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Peshitta (Lamsa, 1933)
Pes(Lam)
The First Book of Clement
1Clem
[1]BOAST not for tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth [No book]
[2]Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; another, and not your own lips [No book]
[3]A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both. [No book]
[4]Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous; but who can stand before envy [No book]
[5]Open rebuke is better than deceitful friendship. [No book]
[6]Better are the wounds of a friend than the kisses of an enemy [No book]
[7]A person who is full loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry person even a bitter thing is sweet [No book]
[8]Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who is moved from his place [No book]
[9]As oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. [No book]
[10]Your own friend and your father's friend forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off [No book]
[11]My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, and remove from me the reproach of those who reproach me [No book]
[12]A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself; but the fools pass on and suffer loss [No book]
[13]He who is surety for a stranger, his cloak will be taken away from him and held in pledge for the stranger [No book]
[14]He who blesses his friend with a flattering loud voice is not different from him who curses [No book]
[15]Like a continual dripping on a rainy day, so is a quarrelsome woman. [No book]
[16]The north wind is severe, but it is called the right wind [No book]
[17]Iron sharpens iron; so a man enlightens the face of his friend [No book]
[18]He who guards his fig tree shall eat its fruit; and he who is careful of his master shall be honored [No book]
[19]As faces do not resemble faces, so hearts do not resemble hearts [No book]
[20]Sheol and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied [No book]
[21]As the refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, so is a man tested by the mouth of those who praise him. The heart of the wicked desires evil, and the heart of the pious desires knowledge [No book]
[22]Though you should beat a fool in the midst of an assembly, you will not do him any good, nor will you cause his foolishness to depart from him [No book]
[23]When you are feeding the sheep, know their faces and set your mind on the flock. [No book]
[24]Possessions are not for ever; nor can riches be handed down from one generation to another. [No book]
[25]The grass springs up, the tender growth shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered. [No book]
[26]The lambs are for your clothing and the kids are for your sustenance; [No book]
[27]And the goats' milk is for your food and for the food of your household [No book]
Author: George M. Lamsa
Source: studybible.info
Translation: Charles H. Hoole (1885)
Source: www.earlychristianwritings.com
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