| 1 ܫܡܥܘ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܕܘܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ | 1 Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; |
| 2 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܝ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܘܢ | 2 for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching. |
| 3 ܒܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܐܒܝ ܡܦܢܩܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܡܝ | 3 When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, |
| 4 ܘܐܠܦܢܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܬܬܚܝܠ ܡܠܬܝ ܒܠܒܟ ܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܚܝܝ ܘܢܡܘܣܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ | 4 he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live; |
| 5 ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܗ ܕܦܘܡܝ | 5 "Get Wisdom, get understanding!" do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| 6 ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܢܛܪܟ ܪܚܡܝܗ̇ ܕܬܫܘܙܒܟ | 6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you, love her, and she will guard you. |
| 7 ܪܝܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܢܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܟ ܩܢܝ ܣܘܟܠܐ | 7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. |
| 8 ܚܒܒܝܗ̇ ܕܬܪܡܪܡܟ ܘܥܦܩܝܗ̇ ܕܬܝܩܪܟ | 8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. |
| 9 ܘܬܣܝܡ ܒܪܝܫܟ ܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܦܐ ܘܒܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܬܣܒܥܟ | 9 She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." |
| 10 ܫܡܥ ܒܪܝ ܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܢܣ̈ܓܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟ | 10 Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| 11 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܠܦܬܟ ܘܗܠܟܬܟ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ | 11 I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |
| 12 ܘܡܐ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܢܙܘܥ̈ܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܟ ܘܐܢ ܪܗܛ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ | 12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble. |
| 13 ܚܡܣܢ ܒܡܪܕܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇ ܛܪܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܚܝ̈ܝܟ | 13 Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. |
| 14 ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܫ̈ܐ | 14 Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men. |
| 15 ܘܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܣܛܝ ܘܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ | 15 Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. |
| 16 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܦܪܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܫܢܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ | 16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble. |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܫܬܝܢ | 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. |
| 18 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܙܗܪܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܢܘܗܪܗ̇ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܩܢ ܝܘܡܐ | 18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. |
| 19 ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܬܩܠܝܢ | 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. |
| 20 ܒܪܝ ܨܘܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܠܡܐܡܪܝ ܐܪܟܢ ܐܕܢܟ | 20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. |
| 21 ܠܐ ܢ̈ܙܠܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܐܠܐ ܛܪ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܠܒܟ | 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. |
| 22 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܠܗܝܢ ܘܒܣܪܗ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܣܐ | 22 For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. |
| 23 ܒܟܠ ܙܘܗܪ ܛܪ ܠܒܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘ ܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ | 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life. |
| 24 ܐܥܒܪ ܡܢܟ ܦܘܡܐ ܥܩܝܡܐ ܘܪܢܝܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܐܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ | 24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. |
| 25 ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܒܬܪܝܨܘܬܐ ܢܚܘܪ̈ܢ ܘܬܡܪ̈ܝܟ ܢܬܪܨܘܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܟ | 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
| 26 ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܢܬܩ̈ܢܢ | 26 Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure. |
| 27 ܠܐ ܬܣܛܐ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. |
