Mmɛbusɛm 4
1 Me mma, montie me, montie agya nkyerɛkyerɛ; monyɛ aso na moanya nteaseɛ.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Mema mo adenim a ɛkɔ anim, enti monnyaa me nkyerɛkyerɛ mu.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Meyɛ ɔbabanin wɔ mʼagya fie, meda so yɛ abadomaa na me maame di me bakorɔ no,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Ma me nsɛm nni wʼakoma mu dɛm di me nkyerɛkyerɛ so na wobɛnya nkwa.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Nya nyansa, nya nteaseɛ; mma wo werɛ mfiri me nsɛm anaa ntwe wo ho mfiri ho.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Nnya nyansa hɔ, na ɛbɛbɔ wo ho ban; dɔ no, na ɛbɛhwɛ wo so.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Nyansa boro biribiara so; enti hwehwɛ nyansa. Ɛwom sɛ ne boɔ te sɛ wʼahodeɛ nyinaa deɛ nanso nya nteaseɛ.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Di no nni na ɛbɛpagya wo; yɛ no atuu, na ɛbɛhyɛ wo animuonyam.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Ɔde nkonimdie nhwiren hankra bɛgu wo tiri so na wama wo ahenkyɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Me ba, tie na fa deɛ meka no, na wo nkwanna bɛyɛ bebree.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Mɛkyerɛ wo nyansakwan na mede wo afa akwan a ɛtene so.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Sɛ wonante a, wʼanammɔntuo bɛkɔ yɛɛ na sɛ wotu mmirika a, worensunti.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Di nkyerɛkyerɛ so; na nnyaa mu bɔ ho ban yie, ɛfiri sɛ ɛyɛ wo nkwa.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Ntu wo nan nsi amumuyɛfoɔ kwan so na nnante abɔnefoɔ kwan so.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Kwati no, ntu kwan mfa so; dane firi so na kɔ wo baabi.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Ɛfiri sɛ wɔntumi nna kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛyɛ bɔne; na wɔntɔ nko kɔsi sɛ wɔbɛma obi ahwe ase.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Amumuyɛsɛm yɛ wɔn aduane, na basabasayɛ yɛ wɔn nsa.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Teneneefoɔ kwan te sɛ adekyeɛ hann a ɛdi ɛkan, ɛkɔ so hyerɛn yie kɔduru awia ketee.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Nanso, amumuyɛfoɔ kwan te sɛ esum kabii; wɔnnim deɛ ɛma wɔsunti.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Me ba, yɛ aso ma deɛ meka; tie me nsɛm no yie.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Mma ɛmfiri wʼani so, fa sie wʼakoma mu;
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 ɛfiri sɛ, ɛyɛ nkwa ma wɔn a wɔhunu ne akwahosan ma onipadua no nyinaa.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Ne nyinaa akyi, bɔ wʼakoma ho ban, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛno ne wo nkwa asutire.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Mma akontonkyesɛm mfiri wʼano; mma nkontomposɛm mmɛn wʼano koraa.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Hwɛ wʼanim tee, na ma wʼani nkɔ deɛ ɛwɔ wʼanim no so.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Bɔ ɛkwan tamaa ma wo nan na fa akwan a atim so.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Mmane mfa nifa anaa benkum; twe wo nan firi bɔne ho.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
