1“Onipa a ɔbaa awo no no
2Ɔfefɛ te sɛ nhwiren na ɛtwintwam;
3Woma wʼani kɔ saa onipa yi so?
4Hwan na ɔbɛtumi ayi deɛ ɛyɛ kronn afiri efi mu?
5Woahyehyɛ onipa nkwa nna;
6Enti, yi wʼani firi ne so na ɔnyɛ deɛ ɔpɛ,
7“Dua mpo anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ ma no:
8Ne nhini bɛtumi anyini akyɛre asase mu
9nanso, ɔnya nsuo a ɛfefɛ,
10Nanso, sɛ nnipa wu a wɔde no hyɛ fam;
11Sɛdeɛ nsuo tu yera wɔ ɛpo mu no,
12saa ara na onipa tɔ fam na ɔnsɔre bio;
13“Sɛ anka wode me bɛsie damena mu
14Sɛ onipa wu a, ɔbɛba nkwa mu bio anaa?
15Wobɛfrɛ na mɛgye wo so;
16Afei wobɛkan mʼanammɔntuo
17Wɔbɛsɔ me bɔne ano wɔ kotokuo mu,
18“Nanso, sɛdeɛ mmepɔ so hohoro na ɛdwirie
19sɛdeɛ nsuo yiyi aboɔ ho
20Wotintim ne so prɛko pɛ, na ɔtwam kɔ;
21Sɛ wɔhyɛ ne mmammarima animuonyam a, ɔnnim;