1 Munhu anoramba akaomesa mutsipa wake mushure mokutsiurwa
2 Kana vakarurama vachiwanda, vanhu vanofara;
3 Munhu anoda uchenjeri anouyisa mufaro kuna baba vake,
4 Nokururamisira mambo anosimbisa nyika,
5 Ani naani anonyengera muvakidzani wake
6 Munhu akaipa anoteyiwa nezvivi zvake,
7 Vakarurama vane hanya nokururamisirwa kwavarombo,
8 Vatuki vanomutsa bope muguta,
9 Kana munhu akachenjera akaenda kumatare nebenzi,
10 Vanhu vanofarira kudeura ropa vanovenga munhu akarurama,
11 Benzi rinobudisa hasha dzaro dzose,
12 Kana mutongi akateerera nhema
13 Murombo nomunhu anomanikidza vakafanana pachinhu ichi:
14 Kana mambo akatonga varombo nokururamisira,
15 Shamhu yokuranga inopa uchenjeri,
16 Kana vakaipa vachiwanda, nezvivi zvinowandawo,
17 Ranga mwanakomana wako, ipapo achakupa rugare;
18 Pasina chizaruro, vanhu vanoramba kuzvidzora;
19 Muranda haarayirwi namashoko zvawo chete,
20 Unoona here munhu anotaura achikurumidza?
21 Kana munhu akaregerera muranda wake kubva paudiki,
22 Munhu akashatirwa anomutsa kupesana,
23 Kuzvikudza kwomunhu kunomudzikisira pasi,
24 Anoshamwaridzana nembavha anozvivenga iye pachake;
25 Kutya munhu kuchava musungo,
26 Vazhinji vanotsvaka nyasha kumutongi,
27 Vakarurama vanovenga vasina kutendeka;