩܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ ܘܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ | 13 who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, |
| 14 ܘܚܕܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܕܝܨܝܢ ܒܗܘܦܟܐ ܕܒܝܫܬ̈ܐ | 14 who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil; |
| 15 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܡܥܩ̈ܡܢ ܘܡܦ̈ܬܠܝܢ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ | 15 men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways. |
| 16 ܬܦܨܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܗܦܟܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܗ̇ | 16 You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words, |
| 17 ܕܫܒܩܬ ܡܪܒܝܢܐ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܗ̇ ܘܛܥܬ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܗ̇ | 17 who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; |
| 18 ܛܥܬ ܐ̈ܣܟܦܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܗ̇ ܘܗ̈ܠܟܬܐ ܕܫܒܝ̈ܠܝܗ̇ | 18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the shades; |
| 19 ܟܠ ܕܥܐܠܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܠܐ ܗܦܟܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܟܪܝܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ | 19 none who go to her come back nor do they regain the paths of life. |
| 20 ܗܠܟ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܛܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ | 20 So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. |
| 21 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܥܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܫܬܚܪܝܢ ܒܗ̇ | 21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and men of integrity will remain in it; |
| 22 ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܣܝܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܬܥܩܪܝܢ ܡܢܗ̇ | 22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. |
