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