| 1 ܫܡܥܘ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܕܘܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ | 1 Listen, sons, to the discipline of a father, and pay attention, so that you may know prudence. |
| 2 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܝ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܘܢ | 2 I will bestow upon you a good gift. Do not relinquish my law. |
| 3 ܒܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܒܝ ܡܦܢܩܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܡܝ | 3 For I, too, was the son of my father, tender and an only son in the sight of my mother. |
| 4 ܘܐܠܦܢܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܬܬܚܝܠ ܡܠܬܝ ܒܠܒܟ ܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܚܝܝ ܘܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ | 4 And he taught me, and he also said: “Let your heart accept my words. Keep my precepts, and you shall live. |
| 5 ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܦܘܡܝ | 5 Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth. |
| 6 ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܢܛܪܟ ܪܚܡܝܗ̇ ܕܬܫܘܙܒܟ | 6 Do not send her away, and she will guard you. Love her, and she will preserve you. |
| 7 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܟ ܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ | 7 The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence. |
| 8 ܚܒܒܝܗ̇ ܕܬܪܡܪܡܟ ܘܥܦܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܝܩܪܟ | 8 Grasp her, and she will exalt you. You will be glorified by her, when you have embraced her. |
| 9 ܘܬܣܝܡ ܒܪܝܫܟ ܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܦܐ ܘܒܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܬܣܒܥܟ | 9 She will bestow upon your head an increase in graces, and she will protect you with a noble crown. |
| 10 ܫܡܥ ܒܪܝ ܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܢܣ̈ܓܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ | 10 Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that years of life may be multiplied for you. |
| 11 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܠܦܬܟ ܘܗܠܟܬܟ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ | 11 I will demonstrate to you the way of wisdom. I will lead you along the paths of equity. |
| 12 ܘܡܐ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܢܙܘܥ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܟ ܘܐܢ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ | 12 When you have entered by these, your steps will not be constrained, and when running, you will have no obstacle. |
| 13 ܚܡܣܢ ܒܡܪܕܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܛܪܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܚܝ̈ܝܟ | 13 Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life. |
| 14 ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ | 14 Do not delight in the paths of the impious, nor permit the way of evil-doers to please you. |
| 15 ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܣܛܝ ܘܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ | 15 Take flight from it. Do not pass close to it. Turn away and abandon it. |
| 16 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ | 16 For they do not sleep, unless they have done evil. And their sleep is quickly taken away from them, unless they have overthrown. |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܫܬܝܢ | 17 They eat the bread of impiety, and they drink the wine of iniquity. |
| 18 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܙܗܪܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܢܘܗܪܗ̇ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܩܢ ܝܘܡܐ | 18 But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion. |
| 19 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܬܩܠܝܢ | 19 The way of the impious is darkened. They do not know where they may fall. |
| 20 ܒܪܝ ܨܘܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܠܡܐܡܪܝ ܐܪܟܢ ܐܕܢܟ | 20 My son, pay attention to my sermons, and incline your ear to my eloquent words. |
| 21 ܠܐ ܢ̈ܙܠܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܐܠܐ ܛܪ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܠܒܟ | 21 Let them not recede from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart. |
| 22 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܗܝܢ ܘܒܣܪܗ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܣܐ | 22 For they are life to those who find them and health to all that is flesh. |
| 23 ܒܟܠ ܙܘܗܪ ܛܪ ܠܒܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘ ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ | 23 Preserve your heart with all watchfulness, for life proceeds from this. |
| 24 ܐܥܒܪ ܡܢܟ ܦܘܡܐ ܥܩܝܡܐ ܘܪܢܝܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܐܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ | 24 Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you. |
| 25 ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܢܚܘܪ̈ܢ ܘܬܡܪ̈ܝܟ ܢܬܪܨܘܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܟ | 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids precede your steps. |
| 26 ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܢܬܩ̈ܢܢ | 26 Direct the path of your feet, and all your ways shall be secure. |
| 27 ܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 27 Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace. |
