to clench the hand

• yin’ di kuuya yi nini niŋ’ o bee n-kpibi yi nuu zaŋ chaŋ yi ʒiʒiinikpee ŋun ka maa polo do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbour. [DEU 15:7]
• di ŋmanila pɔhim ka a yɛn gooi bee kpa’ kom ka a yɛn zaŋ kpib’ a nudirigu ni like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the right hand. [PRO 27:16]