| 1 ܐܦ ܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܝܩܐ ܕܟܬܒܘ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܚܙܩܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ | 1 These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred. |
| 2 ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܛܫܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܨܐ ܡܠܬܐ | 2 It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech. |
| 3 ܫܡܝܐ ܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܥܡܝܩܐ ܘܠܒܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܐ | 3 Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable. |
| 4 ܓܒܘ ܣܘܠܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܐܡܐ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܡܐܢܐ ܟܕ ܕܟܐ | 4 Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth. |
| 5 ܢܬܬܒܪܘܢ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܬܩܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ | 5 Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice. |
| 6 ܠܐ ܬܫܬܒܗܪ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܘܡ | 6 Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great. |
| 7 ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܬܩܪܒ ܠܥܠ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܢܡܟܟܟ ܩܕܡ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܚ̈ܙܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܡܪ | 7 For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince. |
| 8 ܘܠܐ ܬܦܘܩ ܠܡܕܢ ܡܣܪܗܒܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܟܕ ܬܕܘܢ ܒܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܢܚܣܕܟ ܪܚܡܟ | 8 The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend. |
| 9 ܕܝܢܟ ܕܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܟ ܘܪܐܙܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܓܠܐ | 9 Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider, |
| 10 ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܡܥ ܢܚܣܕܟ ܘܢܪܢܘܢ ܒܟ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ | 10 lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach. |
| 11 ܚܙܘܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܒܢܓܘܕܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܡܠܬܐ | 11 Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver. |
| 12 ܩܕܫܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܘܣܪܕܘܢ ܛܒܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܠܐܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܐ | 12 Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl. |
| 13 ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܬܠܓܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܨܕܐ ܡܦܝܓ ܚܘܡܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܡܫܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܗܦܟ | 13 Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest. |
| 14 ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܘܡܛܪܐ ܠܝܬ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܒܗܪ ܒܡ̈ܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܬܐ | 14 A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow. |
| 15 ܒܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܫܕܠ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܘܒܠܫܢܐ ܪܟܝܟܐ ܬܒܪ ܓܪ̈ܡܐ | 15 By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness. |
| 16 ܡܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܕܒܫܐ ܡܣܬܟ ܐܟܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܟܕ ܬܣܒܥ ܬܬܝܒܝܘܗܝ | 16 You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it. |
| 17 ܠܐ ܬܬܟܒ ܪܓܠܟ ܠܒܝܬ ܪܚܡܟ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܒܥܟ ܘܢܣܢܝܟ | 17 Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you. |
| 18 ܐܝܟ ܦܕܘܥܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܘܓܐܪܐ ܫܢܝܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܣܗܕ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ | 18 A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow. |
| 19 ܐܝܟ ܫܢܐ ܕܒܝܫܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܓܠܐ ܡܙܥܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܬܘܟܠܢܗ ܕܕܓܠܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ | 19 Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot, |
| 20 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܡܪܛܘܛܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܪܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܪܡܐ ܚܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܬܪܐ ܘܡܨܪܦ ܠܠܒܐ ܟܝܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܣܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܠܛܝܬܐ ܠܩܝܣܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܡܗܪܐ ܠܠܒܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ | 20 and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart. |
| 21 ܐܢ ܟܦܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ ܐܘܟܠܝܗܝ ܘܐܢ ܨܗܐ ܐܫܩܝܗܝ | 21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink. |
| 22 ܘܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܓܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܥ ܠܟ | 22 For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you. |
| 23 ܐܝܟ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܒܛܢܐ ܡܛܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܡܛܫܝܐ | 23 The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue. |
| 24 ܫܦܝܪ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܥܠ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܐܓܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܥܡܪ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܨܝܬܐ ܘܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܦ̈ܠܓܘܬܐ | 24 It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house. |
| 25 ܐܝܟ ܙܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܨܗܝܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܛܒ̣ܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܪܚܝܩܬܐ | 25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land. |
| 26 ܐܝܟ ܕܣܟܪ ܐܢܫ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܘܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܡܐ ܕܢܦܠ ܩܕܡ ܥܘܠܐ | 26 The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring. |
| 27 ܠܡܐܟܠ ܕܒܫܐ ܣܓܝ ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܠܡܒܨܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ | 27 Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory. |
| 28 ܐܝܟ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܬܪܝܥܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܫܘܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ | 28 Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking. |
