| Adinkra |
| tumi tE se kosua, wosc mu dEn a, epaE; na se woanso mu yiE nso a, Efiri wo nsa bc famu ma epaE. |
| Akan |
| Tumi te se kosua, woso mu den a, epae; na se woanso mu yie nso a, efiri wo nsa bo famu ma epae. |
| English |
| The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break. |
