| 1 ܐܝܟ ܬܠܓܐ ܒܩܝܛܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܛܪܐ ܒܚܨܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܐܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ | 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. |
| 2 ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܚܝܘܬ ܟܢܦܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܢ ܒܐܐܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܘܛܬܐ ܣܪܝܩܬܐ ܦܗܝܐ | 2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. |
| 3 ܫܘܛܐ ܠܣܘܣܝܐ ܘܙܩܬܐ ܠܚܡܪܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܙܩܬܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܣܟܠܐ | 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. |
| 4 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܠܣܟܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܟܠܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܬܬܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܗ | 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. |
| 5 ܐܠܐ ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܣܟܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܝܡܘܬܟ ܕܠܐ ܢܣܒܪ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܕܚܟܝܡ ܗܘ | 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. |
| 6 ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܓܠܗ ܫܬܐ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܕܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܣܟܠܐ | 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. |
| 7 ܐܢ ܬܬܠ ܗܠܟܬܐ ܠܚܓܝܪܐ ܬܩܒܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ | 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 8 ܐܝܟ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܩܠܥܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܒܚ ܠܣܟܠܐ | 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. |
| 9 ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ܝܥܘ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܪܘܝܐ ܘܫܛܝܘܬܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ | 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| 10 ܣܓܝ ܚܐܫ ܒܣܪܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܘܪܘܝܐ ܥܒܪ ܝܡܐ | 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. |
| 11 ܐܝܟ ܟܠܒܐ ܕܗܦܟ ܥܠ ܬܝܘܒܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܣܟܠܐ ܕܫܛܐ ܒܣܟܠܘܬܗ | 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. |
| 12 ܐܢ ܚܙܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܚܟܝܡ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܦܩܚ ܣܟܠܐ ܛܒ ܡܢܗ | 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. |
| 13 ܐܡܪ ܚܒܢܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܕܪ ܐܪܝܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܪܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܫ̈ܘܩܐ | 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. |
| 14 ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܬܟܪܟ ܥܠ ܨܝܪܬܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܚܒܢܢܐ ܡܬܗܦܟ ܒܥܪܣܗ | 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. |
| 15 ܚܒܢܢܐ ܕܡܛܫܐ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܒܗ ܢܠܐܐ ܕܢܘܒܠ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܦܘܡܗ | 15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. |
| 16 ܚܒܢܢܐ ܚܟܝܡ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܗ̈ܒܝ ܛܥܡܐ | 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. |
| 17 ܕܡܠܛ ܒܕܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܘ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܟܠܒܐ | 17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. |
| 18 ܐܝܟ ܙܢܐ ܕܫܒܗܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܕܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܐܪ̈ܐ ܫܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ | 18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, |
| 19 ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܟܠ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܬܟܠܘܗܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܓܚܟ ܓܚܟܬ | 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? |
| 20 ܡܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܩܝܣ̈ܐ ܕܥܟܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܬܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܫܓܘܫܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܨܘܬܐ | 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. |
| 21 ܛܪܛܩܠ ܠܓܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܩܝܣ̈ܐ ܠܢܘܪܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܛܪܟܢܐ ܡܓܪܓ ܗܪܬܐ | 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. |
| 22 ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܛܪܟܢܐ ܫ̈ܓܫܢ ܘܢܚ̈ܬܢ ܠܬܘ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܠܒܐ | 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. |
| 23 ܐܝܟ ܣܐܡܐ ܡܣܠܝܐ ܕܩܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܚܨܦܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܕܝܩ̈ܕܢ ܘܠܒܐ ܒܝܫܐ | 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. |
| 24 ܡܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܣܢܐܐ ܘܒܓܘܗ ܟܡܝܢ ܟܡܐܢܐ | 24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; |
| 25 ܘܐܢ ܡܡܟ ܩܠܗ ܠܐ ܬܗܝܡܢܝܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܒܥ ܒܝܫ̈ܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܓܘܗ | 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. |
| 26 ܕܡܟܣܐ ܣܢܐܬܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܬܬܓܠܐ ܒܝܫܬܗ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ | 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. |
| 27 ܕܚܦܪ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܢܦܠ ܒܗ ܘܕܡܥܓܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܬܗܦܘܟ | 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. |
| 28 ܠܫܢܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܣܢܐ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܦܘܡܐ ܛܪܟܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܫܓܘܫܝܐ | 28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. |
