1 E mea ana te mahi kino a te tangata hara
2 E whakapai ana hoki ōna kanohi ake ki a ia anō,
3 He kino ngā kupu a tōna māngai, he rauhanga hoki,
4 He mahi nanakia tāna e whakaaro ai i runga i tōna moenga;
5 Kei ngā rangi, e Ihowā, tāu mahi tohu;
6 Rite tonu tōu tika ki ngā maunga o te Atua;
7 Anō te pai o tōu aroha, e te Atua;
8 Ka mākona rātou i ngā mea mōmona o tōu whare;
9 Kei a koe hoki te puna o te ora;
10 Kia roa tōu aroha ki te hunga e mātau ana ki a koe,
11 Kei puta mai ki ahau te waewae whakapakari;
12 Hinga iho i reira ngā kaimahi i te kino;