Ɔ a wɔ̃ dᴐɔ̃ o taa tɔ̃i, ɔ a wɔ̃ nᴐ̃i o taa lᴐ̃i. Ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e sᴐmaa o taa bu, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e kᴐmᴐ o taa mᴐɔ̃, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e fa lᴐ̃ o taa bᴐɔ̃, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e nᴐ̃ nᴐ̃ o taa taa. E e bu o, e wᴐ̃ bᴐ̃i bᴐ̃i lɛ e nɔɔ̃ sᴐmaa. Wɔ̃ɔ̃ ba wᴐ̃ e nᴐɔ̃, eŋŋɛ a wɔ̃ mᴐɔ̃ ba nɔɔ̃ bᴐɔ̃.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Ga eŋŋɛ lɔ̃e kɛ a wɔ̃ tᴐɔ̃i lɛ e taa wᴐ̃, eŋŋɛ a wᴐ̃ e nᴐ̃i o taa bᴐɔ̃. Ɔ a kᴐɔ̃ e nᴐ̃i lɛ e nᴐ̃i e lᴐ̃ o, e taa bᴐɔ̃.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mᴐɔ̃ mᴐ̃ e kɛ a wɔ̃ nᴐ̃i lɛ e kᴐmᴐ o, e lᴐ̃i lɛ e nᴐ̃i e sᴐmaa o.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Mᴐɔ̃ mᴐ̃ e taa bᴐɔ̃ e nᴐ̃i lɛ e kᴐmᴐ o, kɛ mᴐ̃ e taa lᴐ̃i lɛ e taa mᴐɔ̃.
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
Ɔ a wɔ̃ dᴐɔ̃ o taa tɔ̃i, ɔ a wɔ̃ nᴐ̃i o taa lᴐ̃i. Ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e sᴐmaa o taa bu, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e kᴐmᴐ o taa mᴐɔ̃, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e fa lᴐ̃ o taa bᴐɔ̃, ɔ a e nᴐ̃i e nᴐ̃ nᴐ̃ o taa taa. E e bu o, e wᴐ̃ bᴐ̃i bᴐ̃i lɛ e nɔɔ̃ sᴐmaa. Wɔ̃ɔ̃ ba wᴐ̃ e nᴐɔ̃, eŋŋɛ a wɔ̃ mᴐɔ̃ ba nɔɔ̃ bᴐɔ̃.
Mii Sulemɔ
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