Proverbs

Lisin gud* lo wat bae mi teachim abaotem wei for luksavve,+

 2 Mekem iu savve gaedem gud ability blo iu for ting raonem samting

And protectim knowledge lo toktok blo iu.+

 3 Bikos lips blo nogud* woman hem swit olsem honey,+

And mouth blo hem smooth winim oil.+

 4 Bat bihaen, hem saoa olsem wormwood* plant+

And hem sharp olsem sword wea sharp lo tufala saed.+

 7 So son* blo mi, lisin lo mi

And no tane difren from olketa toktok blo mi.

No go klosap entrance lo haos blo hem,+

 9 Mekem iu no lusim respect wea olketa narawan garem for iu+

And safa+ for full laef blo iu.

10 Mekem olketa stranger no tekem riches* blo iu+

And nara pipol no tekem samting wea iu waka hard for kasem.

11 Sapos nomoa, iu bae sorre lo end blo laef blo iu

Taem flesh and body blo iu hem nogud+

12 And iu sei: “Mi heitim discipline!

13 Mi no lisin lo voice blo olketa instructor blo mi

Mi satem ear blo mi from advaes blo olketa teacher blo mi.

14 Klosap tumas for mi nogud nao

Midol lo full kongregeson.”*+

15 Drinkim wata from cistern* blo iuseleva

And wata wea flow* from well blo iuseleva.+

16 Why nao bae iu laek for olketa springwata blo iu for flow olobaot aotsaed,

And olketa stream wata blo iu for flow lo olketa pablik area lo taon?+

17 Olketa shud for iuseleva nomoa,

And no for eni narawan.+

18 God bae blessim well* blo iuseleva,

And iu bae hapi witim waef wea iu maritim taem iu young,+

19 Hem olsem wanfala mere deer wea tame, wanfala maunten goat*+ wea luk naes.

20 So son blo mi, why nao bae iu laekem nogud* woman

Or hagem olobaot* woman+ and holem hem taet lo arm blo iu?

22 Wicked man hem foldaon lo olketa mistek blo hemseleva,

And hem bae pas insaed olketa rope blo sin blo hemseleva.+

23 Hem bae dae bikos hem no acceptim discipline

And go difren bikos lo staka karangge samting wea hem duim.