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23 We yu sidɔm fɔ it wit kiŋ,

Tek tɛm tink bɔt wetin de bifo yu.

 2 Put nɛf na yu trot*

If yu rili gɛt apitayt.

 3 Nɔ milɛ in spɛshal it dɛn,

So dat di it nɔ go tan lɛk trap fɔ yu.

 5 We yu wach am, yu nɔ go si am,

Bikɔs i go mɔs gro wiŋ lɛk igul ɛn flay go na di skay.

 6 Nɔ it krabit pɔsin in it;

Nɔ milɛ in spɛshal it dɛn,

 7 Bikɔs in na pɔsin we de kip akawnt.

 8 Yu go vɔmit wetin yu it

Ɛn di fayn wɔd dɛn we yu tɔk go dɔn go fɔ natin.

 9 Nɔ tɔk to fulman,

Bikɔs i nɔ go lisin to di sɛns tin we yu de tɛl am.

10 Nɔ muv bekin dɛn we bin dɔn de trade trade

Ɔ tek pan pikin we in papa dɔn day, in land.

11 Bikɔs di Wan We De Fɛt fɔ dɛn* pawaful;

I go fɛt fɔ dɛn ɛn tɔn in bak pan yu.

12 Lisin to kɔrɛkshɔn

Ɛn opin yu yes to sɛns tɔk dɛn.

14 Yuz ken fɔ bit am,

So dat yu go sev am frɔm di Grev.*

15 Mi pikin, bi pɔsin we gɛt sɛns,

Ɛn dat go mek a gladi.

16 Dip insay mi a de gladi*

We yu de tɔk wetin rayt.

17 Nɔ milɛ sina dɛn na yu at,

Bɔt fred Jiova ɔltɛm.

18 We yu du dat, bɛtɛ go fala yu tumara bambay,

Ɛn yu go kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt op.

19 Mi pikin, lisin ɛn gɛt sɛns,

Ɛn gayd yu at fɔ go di rayt we.

20 Nɔ kip kɔmpin wit pipul dɛn we de drink wayn pasmak

Ɛn di wan dɛn we de mek bigyay pan bif,

21 Bikɔs drɔnkɔman ɛn pɔsin we bigyay go ɛnd-ɔp fɔ po,

Ɛn pɔsin we lɛk slip go wɛr chɛr chɛr klos.

22 Lisin to yu papa we bɔn yu,

Ɛn nɔ tɔn yu bak pan yu mama jɔs bikɔs i dɔn ol.

23 Bay tru ɛn nɔ ɛva sɛl am,

Bay sɛns, disiplin, ɛn ɔndastandin.

24 Papa we gɛt pikin we de du wetin rayt go mɔs gladi;

Ɛni papa we bɔn pikin we gɛt sɛns go gladi fɔ am.

25 Yu mama ɛn yu papa go gladi,

Ɛn di uman we bɔn yu go gɛt gladi-at.

26 Mi pikin, lisin to mi wit ɔl yu at

Ɛn lɛk di we aw a de du tin.

27 Bikɔs raregal na dip ol,

Ɛn bambot* uman na wɛl we nɔ wayd.

28 I de sɛt ambush lɛk tifman,

I de kɔntinyu fɔ ad pan di man dɛn we nɔ fetful.

30 Na di wan dɛn we de spɛn bɔku tɛm de drink wayn,

Di wan dɛn we de luk fɔ* wayn we dɛn dɔn miks.

31 Nɔ luk di wayn in rɛd kɔlɔ

As i de shayn insay di kɔp ɛn go dɔŋ saful wan,

32 Bikɔs i go ɛnd-ɔp fɔ bɛt lɛk snek,

Ɛn sɛn pɔyzin lɛk vaypa.

33 Yu yay dɛn go bigin fɔ si strenj tin dɛn,

Ɛn yu at go tɔk tin dɛn we nɔ rayt.

34 Ɛn yu go tan lɛk pɔsin we ledɔm midul di si,

Lɛk pɔsin we ledɔm na di say we ay pas ɔl na ship.