WOFIƐ FƐ WO ƉEƉƐ BƆ NZƆ. WOFIƐ BƆ KPLƆ TƆƆ NZƆ WO ƉEƉƐ. WOFIƐ LE YƆƆ DE WO DOM NU, EYA WO BUBU. WOFIƐ LE GBE WO ŊU, EYA WO YƆƆ. WOFIƐ LE FƐ WO ŊU, EYA WO GBE DƐME. WOFIƐ LE FI WO ŊUŊƆ, EYA WO KPLƆ FI. NUƉƆŊƆWO LE SE ME, EYA NU XƆƆŊƆWO TƆ TƆWO TUTUWO, NUWO BUBUWO NA NƐ. TAE NYEVIƆWO DƆ GBE NZƆ.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
NUWO TƆƆ TUTUWO BUBUWO LE NUƉƆŊƆWO ME. WOFIƐ LE KPEWO FƐ ƉE NZƆ, WOFIƐ LE GBE DƐME ƉE NZƆ, WOFIƐ LE FI ŊUŊƆWO FƐ NZƆ. NUƉƆŊƆWO NA WOFIƐWO.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
LE NYE XDƐME NZƆƆ WO NU TƆƆ TUTUWO ƉIƉƆƆƉƆ LE NYE XƆƆ. NƐƆƆ MEYƆƆƐ NZƆ KPLƆ XƆƆ KPLƆ TƆƆ.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
ƐTƆƆ NƐƆƆ ƉIƉƆƆƉƆ TƆƆ LE NYE NƐNA MƐƉƆƉƆ WO XƆƆWO MƐƉƆƉƆ. MƐDE KPE WO ƉE NZƆ, MƐTƆƆ NYE ŊUŊƆWO FƐ.
He who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm; he who stretches his legs does not walk (easily). (So), he who displays himself does not shine; he who asserts his own views is not distinguished; he who vaunts himself does not find his merit acknowledged; he who is self-conceited has no superiority allowed to him.
AI Modern
WOFIƐ FƐ WO ƉEƉƐ BƆ NZƆ. WOFIƐ BƆ KPLƆ TƆƆ NZƆ WO ƉEƉƐ. WOFIƐ LE YƆƆ DE WO DOM NU, EYA WO BUBU. WOFIƐ LE GBE WO ŊU, EYA WO YƆƆ. WOFIƐ LE FƐ WO ŊU, EYA WO GBE DƐME. WOFIƐ LE FI WO ŊUŊƆ, EYA WO KPLƆ FI. NUƉƆŊƆWO LE SE ME, EYA NU XƆƆŊƆWO TƆ TƆWO TUTUWO, NUWO BUBUWO NA NƐ. TAE NYEVIƆWO DƆ GBE NZƆ.
Ŋunye Dzidzodzro
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
