English: There remains no pure one nor purifier
Yoruba: Kò sí ẹni mímọ́ tàbí olùfọ̀mọ́ mọ́
English: Nor spring Nor helper
Yoruba: Tàbí orísun tàbí olùrànlọ́wọ́
English: And in evils, equality has appeared
Yoruba: Nínú àwọn búburú, ìdọ́gba ti farahàn
English: So there is no trustworthy one nor valuable one
Yoruba: Nítorí náà kò sí ẹni tí a lè gbẹ́kẹ̀lé tàbí ẹni tí ó níye
English: Then he said to her: Reassure yourself and let it be hopeful
Yoruba: Lẹ́yìn náà ó sọ fún un pé: Tu ara rẹ nínú kí o jẹ kò ní ìrètí
English: And gather the notes and count them
Yoruba: Kí o sì kó àwọn ìwé kékeré náà jọ kí o sì kà wọ́n
English: She said: I have counted them
Yoruba: Ó sọ pé: Mo ti kà wọ́n
English: When I retrieved them
Yoruba: Nígbà tí mo gba wọ́n padà
English: And I found the hand of loss
Yoruba: Mo sì rí ọwọ́ ìsọ̀kúsọ̀
English: Had taken away one of the notes
Yoruba: Ti gba ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ìwé kékeré náà lọ