Prɔvabs
20 Wayn de mek dɛn laf pɔsin, ɛn rɔm de mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt kɔntrol;
Ɛnibɔdi we go di rɔng we bikɔs ɔf dɛn, nɔ gɛt sɛns.
2 Kiŋ in wamat tan lɛk di sawnd we layɔn de mek we i vɛks;
Ɛnibɔdi we mek di kiŋ vɛks de risk in yon layf.
3 Pɔsin we de avɔyd plaba gɛt ɔnɔ,
Bɔt ɛnibɔdi we ful de jomp insay de.
4 Pɔsin we lezi nɔ de dig in fam insay kol sizin,
So i go de beg avɛst tɛm we i nɔ gɛt natin.*
5 Di tin* dɛn we de na pɔsin in at tan lɛk dip wata,
Bɔt di wan we de si fa de pul dɛn kɔmɔt de.
6 Bɔku pipul dɛn de tɔk se dɛn gɛt lɔv we nɔ de chenj,
Bɔt udat go fɛn pɔsin we fetful?
7 Di wan we de du wetin rayt de waka tret na Gɔd in yay.
Di pikin* dɛn we i go bɔn go gladi.
8 We kiŋ sidɔm na in tron fɔ jɔj,
In yay de si* ɔltin we bad.
9 Udat go se: “A dɔn klin mi at;
A nɔ gɛt no sin”?
10 Wet dɛn we pɔsin de yuz fɔ kruk ɛn tin dɛn we pɔsin de yuz fɔ mɛzhɔ* we nɔ kɔrɛkt,
Na tin dɛn we Jiova rili et.
12 Di yes we de yɛri ɛn di yay we de si
Na Jiova mek dɛn ɔl tu.
13 Nɔ lɛk slip bikɔs dat go mek yu po.
Opin yu yay, ɛn yu go satisfay wit tin fɔ it.*
14 Di wan we de bay tɔk se, “I nɔ gud, i nɔ gud!”
Dɔn i go ɛn bost bɔt insɛf.
15 Gold ɛn bɔku koral* de,
Bɔt di pɔsin we no sɔntin gɛt mɔ valyu.
16 Tek pɔsin we gi garanti fɔ strenja, in klos;
Siz di tin we i gi as garanti frɔm am if na fɔ strenj uman* i du am.
17 It* we pɔsin gɛt bay kruk de tes swit na in mɔt,
Bɔt leta in mɔt go ful-ɔp wit gravul.
18 We pɔsin tɔk bɔt in plan to ɔda pɔsin, in plan go kɔmɔt fayn,
Ɛn fɛt wɔ afta yu dɔn gɛt gud advays.
19 Pɔsin we de pwɛl ɔda pɔsin in nem de go ɛn tɔk tin we na sikrit;
Nɔ kip kɔmpin wit pɔsin we lɛk fɔ kongosa.
20 Ɛnibɔdi we swɛ in mama ɛn in papa,
In lamp go ɔt we di ples dak.
21 Prɔpati we pɔsin gɛt di rɔng we
Nɔ go ɛnd-ɔp fɔ bi blɛsin.
22 Nɔ tɔk se: “A go tɔn-am-gi pɔsin we du mi bad!”
Abop pan Jiova, ɛn i go sev yu.
23 Wet* dɛn we pɔsin de yuz fɔ kruk na tin dɛn we Jiova rili et,
Ɛn skel dɛn we dɛn dɔn ajɔst nɔ fayn.
24 Na Jiova de dayrɛkt di we aw pɔsin fɔ waka;
So aw pɔsin go ɔndastand in yon we?*
25 Na trap fɔ lɛ pɔsin nɔ tink bifo i se, “Oli!”
Jɔs fɔ lɛ leta i tink bɔt di vaw we i dɔn mek.
26 Kiŋ we gɛt sɛns ebul fɔ fɛn di wikɛd wan dɛn.
I de pul dɛn lɛk we dɛn de yuz ayɛn tul fɔ pul sid pan plant.
27 Di tin dɛn we mɔtalman de tɔk* tan lɛk lamp na Jiova in an,
We de sho wetin de dip insay mɔtalman in at.
28 Lɔv we nɔ de chenj ɛn fɔ fetful de protɛkt di kiŋ;
Lɔv we nɔ de chenj de mek i kɔntinyu fɔ rul.
29 Di tin we de mek yɔŋ pɔsin fayn na in trɛnk,
Ɛn di tin we de mek ol pɔsin fayn na in wet ia.
30 Brus ɛn wund de mek pɔsin lɛf fɔ du bad,
Ɛn bit de mek pɔsin chenj.