Prɔvabs
5 Mi pikin, pe atɛnshɔn to di sɛns tɔk dɛn we a de tɔk.
Tek tɛm lisin* fɔ no wetin a ɔndastand,
2 So dat yu go protɛkt di we aw yu de tink
Ɛn tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin we yu no ɔltɛm.
4 Bɔt na di ɛnd, i bita lɛk bita plant,
Ɛn i shap lɛk sɔd we gɛt tu ɛj.
5 In fut de go usay day de.
Di we aw i de waka de go stret to di Grev.*
6 I nɔ de tink atɔl bɔt di rod we de gi layf.
I jɔs de pas pas, bɔt i nɔ no usay i de go.
7 So naw, mi pikin dɛn, una lisin to mi
Ɛn nɔ tɔn una bak pan wetin a de se.
8 De fa frɔm da uman de;
Nɔ go nia in os,
9 So dat yu nɔ go gi yu rɛspɛkt to ɔda pipul dɛn
Ɛn sɔfa fɔ lɔng tɛm;
10 So dat strenja dɛn nɔ go tek ɔl wetin yu gɛt*
Ɛn wetin yu dɔn wok tranga wan fɔ nɔ go go to fɔrina.
11 If nɔto dat, yu go pini we yu de day,
We yu flɛsh ɛn yu bɔdi de rɔtin.
12 Yu go se: “Wetin mek a bin et kɔrɛkshɔn?
Wetin mek a bin et am na mi at?
13 A nɔ bin lisin to wetin di wan dɛn we de tɛl mi wetin fɔ du de se
Ɔ pe atɛnshɔn to mi ticha dɛn.
14 Mi ɛnd dɔn kam nia
Ɛn i go bi usay ɔl di pipul dɛn de.”
15 Drink wata we na yu yon
Ɛn drink frɛsh wata frɔm yu yon wɛl.
17 Lɛ dɛn de fɔ yu nɔmɔ,
Ɛn nɔto fɔ yu ɛn strenja dɛn.
19 I tan lɛk kwayɛt dia* ɛn fayn mawntin got.
Lɛ in bɔbi satisfay yu* ɔltɛm.
Lɛ yu lɛk fɔ ɛnjɔy in lɔv ɔltɛm.
20 So mi pikin, wetin mek yu fɔ alaw wewɔd* uman fɔ tek yu atɛnshɔn?
Ɔ wetin mek yu fɔ ɔg bambot* uman ɛn ol am tayt?
21 Jiova de si di tin dɛn we mɔtalman de du;
I de tek tɛm wach ɔl in we dɛn.
22 Di bad tin dɛn we di wikɛd wan de du tan lɛk trap fɔ am,
Ɛn in sin dɛn tan lɛk rop we de tay tay am.
23 I go day bikɔs i nɔ tek kɔrɛkshɔn,
Ɛn i go go di rɔng we bikɔs i fulish pasmak.