| 1 ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܒܥܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܬܦܢܐ | 1 But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies. |
| 2 ܘܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܢܐܠܦ ܘܒܕܥܡ̈ܝܩܢ ܢܬܚ̇ܫܒ | 2 He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also. |
| 3 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܢܐܠܦ ܘܒܟܠ ܣܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܣܬܟܠ | 3 He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables. |
| 4 ܘܒܝܢܬ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܢܗܠܟ ܘܒܝܢܬ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܢܫܡܫ ܒܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܢܗ̇ܠܟ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܢܟܣܐ | 4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men. |
| 5 ܘܒܠܒܗ ܢܣܝܡ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܒܥܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܢܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܘܥܠ ܚܛܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܒܥܐ ܛܒܬܐ | 5 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins. |
| 6 ܘܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܢܬܚܟܡ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܦܩ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܚܕ ܬܪܝܢ ܘܢܘܕܘܢ ܠܗ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗ | 6 When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: he shall pour out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer. |
| 7 ܗ̣ܘ ܢܣܬܟܠ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܘܒܣܬܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܣܬܟܠ | 7 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. |
| 8 ܗ̣ܘ ܢܦܩ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܢܫܬܒ̇ܚ | 8 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. |
| 9 ܘܢܐܠܦܘܢ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܗ ܘܒܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܛܥܐ ܫܡܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܫܡܗ ܠܐ ܢܬܛܥܐ ܡܢ ܕܪ ܠܕܪ | 9 Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation. |
| 10 ܚܟܡܬܗ ܢܬ̈ܢܝܢ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܗ ܢܐܡܪ ܥܡܐ | 10 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise. |
| 11 ܐܢ ܢܨܒܐ ܒܐܠܦ ܢܫܬܒܚ ܘܐܢ ܢܫܬܘܩ ܒܥܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ | 11 If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: and if he live, he shall increase it. |
| 12 ܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܣܗܪܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܬܪܥܣܪܐ | 12 Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full. |
| 13 ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܘܢܦܪܥ ܒܣܪܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܫܘܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܫܬܝܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܛ̈ܒܐ ܢܒܣܡ ܪܝܚܟܘܢ | 13 Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field: |
| 14 ܐܝܟ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܒܐܪ̈ܙܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܩܪܐ ܕܫܘܫܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܪܝܡܘ ܩܠܟܘܢ ܘܫܒܚܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܐܘܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܒܕܘܗܝ | 14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works. |
| 15 ܡܢܘ ܓܒܪܘܬܗ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܘܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܘ | 15 Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner: |
| 16 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܐܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܨܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ | 16 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season. |
| 17 ܘܠܝܬ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܘܠܝܬܐ ܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܕܗܢܐ ܒܝܫ ܘܗܢܐ ܛܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܥܕܢܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܒܪܝܢ ܒܡܐܡܪܗ̣ ܡܕܢܚ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܒܡܐܡܪܗ ܗܘ ܡܥܪܒ ܠܗ | 17 And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters. |
| 18 ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܫܘܚܪ ܠܦܘܩܕܢܗ | 18 At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him; and none can hinder, when he will save. |
| 19 ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܒܣܪܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܛ̇ܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | 19 The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes. |
| 20 ܠܝܬ ܕܩܠܝܠ ܘܣ̇ܓܝ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܥܫܝܢ ܘܩܫܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ | 20 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there is nothing wonderful before him. |
| 21 A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses. |
| 22 ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܪܕܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܥܠܡ̈ܐ ܡܫܩܝܐ | 22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood. |
| 23 ܗܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܓܙܗ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܢ ܘܗ̇ܦܟ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܫܩܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܠܚܐ | 23 As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath. |
| 24 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܦ ܠܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬ̈ܦܢܝܢ | 24 As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked. |
| 25 ܛܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܠܛܒ̈ܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ ܘܐܦ ܠܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܐܢ ܠܛܒ ܘܐܢ ܠܒܝܫ | 25 For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners. |
| 26 ܪܝܫ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܢܘܪܐ ܘܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܡܠܚܐ ܘܬܪܒܐ ܘܚܛܐ ܘܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ ܘܥܢܒܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܫܚܐ ܘܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܘܠܒܘܫܐ | 26 The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing. |
| 27 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܛܐ̈ܒܝܢ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܐ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܡܬܗ̈ܦܟܢ | 27 All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil. |
| 28 ܐܝܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܠܦܪ̈ܥܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ ܘܒܪܘܓܙܗܝܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܩܪ̈ܢ ܘܒܥܕܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܚܝܠܗܝܢ ܡܚܘܝܢ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܪܐ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢܝ̈ܚܢ | 28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them. |
| 29 ܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܪܕܐ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ | 29 Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance; |
| 30 ܚܝܘܬ ܫܢܐ ܘܥܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܚܘ̈ܘܬܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܠܡܘܒܕܘ ܠܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ | 30 Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction. |
| 31 ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܕܝܢ ܘܟܘܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܡܥܒܪܝܢ ܡܠܬܗ | 31 They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word. |
| 32 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܐܬܒܪܝܘ ܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܟܬ̈ܝܒܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ | 32 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing. |
| 33 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܛ̇ܒܝܢ ܘܟܘܠ ܨܒܘ ܠܙܒܢܗ̇ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ | 33 All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season. |
| 34 ܘܠܝܬ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܫ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܦܝܣܝܢ ܒܐܘܨܪܐ ܘܠܥܕܢ ܙܒܢܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܒܪܝܢ | 34 So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved. |
| 35 ܡܟܝܠ ܒܟܘܠܗ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܒ̇ܪܟܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܫܒܚܘ ܠܫܡܗ | 35 And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord. |
