1 Ruwan inabi mai yin ba’a ne, barasa kuma mai rikici ne;
2 Fushin sarki yana kama da rurin zaki;
3 Bangirma ne ga mutum ya guji faɗa,
4 Rago ba ya noma a lokacin noma;
5 Manufofin zuciyar mutum zurfafan ruwaye ne,
6 Kowane mutum gani yake shi mai ƙauna marar ƙarewa ne,
7 Mai adalci kan yi rayuwa marar abin zargi;
8 Sa’ad da sarki ya zauna kan kujerarsa don yă yi shari’a,
9 Wa zai iya cewa, “Na kiyaye zuciyata da tsarki;
10 Ma’auni marar gaskiya da magwajin da ba daidai ba,
11 Akan san ƙananan yara ta ayyukansu,
12 Kunnuwan da suke ji da kuma idanun da suke gani,
13 Kada ka so barci in ba haka ba za ka talauce;
14 “Kai, ya yi tsada, ya yi tsada!” In ji mai saya;
15 Zinariya akwai ta, lu’ulu’u kuma ga shi a yalwace,
16 A karɓi rigunan wanda ya ɗauki lamunin baƙo;
17 Abincin da aka samu ta hanyar zamba yakan zama da daɗi,
18 Ka yi shirye-shirye ta wurin neman shawara;
19 Mai gulma yakan lalace yarda;
20 In mutum ya zargi mahaifinsa ko mahaifiyarsa,
21 Gādon da aka samu da sauri a farkon farawa
22 Kada ka ce, “Zan rama wannan abin da aka yi mini!”
23 Ubangiji ya ƙi ma’aunin da ba daidai ba,
24 Ubangiji ne yake bi da matakan mutum,
25 Tarko ne ga mutum ya keɓe wani abu da ba tunani
26 Sarki mai hikima yakan gane mugunta;
27 Fitilar Ubangiji kan bincika zuciyar mutum
28 Ƙauna da aminci kan kiyaye sarki lafiya;
29 Ɗaukakar matasa maza ita ce ƙarfinsu,
30 Naushi da rauni kan share mugunta,