| Adinkra |
| tumi tEC se kosua, woCsc mu dECn a, epaEC; na se woCanso mu yiE nsoC a, efiri woC nsa bc fam ma epaEC. |
| Akan |
| Tumi te se kosua, woso mu den a, epae; na se woanso mu yie nso a, efiri wo nsa bo fam 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. |
