From the Proverbs of Ahiqar Simon Birol Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Theologische Fakultät, Seminar für Altes Testament Distributed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License. France Paris Bibliothèque Nationale de France ms. syr. 434 B https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53110176r Classical Syriac Scribe unknown codex unknown unknown Briquel-Chatonnet, F. 1997. Manuscrits syriaque de la Bibliothèque nationale de France (nos 356 - 435, entrés depuis 1911), de la bibliothèque Méjanes d'Aix-en-Provence, de la bibliothèque muncipale de Lyon et de la Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg, Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France, 178-183.

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proverbs Classical Syriac color: red; Estrangelo Edessa Covertion to specified TEI by SUB Göttingen Again, by the power of God, I write a few of the proverbs of Ahiqar It is said that who[ever] does not listen with his ears will be made to listen through the back of his neck. Another a snare was set on a dung heap, and a fig-pecker came by and said to it: "What are you doing here?" The snare said to it: "I am praying to God." The fig-pecker said: "And that on your face – what is it?" [The snare] said: "It is bread for the hungry. [So] the fig-pecker approached to eat it, and [the snare] caught him by the neck and strangled him. The fig-pecker said to it: "If this is your bread for the hungry, may the God you pray to never hear your voice." They said to the cat: "Give up your thievery, so that you may enter the palace, as your soul desires". And she answered: "[Even] if I had eyes of gold and ears of silver, I would not cease from my thievery." Another They said to the wolf, "Stay away from the sheep!" [But] he said to them: "Their dust is more than good for my eyes." Another They took the wolf into the school and said to him: "Read, Aleph, Beth." He said to them: "Kid, lamb." Another My Lord said: "It is well known that whoever does evil will be repaid with evil, and whoever does good will be repaid with good [things]. ܀ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܹܝܠ ܝܗ̈ܿ ܝܲܗ ܟܿܬܒܢܐ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܡܼܢ ܡ̈ܬܼܠܐ ܕܐܚܝܼܩܲܪ܆ ܐܡܿܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܡܿܥ ܒܐܕܢ̈ܘܗܝ܆ ܡܼܢ ܒܸܣܬܿܪ ܩܕܵܠܗ ܡܲܫِܡܥܝܼܢ ܠܗ♰ ♰ ܬܘܼܒ♰ ܦܲܚܐ ܨܠܸܐ ܗܼܘܐ ܒܩܸܩܠܬܿܐ܂ ܘܐܸܫܟܿܚܗ ܩܲܦܼܫܝܼܢܐ ܘܐܡܼܪ ܠܗ܆ ܡܢܐ ܥܿܒܕ ܐܢܬܿ ܗܪܟܐ܂ ܐܡܿܪ ܠܗ ܦܲܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܨܲܠܢܐ܂ ܘܐܡܼܪ ܩܲܦܼܫܝܼܢܐܼ܂ ܘܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܪܨܘܿܦܟ ܡܢܐ ܗܼܘ܂ ܘܐܡܼܪ ܠܗ ܠܚܸܡ ܟܦ̈ܢܐ ܗܼܘ܁ ܘܩܪܸܒ ܩܲܦܫܝܼܢܐ ܕܢܼܠܥܲܣ܆ ܘܠܲܒܼܟܿܗ ܒܨܵܘܪܗ܂ ܘܚܿܢܩ ܗܘܼܐ ܠܗ ܘܐܡܼܪ ܠܗ ܩܲܦܫܝܼܢܐܼ܂ ܐܸܢ ܗܿܢܘ ܠܚܸܡ ܟܦ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܼܠܟܼ܂ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܸܫܡܥ ܒܩܵܠܟ ܀ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܀ ܟܵܟܼܘܼܫܬܐ ܐܡܿܪܝܢ ܠܗܿ܂ ܫܒܼܘܿܩܝ ܓܲܢܵܒܘܼܬܟܝ܆ ܕܬܸܗܘܝܢ ܥܵܐܠܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ܂ ܐܝܟ ܫܸܐܠܲܬܼ ܢܦܫܟܝ܂ ܐܵܡܪܐ ܠܗܘܼܢ ܐܢ ܢܸܗܘܘܢ ܠܝܼ ܥܝܢ̈ܐ ܕܕܗܒܼܐ ܘܐܸܕܢ̈ܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ܆ ܐܢܐ ܡܼܢ ܓܢܒܘܼܬܝ ܠܐ ܫܿܠܝܐ ܐܢܐ܀ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܡܿܪܝܼܢ ܠܗ ܠܕܐܒܼܐܼ܂ ܦܪܘܫ ܠܟ ܡܼܢ ܥܵܢ̈ܐܸ ܐܡܿܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܸܠܗܿ ܛܵܒܼ ܛܒ ܡܘܬܪ ܠܥܝܢ̈ܝ܀ ܐܚܪܢܐ܀ ܐܥܠܘܼܗܝ ܠܕܸܐܒܼܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܸܦܪܐ ܘܐܡܿܪܝܼܢ ܠܗ ܩܪ̈ܝܸ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ܂ ܐܡܼܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܸܡܪܐ ܓܕܝܐ ܀ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܀ ܐܡܼܪ ܡܪܝ܂ ܐܘܕܥ ܕܟܠ ܕܥܵܒܿܕ ܕܒܝܼܫܼ ܒܝܼܫ ܡܬܦܪܲܥ܂ ܘܕܥܿܒܕ ܕܛܵܒܼ ܒܛܒ̈ܬܿܐ ܡܸܬܦܪܲܥ ܒܐܪܐ ܚܦܪ ܘܚܛܗܿ܂ ܘܢܦܠ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܕܥܒܕ܂ Ps 7,16. ܛܒܥܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ܂ ܘܒܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܕܛܡܪܘ ܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܪܓܠܗܘܢ܂ Ps 9,16. ܕܚܦܪ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܢܦܠ ܒܗ܂ ܘܕܡܥܓܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܬܗܦܘܟ܂ Prov 26,27. ܕܡܛܥܐ ܬܪܝܨܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܢܦܠ ܘܬܡ̈ܝܡܐ ܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ Prov 28,10. ܕܚܦܪ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܒܗ ܢܦܠ܂ ܘܕܬܪܥ ܣܝܓܐ ܢܟܬܝܘܗܝ ܚܘܝܐ܂ Eccl 10,8. ♰ ܀ ܀