Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
1Montie, mo mma, agya nkyerɛkyerɛ, na monyɛ aso sɛ mobɛhunu nteaseɛ.Under pastoral review
2Ɛfiri sɛ mede nkyerɛkyerɛ pa ma mo, monnyaa me mmara.Under pastoral review
3Ɛfiri sɛ na meyɛ m'agya ba, ɔdɔfoɔ a ɔyɛ mmerɛ wɔ me maame ani so.Under pastoral review
4Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ me nso, na ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, Ma w'akoma nkura me nsɛm mu: di m'ahyɛdeɛ so, na tena ase.Under pastoral review
5Nya nyansa, nya nteaseɛ: mma wo werɛ mmfiri; na ntwe wo ho mfiri m'anom nsɛm ho.Under pastoral review
6Nnyaa no mu, na ɔbɛbɔ wo ho ban: dɔ no, na ɔbɛwɛn wo.Under pastoral review
7Nyansa ne adeɛ a ɛdi ɛkan; enti nya nyansa: na wo nneɛma a wonya nyinaa mu, nya nteaseɛ.Under pastoral review
8Ma no so, na ɔbɛpagya wo: ɔde wo bɛkɔ animuonyam mu, sɛ woyɛ no atuu a.Under pastoral review
9Ɔde adom ahyehyɛdeɛ bɛma wo tiri: ɔde animuonyam ahenkyɛ bɛma wo.Under pastoral review
10Tie, me ba, na gye me nsɛm; na wo nkwa mfeɛ bɛdɔɔso.Under pastoral review
11Makyerɛkyerɛ wo nyansa kwan mu; madi w'anim wɔ atempɔn a ɛtene so.Under pastoral review
12Sɛ wonante a, w'anammɔntuo renyɛ ɔhaw; na sɛ wotu mmirika a, worensunti.Under pastoral review
13Sɔ nkyerɛkyerɛ mu denneennen; mma no nkɔ: kora no; ɛfiri sɛ ɔyɛ wo nkwa.Under pastoral review
14Nnwura adebɔneyɛfoɔ atempɔn mu, na nnante nnipa bɔne kwan so.Under pastoral review
15Twe wo ho firi ho, ntwam wɔ so, dane firi ho, na kɔ.Under pastoral review
16Ɛfiri sɛ wɔntumi nna, gye sɛ wɔayɛ bɔne; na wɔn nna yera, gye sɛ wɔama obi ahwe ase.Under pastoral review
17Ɛfiri sɛ wɔdi bɔne paanoo, na wɔnom basabasayɛ nsã.Under pastoral review
18Nanso ateneneefoɔ atempɔn te sɛ hann a ɛhyerɛn, a ɛkɔ so hyerɛn kɔsi awia ketee.Under pastoral review
19Adebɔneyɛfoɔ kwan te sɛ esum: wɔnnim deɛ ɛma wɔsunti.Under pastoral review
20Me ba, tie me nsɛm; brɛ w'aso ase ma me nsɛm.Under pastoral review
21Mma wɔmmfiri w'ani so; kora wɔn w'akoma mu.Under pastoral review
22Ɛfiri sɛ wɔyɛ nkwa ma wɔn a wɔhunu wɔn, ne ayaresa ma wɔn honam nyinaa.Under pastoral review
23Fa ahwɛyie nyinaa bɔ w'akoma ho ban; ɛfiri sɛ emu na nkwa asutene firi.Under pastoral review
24Yi ano kɔntɔnkye firi wo ho, na ma anofafa kyeakyea nkɔ akyiri firi wo ho.Under pastoral review
25Ma w'ani nhwɛ w'anim tee, na ma w'anintɔn nhwɛ wo anim pɛɛ.Under pastoral review
26Susu wo nan atempɔn ho, na ma w'akwan nyinaa nnyina pintinn.Under pastoral review
27Nnane nkɔ nifa anaa benkum: yi wo nan firi bɔne ho.Under pastoral review