My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
1Me ba, mma wo werɛ mmfiri me mmara; na ma w'akoma nni m'ahyɛdeɛ so:Under pastoral review
2Ɛfiri sɛ nna tenten, ne nkwa mfeɛ, ne asomdwoeɛ na wɔde bɛka wo ho.Under pastoral review
3Mma mmɔborɔhunu ne nokorɛ nnyaa wo: fa wɔn kyekyere wo kɔn mu; twerɛ wɔn w'akoma apono so:Under pastoral review
4Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛnya adom ne nteaseɛ pa wɔ Onyankopɔn ne onipa anim.Under pastoral review
5Fa w'akoma nyinaa to AWURADE so; na mmfa wo ho nto w'ankasa nteaseɛ so.Under pastoral review
6W'akwan nyinaa mu gye no to mu, na ɔbɛtene w'atempɔn.Under pastoral review
7Nnyɛ onyansafoɔ wɔ w'ankasa ani so: suro AWURADE, na twe wo ho firi bɔne ho.Under pastoral review
8Ɛbɛyɛ ayaresa ama wo funuma, ne hon ama wo nnompe.Under pastoral review
9Fa w'ahonyadeɛ hyɛ AWURADE animuonyam, ne wo nnɔbaeɛ nyinaa mu aba a ɛdi ɛkan:Under pastoral review
10Na w'ayie bɛyɛ ma tɔ so, na wo nsakyiamena bɛpae ahwie nsã foforɔ agu.Under pastoral review
11Me ba, mmu AWURADE nteɛteɛeɛ no animtiaa; na mma wo koma ntu n'animka ho:Under pastoral review
12Ɛfiri sɛ deɛ AWURADE dɔ no, ɔno na ɔtene ne so; sɛdeɛ agya tene ɔba a n'ani gye ne ho no so.Under pastoral review
13Anigyeɛ nka onipa a ɔnya nyansa, ne onipa a ɔnya nteaseɛ.Under pastoral review
14Ɛfiri sɛ ne mfasoɔ yɛ sene dwetɛ mfasoɔ, na ne mfasoɔ sene sika kɔkɔɔ ankasa.Under pastoral review
15Ɔsom bo sene abohemaa: na nneɛma a wopɛ nyinaa nsɛ no.Under pastoral review
16Nna tenten wɔ ne nsa nifa so; na ahonyadeɛ ne animuonyam wɔ ne nsa benkum so.Under pastoral review
17N'akwan yɛ anigyeɛ akwan, na n'atempɔn nyinaa yɛ asomdwoeɛ.Under pastoral review
18Ɔyɛ nkwa dua ma wɔn a wɔsɔ ne mu: na anigyeɛ nka obiara a ɔkura no mu.Under pastoral review
19AWURADE de nyansa too asase fapem; ɔde nteaseɛ sii ɔsoro.Under pastoral review
20Ne nimdeɛ mu na ebunu mu paeeɛ, na omununkum tɔ obosuo gu fam.Under pastoral review
21Me ba, mma wɔmmfiri w'ani so: kora nyansa pa ne adwene:Under pastoral review
22Na wɔbɛyɛ nkwa ama wo kra, ne adom ama wo kɔn.Under pastoral review
23Afei wobɛnante wo kwan so dwoodwoo, na wo nan rensunti.Under pastoral review
24Sɛ wodeda hɔ a, worensuro: aane, wobɛda, na wo nna bɛyɛ dɛ.Under pastoral review
25Nsuro ehu a ɛba mpofirim, anaa adebɔneyɛfoɔ ɔsɛeɛ, ɛberɛ a ɛba.Under pastoral review
26Ɛfiri sɛ AWURADE bɛyɛ w'ahotosoɔ, na ɔbɛkora wo nan sɛdeɛ wɔrenkyere no.Under pastoral review
27Nsi papa ho kwan mfiri wɔn a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔnya no nkyɛn, ɛberɛ a tumi wɔ wo nsam sɛ wobɛyɛ.Under pastoral review
28Nka nkyerɛ wo yɔnko sɛ, Kɔ, na sane bra, na ɔkyena mɛma wo; ɛberɛ a wowɔ bi wɔ wo nkyɛn.Under pastoral review
29Nnwene bɔne ntia wo yɔnko, ɛberɛ a ɔte wo nkyɛn asomdwoeɛ mu.Under pastoral review
30Ne onipa nnye akyinnyeɛ kwa, sɛ ɔnyɛɛ wo bɔne biara a.Under pastoral review
31Mma w'ani mmere ɔhyɛsofoɔ, na mpaw n'akwan no mu biara.Under pastoral review
32Ɛfiri sɛ ɔkɔntɔnkyefoɔ yɛ AWURADE akyiwadeɛ: nanso ne kokoamsɛm wɔ ateneneefoɔ nkyɛn.Under pastoral review
33AWURADE nnome wɔ ɔdebɔneyɛni fie: nanso ɔhyira ɔteneneeni atenaeɛ.Under pastoral review
34Nokorɛ, ɔdi afɛwdifoɔ ho fɛw: nanso ɔma ahobrɛasefoɔ adom.Under pastoral review
35Anyansafoɔ bɛdi animuonyam adeɛ: nanso aniwuo na ɛpagya nkwaseafoɔ.Under pastoral review