| 1 ܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܐܢܬܬܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܠܦ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܟܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ | 1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom, and do not teach her an evil lesson to your own hurt. |
| 2 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܡܫܠܛܘܬܗ̇ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ | 2 Do not give yourself to a woman so that she gains mastery over your strength. |
| 3 ܠܐ ܬܥܢܐ ܥܡ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܦܠ ܒܡܨܝ̈ܕܬܗ | 3 Do not go to meet a loose woman, lest you fall into her snares. |
| 4 ܥܡ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܣܬܘܕ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܘܒܕܟ ܒܫܘܥ̈ܝܬܗ | 4 Do not associate with a woman singer, lest you be caught in her intrigues. |
| 5 ܒܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܬܒܩܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܬܚܝܒ ܒܦܪܢܝܬܗ̇ ܐܥܦܐ | 5 Do not look intently at a virgin, lest you stumble and incur penalties for her. |
| 6 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܙܢܝܬܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒܕ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܕܢܟ̈ܣܝܟ | 6 Do not give yourself to harlots lest you lose your inheritance. |
| 7 ܘܬܨܛܥܪ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܬܬܟܬܒ ܒܓܘܪܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ | 7 Do not look around in the streets of a city, nor wander about in its deserted sections. |
| 8 ܐܦܝ̈ܟ ܒܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܘܪ̈ܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܒܩܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܐܒܕܘ ܘܪܚܡܬܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܝܩܕܐ | 8 Turn away your eyes from a shapely woman, and do not look intently at beauty belonging to another; many have been misled by a woman's beauty, and by it passion is kindled like a fire. |
| 9 ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܬܣܓܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܓܪ ܥܡܗ̇ ܫܘܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܣܛܐ ܒܬܪܗ̇ ܠܒܟ ܘܒܕܡܐ ܚܝܒܐ ܬܚܘܬ ܠܫܝܘܠ | 9 Never dine with another man's wife, nor revel with her at wine; lest your heart turn aside to her, and in blood you be plunged into destruction. |
| 10 ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩ ܪܚܡܟ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܕܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܛܐ ܠܗ ܪܚܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܡܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܟܕ ܢܥܬܩ ܬܫܬܝܘܗܝ | 10 Forsake not an old friend, for a new one does not compare with him. A new friend is like new wine; when it has aged you will drink it with pleasure. |
| 11 ܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܬܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܝܐ ܚܪܬܗ | 11 Do not envy the honors of a sinner, for you do not know what his end will be. |
| 12 ܠܐ ܬܛܢ ܒܥܘܠܐ ܕܡܨܠܚ ܐܬܕܟܪ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܙܟܐ | 12 Do not delight in what pleases the ungodly; remember that they will not be held guiltless as long as they live. |
| 13 ܐܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܫܠܝܛ ܠܡܩܛܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܩܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܚܝܒ ܢܫܡܬܟ ܘܕܥ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܚ̈ܐ ܐܢܬ ܦܣܥ ܘܥܠ ܢܫܒ̈ܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܗܠܟ | 13 Keep far from a man who has the power to kill, and you will not be worried by the fear of death. But if you approach him, make no misstep, lest he rob you of your life. Know that you are walking in the midst of snares, and that you are going about on the city battlements. |
| 14 ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܟ ܥܢܝ ܚܒܪܟ ܘܥܡ ܚܟܝܡ̈ܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܩܛܪ ܪܐܙܐ | 14 As much as you can, aim to know your neighbors, and consult with the wise. |
| 15 ܥܡ ܡܢ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܚܘܫܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܘܥ̈ܝܬܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 15 Let your conversation be with men of understanding, and let all your discussion be about the law of the Most High. |
| 16 ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܟ̈ܠܝ ܦܬܘܪܟ ܘܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ | 16 Let righteous men be your dinner companions, and let your glorying be in the fear of the Lord. |
| 17 ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܬܬܩܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܝܛ ܒܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܚܟܝܡ ܘܣܟܘܠܬܢ | 17 A work will be praised for the skill of the craftsmen; so a people's leader is proved wise by his words. |
| 18 ܕܚܝܠ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܦܟܢܐ ܘܕܢܣܒ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗ ܡܣܬܢܐ | 18 A babbler is feared in his city, and the man who is reckless in speech will be hated. |
