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