1 Salomo mmɛbusɛm:
2 Ɛkwan bɔne so ahonya nni boɔ,
3 Awurade remma ɛkɔm nne ɔteneneeni
4 Nsa a ɛnyɛ adwuma ma onipa di hia,
5 Deɛ ɔboaboa nnɔbaeɛ ano wɔ ahuhuro berɛ no yɛ ɔba nyansafoɔ
6 Teneneefoɔ hyɛ nhyira kyɛ
7 Ɔteneneeni nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira,
8 Akoma mu nyansafoɔ tie ɔhyɛ nsɛm,
9 Ɔnokwafoɔ nante dwoodwoo,
10 Deɛ ɔde nitan bu nʼani no de ɔhaw ba,
11 Ɔteneneeni anom yɛ nkwa asutire,
12 Ɔtan hwanyan mpaapaemu,
13 Wohunu nyansa wɔ nhunumufoɔ anom,
14 Anyansafoɔ kora nimdeɛ,
15 Adefoɔ ahonya yɛ wɔn kuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban,
16 Ateneneefoɔ akatua de nkwa brɛ wɔn,
17 Deɛ ɔtie nteteeɛ pa no kyerɛ nkwa kwan,
18 Deɛ ɔkata nitan soɔ no yɛ ɔtorofoɔ,
19 Mfomsoɔ mpa ɔkasa bebree mu,
20 Ɔteneneeni tɛkrɛma yɛ dwetɛ amapa
21 Teneneefoɔ ano ho mfasoɔ ma bebree aduane,
22 Awurade nhyira de ahonya ba,
23 Bɔneyɛ yɛ anigyedeɛ ma ɔkwasea,
24 Deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ suro no bɛba wɔn so;
25 Sɛ ahum no bɛtwam a, amumuyɛfoɔ yera,
26 Sɛdeɛ nsã kekakeka ka ɛse, na wisie kɔ ani no,
27 Awurade suro ma nkwa tenten,
28 Teneneefoɔ anidasoɔ de ahotɔ ba,
29 Awurade ɛkwan yɛ dwanekɔbea ma ɔteneneeni,
30 Wɔrentɔre teneneefoɔ ase da,
31 Nyansa firi teneneeni anom ba
32 Teneneefoɔ ano nim adeɛ a ɛfata