Mmɔ ebiet nditɔwɔŋ emi etiede ke aŋwa-urua, ekot kiet eken, ete,
Imefri ifiom inɔ mbufo, edi mbufo inekke unek;
Imoyorore eyet, edi mbufo ibɔhɔ eyet.
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.