Sirak 30

Deɛ ɛfa mma ho 1 Deɛ ɔdɔ ne babarima no, ɔbɛtaa atea no, na ɔde no bɛhoahoa ne ho wɔ n’atipɛnfoɔ mu. 2 Deɛ ɔtea ne babarima no bɛyɛ mfasoɔ ama no, na ɔde no bɛhoahoa ne ho wɔ n’amannifoɔ mu. 3 Deɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛ ne babarima no bɛma n’atamfoɔ ani abere no, na ɔbɛnya ne […]

Sirak 31

Esu pa a wɔnya wɔ ahonya mu 1 Ahonya ho apɛsire ma onipa honam fɔn, na ɛho dadwene pamo nna. 2 Ɔhaw ho apɛsire pamo nkotɔ, na yadeɛ a emu yɛ den no de nna kɔ. 3 Ɔdefoɔ brɛ de pɛ ahonyadeɛ, na ɛberɛ a ɔgye n’ahome no, ɔdi n’akɔnnɔdeɛ. 4 Ohiani brɛ de nya […]

Sirak 32

Apontoɔ mu nteteeɛ 1 Sɛ wɔyɛ wo adidie ase panin a, ɛmmema wo ho so; fa wo ho frafra wɔn mu sɛ wɔn mu baako. Hwɛ wɔn yiedie kane ansa na woatena ase; 2 na ɛberɛ a woawie wo nnwuma nyinaa no, afei woatena ase, ama wo ne wɔn abom agye mo ani, na wɔama […]

Sirak 33

1 Bɔne biara rento onipa a ɔsuro Awurade no, nanso wɔbɛyi no afiri sɔhwɛ mu da biara. 2 Onyansafoɔ rentane mmara no, na mmom onipa a ɔyɛ nyaatwom wɔ ho no te sɛ kodoɔ a ɛsi ahum soɔ. 3 Ɔbadwemma de ne werɛ bɛhyɛ mmara no mu; onipa a ɔte saa no, mmara no yɛ […]

Sirak 34

Daeɛ nkyerɛ hwee 1 Onipa a ɔnni nteaseɛ no, ɔwɔ anidasoɔ hunu a ɛyɛ nnaadaa, na daeɛ ma nkwaseafoɔ nya ntaban. 2 Sɛdeɛ obi a ɔkyere sunsum na ɔtaa mframa no, 3 Daeɛso mu adehunu nyɛ biribiara sɛ nsusuho, anim nsɛsoɔ a ɛrehwɛ ɔno ara ne ho. 4 Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woanya adeɛ a ɛho […]

Sirak 35

Afɔrebɔ ho mmara 1 Onipa a ɔdi mmara so no, ɔma afɔrebɔdeɛ bebree; 2 deɛ ɔyɛ setie ma mmara no bɔ afɔdeɛ ma yiedie. 3 Deɛ ɔyɛ adɔeɛ hyɛ adɔeɛ ananmu no, ɔma esiam papa, 4 na deɛ ɔkyɛ adeɛ no de aseda bɔ afɔdeɛ. 5 Awurade ani sɔ wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho firi […]

Sirak 36

Mpaeɛ a wɔbɔ ma Onyankopɔn nkurɔfoɔ 1 O Onyankopɔn, hu yɛn nyinaa mmɔbɔ, 2 na ma wo suro nwira amanaman mu. 3 Ma wo nsa so tia ananafoɔ aman na ma wɔnhunu w’ahoɔden. 4 Sɛdeɛ wode yɛn akyerɛ wo kronkronyɛ akyerɛ wɔn no, saa ara na fa wɔn yi w’animuonyam no kyerɛ yɛn. 5 Afei […]

Sirak 37

Nnamfonom atorofoɔ 1 Adamfoɔ biara ka sɛ: Me nso meyɛ adamfoɔ; nanso nnamfonom binom wɔ hɔ a, wɔyɛ nnamfonom ara kɛkɛ. 2 Enti ɛnyɛ awerɛhoɔ te saa ara kɔ owuo ankasa mu, ɛberɛ a adamfoɔ dɔfoɔ bɛdane ɔtamfoɔ? 3 O bɔne nsusuiɛ, adɛn koraa na ɔnwenee woɔ sɛ fa nnaadaa kata asase no ani? 4 […]

Sirak 38

Deɛ ɛfa aduyɛfoɔ ne apɔmuden ho 1 Fa anidie ma aduyɛfoɔ wɔ wɔn dwumadie ho, ɛfiri sɛ Awurade na ɔbɔɔ wɔn; 2 na wɔn akyɛdeɛ a wɔde sa yadeɛ no firi Ɔsorosoroni no hɔ, na wɔnya wɔn akatua firi ɔhene hɔ. 3 Nimdeɛ a aduyɛfoɔ wɔ no ma wɔn yɛ animuonyamfoɔ, na wɔnya anisɔ wɔ […]

Sirak 39

1 Ɔhwehwɛ ahunu tetefoɔ no nyinaa nyansa akyiri kwan, na nkɔmhyɛ ahodoɔ no ho hia no, 2 ɔkora nsɛm a nnipa a wɔagye din no aka ato hɔ no so, na ɔhwehwɛ mmebuo ahuntasɛm mu; 3 ɔhwehwɛ mmebuo nkyerɛaseɛ a ahunta no mu, na ɔnya nteaseɛ wɔ mmebuo a ɛmmu nna hɔ pefee no mu. […]