Ɔsɛnkafoɔ 9

1 Enti medwenee yeinom nyinaa ho na mehunuu sɛ ateneneefoɔ, anyansafoɔ ne deɛ wɔyɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn nsam; nanso obiara nnim sɛ ɔdɔ anaasɛ ɔtan retwɛn no.

for [obj] all this to give: put to(wards) heart my and to/for to explain [obj] all this which [the] righteous and [the] wise and work their in/on/with hand: power [the] God also love also hating nothing to know [the] man [the] all to/for face: before their

2 Wɔn nyinaa hyɛberɛ yɛ baako; ateneneefoɔ ne amumuyɛfoɔ, nnipa pa ne nnipa bɔne, wɔn a wɔn ho teɛ ne wɔn a wɔn ho nteɛ, wɔn a wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ne wɔn a wɔmmɔ. Sɛdeɛ ɛte ma onipa pa no, saa ara na ɛte ma ɔbɔnefoɔ; sɛdeɛ ɛte ma wɔn a wɔka ntam no, saa ara na ɛte ma wɔn a wɔsuro sɛ wɔbɛka ntam.

[the] all like/as as which to/for all accident one to/for righteous and to/for wicked to/for pleasant (and to/for bad: evil *X*) and to/for pure and to/for unclean and to/for to sacrifice and to/for which nothing he to sacrifice like/as pleasant like/as to sin [the] to swear like/as as which oath afraid

3 Yei ne bɔne a ɛwɔ biribiara a ɛsi wɔ owia yi ase mu. Hyɛberɛ baako ba yɛn nyinaa so. Deɛ ɛka ho ne sɛ, bɔne ahyɛ nnipa akoma mu ma na abɔdamsɛm wɔ wɔn akoma mu ɛberɛ a wɔwɔ nkwa mu, na akyire no, wɔkɔka awufoɔ ho.

this bad: evil in/on/with all which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun for accident one to/for all and also heart son: child [the] man full bad: evil and madness in/on/with heart their in/on/with life their and after him to(wards) [the] to die

4 Obiara a ɔka ateasefoɔ ho no wɔ anidasoɔ, mpo ɔkraman a ɔte ase yɛ sene gyata a wawuo.

for who? which (to unite *Q(K)*) to(wards) all [the] alive there trust for to/for dog alive he/she/it pleasant from [the] lion [the] to die

5 Na ateasefoɔ nim sɛ wɔbɛwu, nanso awufoɔ nnim hwee; wɔnni akatua biara bio, na wɔn ho nkaeɛ mpo ayera.

for [the] alive to know which/that to die and [the] to die nothing they to know anything and nothing still to/for them wages for to forget memorial their

6 Wɔn dɔ, ɔtan ne ninkunu atu ayera dada; wɔnni hwee yɛ wɔ biribiara a ɛsi wɔ owia yi ase mu.

also love their also hating their also jealousy their already to perish and portion nothing to/for them still to/for forever: enduring in/on/with all which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun

7 Enti kɔ, fa anigyeɛ di wʼaduane, na fa ahosɛpɛ akoma nom wo nsã, ɛfiri sɛ saa ɛberɛ yi na Onyankopɔn pene deɛ woyɛ so.

to go: went to eat in/on/with joy food: bread your and to drink in/on/with heart pleasant wine your for already to accept [the] God [obj] deed your

8 Ɛberɛ biara ma wʼaduradeɛ nyɛ fitaa na fa ngohwam sra wo tirim.

in/on/with all time to be garment your white and oil upon head your not to lack

9 Wo ne wo yere monnye mo ani, ɔbaa a wo dɔ noɔ no, wɔ nna a ɛnka hwee a Onyankopɔn de ama mo wɔ owia yi ase, mo ahuhudeɛ nna no. Ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ mo kyɛfa wɔ mo nkwa nna mu, ne mo adwumaden wɔ owia yi ase.

