| 1 ܠܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘܢ ܐܬܪܓܪܓܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܗ̣ܢ̈ܝܢ ܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܐܚܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܪܚܡܘܬ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܢ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ ܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܫ̇ܠܡܝܢ | 1 With three things my spirit is pleased, which are approved before God and men: |
| 2 ܬܠܬܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܢܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܥܩܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܒܚ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܓܐܝܐ ܘܥܬܝܪܐ ܟܕܒܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܘܚܣܝܪ ܡܕܥܐ | 2 The concord of brethren, and the love of neighbours, and mall and wife that agree well together. |
| 3 ܒܛܠܝܘܬܟ ܠܐ ܟܢܫܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܫܟܚܝܗ̇ ܒܣܝܒܘܬܟ | 3 Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: |
| 4 ܡܐ ܝܐܐ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܠܥ̈ܬܝܩܝ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ | 4 A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. |
| 5 ܡܐ ܝܐܝܐ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܛܥܡܐ ܘܪܥܝܢܐ | 5 The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age? |
| 6 ܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗܘܢ | 6 O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! |
| 7 ܬܫܥ ܕܠܐ ܥܠ ܠܒܝ ܫܒܚܬ ܘܥܣܪ ܕܠܐ ܡܠܠܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܚ̇ܕܐ ܒܐܚܪܝܬܗ ܥܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܝ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܣܢ̈ܐܘܗܝ | 7 O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! |
| 8 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܬܘܪܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܡܪܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܕܠܫܢܗ ܠܐ ܩܠܩܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܚ ܠܕܙܥܘܪ ܡܢܗ | 8 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. |
| 9 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܡܫܬܥܐ ܠܐܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܒܪܬܗ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܪܬܗ ܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ | 9 Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue. |
| 10 A man that hath joy of his children: and he that liveth and seeth the fall of his enemies. |
| 11 ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ | 11 Blessed is he. that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. |
| 12 ܪܝܫ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡܗ ܘܪܝܫ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܒܬܪܗ ܐܚܘܕܝܗ̇ ܒܪܝ̈ ܘܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܟܘܬܗ̇ | 12 Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth justice to an ear that heareth. |
| 13 ܟܠ ܡܚܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܟܠ ܒܝܫ̈ܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ | 13 How great is he that findeth wisdom and knowledge! but there is none above him that feareth the Lord. |
| 14 ܟܠ ܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܣܢܐܐ ܘܟܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܥܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ | 14 The fear of God hath set itself above all things: |
| 15 ܠܝܬ ܪܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܚܘܝܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ | 15 Blessed is the man, to whom it is given to have the fear of God: he that holdeth it, to whom shall he be likened? |
| 16 ܦܩ̇ܚ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܠܘܬ ܐܪܝܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܥܡܪ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܒܝܬܐ | 16 The fear of God is the beginning of his love: and the beginning of faith is to be fast joined unto it. |
| 17 ܒܝܫܘܬܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܘܪܩ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܥܠܗ ܘܬܘܟܡ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܘܢܐ ܕܣܩܐ | 17 The sadness of the heart is every plague: and the wickedness of a woman is all evil. |
| 18 ܒܝܢܬ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܥܠܗ̇ ܕܣܟܠܬܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܡܬܬܢܚ | 18 And a man will choose any plague, but the plague of the heart: |
| 19 ܣܓܝܐܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܙܥܘܪܘܬ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܦܨܬܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܬܦܠ ܥܠܝܗ̇ | 19 And ally wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: |
| 20 ܐܝܟ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܕܚܠܐ ܒܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܗ̇ ܐܪܝܟ ܠܘܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ | 20 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him: |
| 21 ܠܐ ܬܫܬܕܠ ܠܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܦܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܪܓܪܓ ܠܗ̇ | 21 And ally revenge, but the revenge of enemies. |
| 22 ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܒܗܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܣ̇ܪܚܐ ܥܠ ܒܥܠܗ̇ | 22 There is no head worse than the head of a serpent: |
| 23 ܘܠܒܐ ܕܥܡܗ̇ ܡܚܦܝܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܦܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܬܒ̇ܪܐ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܒܥܠܗ̇ | 23 And there is no anger above the anger of a woman. It will be more agreeable to abide with a lion and a dragon, than to dwell with a wicked woman. |
| 24 ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܘ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܘܡܛܠܬܗ ܟܠܢ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܢܢ | 24 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face: and she darkeneth her countenance as a bear: and sheweth it like sackcloth. In the midst of her neighbours, |
| 25 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܦܩܢܐ ܘܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܥܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܙܠܐ ܘܣܓܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐ̇ܙܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ | 25 Her husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little. |
| 26 ܘܐܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐ̇ܬܝܐ ܒܬܪܟ ܒܣܪܟ ܩܨܨ ܗܒ ܠܗ̇ ܘܫܪܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܟ | 26 All malice is shore to the malice of a woman, let the lot of sinners fall upon her. |
| 27 As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of tongue to a quiet man. |
| 28 Look not upon a woman's beauty, and desire not a woman for beauty. |
| 29 A woman's anger, and impudence, and confusion is great. |
| 30 A woman, if she have superiority, is contrary to her husband. |
| 31 A wicked woman abateth the courage, and maketh a heavy countenance, and a wounded heart. |
| 32 Feeble hands, and disjointed knees, a woman that doth not make her husband happy. |
| 33 From the woman came the beginning of sin, and by her we all die. |
| 34 Give no issue to thy water, no, not a little: nor to a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. |
| 35 If she walk not at thy hand, she will confound thee in the sight of thy enemies. |
| 36 Cut her off from thy flesh, lest she always abuse thee. |
