1
Syriac preserves a large and influential Eastern form of the narrative and an extensive wisdom collection.
2
The surviving Syriac manuscripts do not all contain the same portions; some lack the sayings, others preserve them richly, and the narrative itself varies by recension.
3
The Syriac stream strongly preserves the sequence of Nadan's corruption, forged correspondence, Ahiqar's concealment, the challenge of Mitsrayim, and the final instructional judgment.
4
HaSefarim uses Syriac after the older Aramaic but before the later westernized streams.