to see: enjoy life with woman: wife which to love: lover all day life vanity your which to give: give to/for you underneath: under [the] sun all day vanity your for he/she/it portion your in/on/with life and in/on/with trouble your which you(m. s.) laborious underneath: under [the] sun

10 Deɛ wo nsa bɛso mu biara, fa wʼahoɔden nyinaa yɛ, ɛfiri sɛ damena a wɔrekɔ mu no, adwumayɛ, adwendwene, nhunumu ne nimdeɛ nni hɔ. (Sheol h7585)

all which to find hand your to/for to make: do in/on/with strength your to make: do for nothing deed: work and explanation and knowledge and wisdom in/on/with hell: Sheol which you(m. s.) to go: went there [to] (Sheol h7585)

11 Mehunuu biribi foforɔ wɔ owia yi ase: Mmirikakansie nni hɔ mma deɛ ne ho yɛ herɛ anaasɛ ɔko nni hɔ mma ɔhoɔdenfoɔ, aduane mma onyansafoɔ nkyɛn anaasɛ ahonya nnkɔ nhunumufoɔ hɔ na adom nnkɔ animdefoɔ nkyɛn; nanso berɛ ne akwannya wɔ hɔ ma wɔn nyinaa.

to return: again and to see: see underneath: under [the] sun for not to/for swift [the] race and not to/for mighty man [the] battle and also not to/for wise food: bread and also not to/for to understand riches and also not to/for to know favor for time and chance to meet [obj] all their

12 Bio, onipa biara nnim dɔn ko a ne berɛ bɛso: Sɛdeɛ asau tumi kyere mpataa, ne sɛdeɛ afidie yi nnomaa no saa ara na mmerɛ bɔne to nnipa wɔ ɛberɛ a wɔn ani nni wɔn ho so.

for also not to know [the] man [obj] time his like/as fish which/that to grasp in/on/with net bad: evil and like/as bird [the] to grasp in/on/with snare like/as them to snare son: child [the] man to/for time bad: evil like/as which/that to fall: fall upon them suddenly

13 Bio, mehunuu saa nimdeɛ ho nhwɛsoɔ yi wɔ owia yi ase ma ɛtɔɔ me so yie:

also this to see: see wisdom underneath: under [the] sun and great: large he/she/it to(wards) me

14 Ɛberɛ bi na kuropɔn ketewa bi wɔ hɔ a emu nnipa yɛ kakraa bi. Ɔhene bi a ɔwɔ tumi to hyɛɛ kuropɔn yi so. Ɔtwaa ho hyiaeɛ na ɔsisii mpie akɛseɛ tiaa no.

city small and human in/on/with her little and to come (in): come to(wards) her king great: large and to turn: surround [obj] her and to build upon her siegework great: large

15 Na ohiani bi a ɔnim nyansa wɔ kuropɔn no mu, na ɔnam ne nimdeɛ so gyee kuropɔn no sii hɔ. Nanso obiara ankae saa ohiani no.

and to find in/on/with her man poor wise and to escape he/she/it [obj] [the] city in/on/with wisdom his and man not to remember [obj] [the] man [the] poor ([the] he/she/it *L(abh)*)

16 Enti mekaa sɛ, “Nimdeɛ yɛ sene ahoɔden.” Nanso wɔbuu ohiani no nimdeɛ no animtiaa, na obiara ntie nʼasɛm bio.

and to say I pleasant wisdom from might and wisdom [the] poor to despise and word his nothing they to hear: hear

17 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtie onyansafoɔ nsɛm a ɔka no brɛoo no na ɛnyɛ nkwaseafoɔ sodifoɔ nteateam.

word wise in/on/with quietness to hear: hear from outcry to rule in/on/with fool

18 Nimdeɛ yɛ sene akodeɛ, nanso ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ baako sɛe nnepa bebree.

pleasant wisdom from article/utensil battle and to sin one to perish welfare to multiply