Sirach na ɔkyerɛwee
10:1 Ɔtemmufo nyansafo bɛkyerɛkyerɛ ne nkurɔfo; ne nniso a ɛyɛ anifere
onipa yɛ nhyehyɛe pa.
10:2 Sɛdeɛ ɔman no temmufoɔ teɛ no, saa ara na ne mpanimfoɔ teɛ; ne nea ɛyɛ
onipa su a kurow no sodifo te, saa na wɔn a wɔte hɔ nyinaa te
mu.
10:3 Ɔhene a onni nyansa sɛe ne nkurɔfo; na mmom ɛnam wɔn anifere so
a ɛwɔ tumidi mu no, wɔbɛtena kuro no mu.
10:4 Asase so tumi wɔ Awurade nsam, na bere a ɛsɛ mu no ɔno
de nea mfaso wɔ so besi so.
10:5 Nyankopɔn nsam na onipa yiedie wɔ, na ɛwɔ onipa a
ɔkyerɛwfo na ɔde n’animuonyam bɛto hɔ.
10:6 Mma nntan wo yɔnko wɔ bɔne biara ho; na monyɛ hwee koraa
denam nneyɛe a epira so.
10:7 Ahantan yɛ tan Onyankopɔn ne onipa anim, na ɛnam abien no nyinaa so na obi yɛ
amumɔyɛ.
10:8 Esiane nneyɛe a ɛnteɛ, opira, ne ahonyade a wɔde nnaadaa nyae nti,
wɔkyerɛ ahenni ase fi nnipa biako mu kɔ foforo mu.
10:9 Dɛn nti na asase ne nsõ yɛ ahantan? Ade bɔne biara nni hɔ a ɛsen a
adifudepɛfo, na nea ɔte saa no de ne kra tɔn; ɛfiri
bere a ɔte ase no ɔtow ne dwensɔtwaa gu.
10:10 Oduruyɛfoɔ twa yareɛ tenten; na deɛ ɛnnɛ ɔyɛ ɔhene
ɔkyena bɛwu.
10:11 Na sɛ onipa wu a, ɔbɛnya mmoa a wɔwea, mmoa ne
nwansena.
10:12 Ahantan mfitiaseɛ ne berɛ a obi twe ne ho firi Onyankopɔn ho, na ne koma yɛ
ɔdanee ne ho fii ne Yɛfo ho.
10:13 Na ahantan ne bɔne mfitiaseɛ, na deɛ ɔwɔ bi no bɛhwie agu
akyiwadeɛ: na ɛno nti Awurade de ananafoɔ baa wɔn so
amanehunu, na ɔtuu wɔn gui koraa.
10:14 Awurade atow ahemfo ahantan ahengua agu fam, na wama
ahobrɛasefo wɔ wɔn ananmu.
10:15 Awurade atutu aman ahantan no nhini, na wadua
ahobrɛasefo wɔ wɔn ananmu.
10:16 Awurade tuu amanaman mu aman gui, na ɔsɛee wɔn maa
asase no fapem.
10:17 Ɔfaa wɔn mu binom kɔe, na ɔsɛee wɔn, na wayɛ wɔn
nkaeɛ a ɛbɛgyae wɔ asase so.
10:18 Wɔamfa ahantan amma nnipa, na wɔamfa abufuw a emu yɛ den amma wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn
ɔbaa bi.
10:19 Wɔn a wosuro Awurade yɛ asefoɔ a wɔdi pintinn, na wɔn a wɔdɔ no no yɛ
afifide a nidi wom: wɔn a wonsusuw mmara ho no yɛ aba a enni nidi;
wɔn a wobu mmaransɛm so no yɛ aseni a wɔdaadaa wɔn.
10:20 Anuanom mu no, nea ɔyɛ ɔpanyin no wɔ nidi; saa ara na wɔn a wosuro
Awurade wɔ n’ani so.
10:21 Awurade suro di kan ansa na obi anya tumi, nanso
kateeyɛ ne ahantan ne nea wɔhwere.
10:22 Sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdefoɔ, ɔdefoɔ, anaa ohiani a, wɔn animuonyam ne Awurade suro.
10:23 Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbu ohiani a ɔwɔ nhumu animtiaa; ɛnyɛ biara
so ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfo kɛse.
10:24 Wɔbɛhyɛ nnipa akɛseɛ ne atemmufoɔ ne tumidifoɔ ni; nanso ɛwɔ hɔ
wɔn mu biara nsen nea osuro Awurade.
10:25 Akoa a ɔyɛ onyansafo no, wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho no bɛyɛ ɔsom adwuma, na
nea ɔwɔ nimdeɛ no rennya abufuw bere a wɔayɛ no foforo no.
10:26 Mma nnyɛ nyansa dodo wɔ w’adwuma mu; na mfa wo ho nhoahoa wo ho wɔ bere no mu
w’ahohiahia ho.
10:27 Nea ɔyɛ adwumaden na ɔdɔɔso wɔ ade nyinaa mu no ye sen nea ɔyɛ adwumaden
ɔhoahoa ne ho, na aduan ho hia no.
10:28 Me ba, hyɛ wo kra anuonyam wɔ odwo mu, na ma no ni sɛnea ɛte
nidi a ɛwɔ mu no.
10:29 Hena na ɔbɛbu deɛ ɔyɛ bɔne tia ne kra no bem? na hena na ɔbɛyɛ
hyɛ nea ɔgu n’ankasa ne nkwa ase no ni?
10:30 Wɔhyɛ ohiani anuonyam wɔ n’ahokokwaw ho, na wɔhyɛ ɔdefo ni
n’ahonyade.
10:31 Nea wɔhyɛ no anuonyam wɔ ohia mu no, ahonyade mu nso ɛsen saa? na nea ɔwɔ hɔ no nso
ahonyade mu animguasefo, ohia mu sen saa?