Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee 9:1 Mma w’ani nnye wo kokom yere ho, na nkyerɛkyerɛ no bɔne adesua tia wo ho. 9:2 Mfa wo kra mma ɔbaa sɛ ɔmfa ne nan nsi w’ahodeɛ so. 9:3 Mma wo ne aguaman nnhyia, na woankɔ n’afiri mu. 9:4 Mfa ɔbea odwontofo fekubɔ pii, na wɔamfa wo ankɔ ne mmɔden a ɔbɔe no. 9:5 Nhwɛ abaawa, na woanhwe ase wɔ nneɛma a ɛsom bo no ho wɔ ne mu. 9:6 Mfa wo kra mma nguaman, na woanhwere w’agyapadeɛ. 9:7 Nhwɛ wo ho ntwa kuro no mmɔnten so, na nkyinkyin wo a wowɔ baabi a ɛyɛ ankonam no. 9:8 Dan w’ani firi ɔbaa fɛfɛ bi so, na nhwɛ ɔfoforo deɛ ahoɔfɛ; ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbaa ahoɔfɛ adaadaa nnipa bebree; ma ɛnam yei so sɔ ɔdɔ sɛ ogya. 9:9 Mma wo ne ɔbarima foforo yere ntena koraa, na wo ne no ntena wo de mu akodeɛ, na nsɛe wo sika ne no wɔ nsa no ho; anyɛ saa a w’akoma twetwe wo ho kɔ ne nkyɛn, na saa ara na ɛnam w’akɔnnɔ so hwe ase wɔ ɔsɛe mu. 9:10 Nnyae adamfo dedaw bi; ɛfiri sɛ foforɔ no mfa ntoto no ho: foforɔ adamfo te sɛ bobesa foforo; sɛ akyɛ a, fa nom ahosɛpɛ. 9:11 Mma w’ani nnye ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ animuonyam ho, ɛfiri sɛ wunnim deɛ ɛbɛyɛ ne de awieeɛ. 9:12 Mommma mo ani nnye ade a amumɔyɛfo ani gye ho; nanso kae wɔrenkɔ wɔn adamoa mu a wɔrentwe wɔn aso. 9:13 Fa wo ho fi onipa a ɔwɔ tumi sɛ okum no ho; saa ara na wonyɛ gye owuo suro ho kyim, na sɛ woba ne nkyɛn a, mmu mfomsoɔ biara, na amma ɔgye wo kra seesei: kae sɛ worekɔ mfimfini afiri afiri mu, ne sɛ wonam kuro no mu akodi so. 9:14 Sɛ wobɛbɛn sɛnea wobɛtumi no, susuw wo yɔnko ho, na wo ne nyansa. 9:15 Ma wo kasa ne anyansafoɔ, na wo nkɔmmɔdie nyinaa ntena mmara mu Ɔsorosoroni no. 9:16 Na ma nnipa pɛ ne wo nnidi na wɔnnom; na ma w’anuonyam nka Awurade suro. 9:17 Na adwumfoɔ nsa na wɔbɛkamfo adwuma no, ne onyansafoɔ ɔman sodifo esiane ne kasa nti. 9:18 Onipa a ne tɛkrɛma yɛ hu wɔ ne kurom; na nea ɔyɛ ntɛm wɔ mu no wɔbɛtan ne kasa.