| 1 ܫܕܪ ܠܚܡܟ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܣܘܓܐܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܘܗܝ | 1 Cast your bread on the water, eventual y you wil recover it. |
| 2 ܗܒ ܡܢܬܐ ܠܫܒܥܐ ܐܦ ܠܬܡܢܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܬܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ | 2 Offer a share to seven or to eight people, you can never tell what disaster may occur. |
| 3 ܐܢ ܢܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܥܢܢ̈ܝ ܡܛܪܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܐ̈ܫܕܢ ܘܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܒܬܝܡܢܐ ܐܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܐܬܪ ܕܢܦܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܬܡܢ ܢܗܘܐ | 3 When clouds are ful of rain, they wil shed it on the earth. If a tree fal s, whether south or north, whereit falls, there it wil lie. |
| 4 ܕܢܛܪ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܠܐ ܙܪܥ ܘܕܚܐܪ ܠܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܠܐ ܚܨܕ | 4 Keep watching the wind and you wil never sow, keep staring at the clouds and you will never reap. |
| 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܢܐ ܕܒܛܢܬܐ ܕܒܛܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܥ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܢܥܒܕ | 5 You do not understand how the wind blows, or how the embryo grows in a woman's womb: no morecan you understand the work of God, the Creator of al . |
| 6 ܟܠ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܙܪܘܥ ܙܪܥܟ ܘܒܪܡܫܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩ ܐܝܕܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܢܐ ܢܟܫܪ ܐܘ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܛܒ̈ܝܢ | 6 In the morning, sow your seed, until evening, do not cease from labour, for of any two things you donot know which wil succeed, or which of the two is the better. |
| 7 ܚܠܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܛܒ ܠܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܫܡܫܐ | 7 How sweet light is, how delightful it is to see the sun! |
| 8 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ ܢܚܐ ܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܚܕܐ ܘܢܬܕܟܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܟܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܗܒܠܐ | 8 However many years you live, enjoy them all, but remember, the days of darkness wil be many: futilityawaits you at the end. |
| 9 ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ ܚܕܝ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܘܢܛܐܒ ܠܟ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܠܒܟ ܘܒܚܙܘܐ ܕܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܕܥ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܥܠ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܕܝܢܐ | 9 Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young, make the most of the days of your youth, follow theprompting and desire of heart and eye, but remember, God wil cal you to account for everything. |
| 10 ܐܥܒܪ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܟ ܘܐܦܪܩ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܣܪܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܗܒܠܐ | 10 Rid your heart of indignation, keep your body clear of suffering, though youth and the age of blackhair are both futile. |
