| 1 ܐܝܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܐܝܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܫܬܝܩ ܘܗ̣ܘ ܚܟܝܡ | 1 There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise. |
| 2 ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡ̇ܟܣ ܠܥܘܠܐ | 2 It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt. |
| 3 ܘܡܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܟܪ ܕܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܫܬܒܚܘ | 3 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. |
| 4 ܡܬܪܓܪܓ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܡܕܡܟ ܥܡ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܕܝܢܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ | 4 As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence. |
| 5 ܐܝܬ ܕܟܕ ܫܬܝܩ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܡܣܬܢܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܗ | 5 There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful. |
| 6 ܐܝܬ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ | 6 Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time. |
| 7 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܛܪ ܥܕܢܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܡܪܚܐ ܠܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܥܕܢܐ | 7 A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time. |
| 8 ܐܝܬ ܕܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܗ ܡܣܬܢܐ ܘܕܡܬܓܐܐ ܢܣܬܢܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ | 8 He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated. |
| 9 ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܒܝܫܬܗ ܗܘ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܠܚܘܣܪܢܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܬܫܕܐ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܥܘܦܐ ܘܬܦܪܚܝܘܗܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܘܒܕ ܪܚܡܘܬܗ ܕܪܚܡܟ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܗ̇ | 9 There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss. |
| 10 There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double. |
| 11 There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate. |
| 12 ܐܝܬ ܕܝܙܦ ܣܓܝ ܐܝܟ ܙܥܘܪ ܘܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܗ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܥܐ | 12 There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold. |
| 13 A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. |
| 14 ܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܘܝܐ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܣܝܡܢ ܠܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ | 14 The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one. |
| 15 ܙܥܘܪ ܝܗܒ ܘܣܓܝ ܡܚܣܕ ܘܦܬ̇ܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܡܡܠܠ ܕܒܝܫ ܘܣ̇ܪܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܘܙܦ ܘܡܚܪ ܬ̇ܒܥ ܘܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܢܝܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ | 15 He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man. |
| 16 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܐܠܝܬܐ ܕܬܬܐܟܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܠܚܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܥܕܢܗ̇ | 16 The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. |
| 17 How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not. |
| 18 To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. |
| 19 An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise. |
| 20 ܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ ܒܥܕܢܗ̇ | 20 A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season. |
| 21 ܐܝܬ ܕܡܬܦܠܛ ܡܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܡܛܠ ܨܪܝܟܘܬܗ ܡܢܘ̇ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܘܬܪܗ ܡܬܬܢܝܚ | 21 There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled. |
| 22 ܐܝܬ ܕܡܘܒܕ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܒܗܬܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܣܝ ܐܦܘܗܝ ܓܡ̇ܪ | 22 There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself. |
| 23 ܐܝܬ ܕܡܢ ܒܗܬܬܗ ܡܬܟܠ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ ܣܢܐܐ ܡܓܢ | 23 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. |
| 24 ܡܕܡ ܕܒܝܫ ܒܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܘܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܣܟܠܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܣܓܝܐܐ | 24 A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught. |
| 25 ܡܬܪܓܪܓ ܠܡܓܢܒ ܐܦ ܠܡܕܓܠܘ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܢܘܪܬܢ | 25 A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage. |
| 26 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܪܬܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܕ̇ܓܠܐ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܒܗܬܬܗ ܥܡܗ ܬܐܒܕ | 26 The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him. |
| 27 ܡܠ̣ܐ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܢܚܘܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܫܬܠܛ ܒܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ | 27 A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men. |
| 28 He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity. |
| 29 ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܫܘܚܕܐ ܡ̇ܒܗܬܝܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܣ̇ܟܪ ܦܘܡܐ ܘܡܒܛܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ | 29 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove. |
| 30 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܛܡܝܪܬܐ ܘܣܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܛܫܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܗܢܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ | 30 Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both? |
| 31 ܛܒ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܛܫܐ ܣܟܠܘܬܗ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܛܫܐ ܚܟܡܬܗ | 31 Better is he that hideth his folly than a man that hideth his wisdom. |
| 32 Necessary patience in seeking ing the Lord is better than he that leadeth his life without a guide. |