Ecclesiastes 4 — Aramaic (Peshitta)

1 ܘܗܦܟܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܝܬ ܟܠ ܛܠܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܕܡܬܥܒܕܝܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܗܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܕܛܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܒܝܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܛܠܘܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ

2 ܘܫܒܚܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܟܒܪ ܡܝܬܘ ܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ

3 ܛܒ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܕܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ

4 ܘܚܙܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܟܠ ܟܫܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܢܢܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ

5 ܣܟܠܐ ܡܥܦܩ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܟܠ ܒܣܪܗ

6 ܛܒ ܡܠܐ ܫܘܥܠܐ ܢܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܐ ܚ̈ܘܦܢܐ ܥܡܠܐ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ

7 ܘܗܦܟܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܗܒܠܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ

8 ܐܝܬ ܚܕ ܘܠܝܬ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܒܪܐ ܘܐܚܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܘܠܝܬ ܣܘܦ ܠܟܠ ܥܡܠܗ ܘܐܦ ܥܝܢܗ ܠܐ ܣܒܥܐ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܠܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܠ ܘܡܚܣܪ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܗܘ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ

9 ܛܒܝ̈ܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܓܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܒܥܡܠܗܘܢ

10 ܕܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܚܕ ܡܩܝܡ ܠܗ ܚܒܪܗ ܘܝ ܠܗ ܠܚܕ ܕܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܠܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܩܝܡܝܘܗܝ

11 ܘܐܢ ܢܫܟܒܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܫܚܢܘܢ ܘܚܕ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܫܚܢ

12 ܘܐܢ ܢܥܫܢ ܚܕ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܘܚܘܛܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܥܓܠ ܡܬܦܣܩ

13 ܛܒ ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܣܟܝܢ ܘܚܟܝܡ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܣܒܐ ܕܣܟܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܡܙܕܗܪܘ ܬܘܒ

14 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܦܩ ܠܡܡܠܟܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܣܟܝܢ

15 ܘܚܙܝܬ ܟܘܠ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܥܡ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܘܡ ܚܠܦܘܗܝ

16 ܘܠܝܬ ܣܘܦ ܠܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܐܦ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܕܘܢ ܒܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܗܢܐ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܛܘܪܦܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ

17 ܛܪ ܪܓܠܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܪܘܒ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܣܟ̈ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܛܒ