1 Salomo mmebusɛm:
2 Ɔkwan bɔne so ahonya nni bo,
3 Awurade remma ɔkɔm nne ɔtreneeni
4 Nsa a ɛnyɛ adwuma ma onipa di hia,
5 Nea ɔboaboa nnɔbae ano wɔ ahuhurubere no yɛ ɔba nyansafo
6 Atreneefo hyɛ nhyira kyɛw
7 Ɔtreneeni nkae yɛ nhyira,
8 Koma mu nyansafo tie ɔhyɛ nsɛm,
9 Ɔnokwafo nantew dwoodwoo,
10 Nea ɔde nitan bu nʼani no de ɔhaw ba,
11 Ɔtreneeni anom yɛ nkwa asuti,
12 Ɔtan kanyan mpaapaemu,
13 Wohu nyansa wɔ nhumufo anom,
14 Anyansafo kora nimdeɛ,
15 Adefo ahonya yɛ wɔn kuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban,
16 Atreneefo akatua de nkwa brɛ wɔn,
17 Nea otie ntetew pa no kyerɛ nkwa kwan,
18 Nea ɔkata nitan so no yɛ ɔtorofo,
19 Mfomso mpa ɔkasa bebree mu,
20 Ɔtreneeni tɛkrɛma yɛ dwetɛ ankasa
21 Atreneefo ano ma bebree aduan,
22 Awurade nhyira de ahonya ba,
23 Bɔneyɛ yɛ anigyede ma ɔkwasea,
24 Nea amumɔyɛfo suro no bɛba wɔn so;
25 Sɛ ahum no betwa mu a, amumɔyɛfo yera,
26 Sɛnea nsa keka ɛse, na wusiw kɔ aniwa no,
27 Awurade suro ma nkwa tenten,
28 Atreneefo anidaso de ahotɔ ba,
29 Awurade kwan yɛ guankɔbea ma ɔtreneeni,
30 Wɔrentɔre atreneefo ase da,
31 Nyansa fi ɔtreneeni anom ba
32 Ɔtreneeni ano nim ade a ɛfata