Nkɔm firi Nana Karenga Odu Ifa nwoma
I asked why is Owon laughing so lively?
Me bisa adɛn nti Owon sere saa?
Orunmila responded by saying,
Orunmila kyerɛɛ sɛ,
Owon is laughing so lively because
Owon sere saa efiri sɛ,
There is money in the house,
Sika wɔ fie
There is a wife in the house,
Ɔyere wɔ fie
There are children in the house
Mmɔfra wɔ fie
Everything is in the house
Biribiara wɔ fie
Indeed, Owon life is exactly right
Ampa, Owon bɔ bra a edi mu
Owon weighs everything in the balance
Owon kari biribiara nsenia mu
Owon does not eat without measuring
Owon susu aduane ansa na wadi
Owon does not drink without measuring what he drinks
Owon susu biribiara ansa na wanom
Owon does not use cloth without measuring what he uses
Owon susu ntama ansa na wafra
Owon does not build a house before making measurements of what he is going to build
Owon ɔnsie dan ansa na wasusu
Meda wo ase ne saa adwuma yi.
"Abosom na ɛkyerɛ kɔmfoɔ ntwaho"