| 1 ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܟܚ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ ܘܚܠܡܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܣܪܝܩܬܐ | 1 Empty and false are the hopes of the senseless, and fools are borne aloft by dreams. |
| 2 ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܛܠܠܐ ܘܡܦܪܚ ܥܘܦܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܗ̇ܝܡܢ ܠܚܙܘܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ | 2 Like a man who catches at shadows or chases the wind, is the one who believes in dreams. |
| 3 ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܚܙܘܐ ܘܚܠܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܐ | 3 What is seen in dreams is to reality what the reflection of a face is to the face itself. |
| 4 ܘܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܥܡܗ ܢܦܩ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܟܕܒܐ ܕܢܙܟܐ | 4 Can the unclean produce the clean? can the liar ever speak the truth? |
| 5 ܟܠ ܢܚ̈ܫܐ ܘܩܨ̈ܡܐ ܘܚܠܡ̈ܐ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܘܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܠܒܗ | 5 Divination, omens and dreams all are unreal; what you already expect, the mind depicts. |
| 6 ܘܐܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܦܩܕ ܠܡܛܥܐ ܒܚܘ̈ܫܒܢܝ ܠܠܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܒܟ | 6 Unless it be a vision specially sent by the Most High, fix not your heart on it; |
| 7 ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܚ̈ܠܡܐ ܛܥܘ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܬܬܩܠܘ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܝܗܘܢ | 7 For dreams have led many astray, and those who believed in them have perished. |
| 8 ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܛ̈ܗܐ ܪܥ̣ܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܡܬܗܝܡܢܐ | 8 The law is fulfilled without fail, and perfect wisdom is found in the mouth of the faithful man. |
| 9 ܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܒܩܐ ܣܓܝ ܘܕܟ̇ܫܪ ܠܟܠܡܕܡ ܒ̇ܨܐ | 9 A man with training gains wide knowledge; a man of experience speaks sense. |
| 10 ܕܠܐ ܢܣܝ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘ ܝܕ̣ܥ | 10 One never put to the proof knows little, whereas with travel a man adds to his resourcefulness. |
| 11 ܘܕܢܣܝ ܐܣܓܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ | 11 I have seen much in my travels, learned more than ever I could say. |
| 12 ܣ̇ܓܝ ܚܙܝܬ ܟܕ ܢܣܝܬ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܥܒܪ | 12 Often I was in danger of death, but by these attainments I was saved. |
| 13 ܙܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡ̇ܛܝܬ ܘܐܬ̇ܦܨܝܬ ܡܛܠܬܗܝܢ | 13 Lively is the courage of those who fear the LORD, for they put their hope in their savior; |
| 14 ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܕ̈ܚܠܘܗܝ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ | 14 He who fears the LORD is never alarmed, never afraid; for the LORD is his hope. |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܕܪܒ ܗܘ ܣܒܪܗ ܘܦܪܩ | 15 Happy the soul that fears the LORD! In whom does he trust, and who is his support? |
| 16 The eyes of the LORD are upon those who love him; he is their mighty shield and strong support, A shelter from the heat, a shade from the noonday sun, a guard against stumbling, a help against falling. |
| 17 ܕܕ̇ܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܛܘܒܝܗ̇ ܠܪܘܚܗ | 17 He buoys up the spirits, brings a sparkle to the eyes, gives health and life and blessing. |
| 18 ܥܠ ܡ̣ܢܘ ܐܬܬܟܠ ܘܡ̣ܢܘ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܡܘܟܐ | 18 Tainted his gifts who offers in sacrifice ill-gotten goods! Mock presents from the lawless win not God's favor. |
| 19 ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܡ̇ܓܢ ܘܦ̇ܪܩ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܗܘ ܪܒܐ ܘܡܣܬܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܢܐܐ ܘܦ̇ܪܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܘܡܫܘܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܘܣ̇ܡܟ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܦܠ | 19 The Most High approves not the gifts of the godless, nor for their many sacrifices does he forgive their sins. |
| 20 ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܥܦܐ ܥܠ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܢܐܬ̈ܝܢ | 20 Like the man who slays a son in his father's presence is he who offers sacrifice from the possessions of the poor. |
| 21 ܥܠܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܕܥ̈ܘܠܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ | 21 The bread of charity is life itself for the needy; he who withholds it is a man of blood. |
| 22 ܘܠܐ ܡܬܩܒܠܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ | 22 He slays his neighbor who deprives him of his living: he sheds blood who denies the laborer his wages. |
| 23 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܥ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܗܘܢ | 23 If one man builds up and another tears down, what do they gain but trouble? |
| 24 ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܟ̇ܣ ܒܪܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ | 24 If one man prays and another curses, whose voice will the LORD hear? |
| 25 ܠܚܡܐ ܕܚܣܕܐ ܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܘܕܟ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܫ̇ܕ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ | 25 If a man again touches a corpse after he has bathed, what did he gain by the purification? |
| 26 ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܚܒܪܗ ܝ̇ܪܬ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ | 26 So with a man who fasts for his sins, but then goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, and what has he gained by his mortification? |
| 27 ܘܕܐ̇ܫܕ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܓ̇ܠܙ ܕܛ̇ܠܡ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܐܓܝܪܐ ܛ̇ܠܡ ܒܪܝܗ ܘܗܘ ܡܩ̇ܒܠ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ | |
| 28 ܚܕ ܒ̇ܢܐ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܣ̇ܬܪ ܡܢܐ ܐܗܢܝܘ ܐܠܐ ܥܡܠܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ | |
| 29 ܚܕ ܡܒܪܟ ܘܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܠܝܛ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܢܫܡܥ ܐܠܗܐ | |
| 30 ܕܣܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܗ̇ܦܟ ܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܐܗܢܝ ܡܢ ܡܣܚܘܬܗ | |
