Prɔvabs
19 I bɛtɛ fɔ po ɛn waka tret na Gɔd in yay
Pas fɔ ful ɛn de tɔk lay.
3 Na di ful we pɔsin ful de ambɔg in we,
Ɛn in at de mek i vɛks pan Jiova.
4 Jɛntri de kam wit bɔku padi dɛn,
Bɔt di poman in padi sɛf de avɔyd am.
5 Witnɛs we de lay go mɔs gɛt pɔnishmɛnt,
Ɛn di wan we de lay ɛnitɛm we i de tɔk nɔ go ɛskep.
6 Bɔku pipul dɛn want lɛ bigman* gladi fɔ dɛn,
Ɛn ɔlman na padi to pɔsin we de gi gift.
7 If poman in brɔda dɛn et am,
Ivin in padi dɛn sɛf go avɔyd am!
Ɛnibɔdi we valyu ɔndastandin go go bifo.*
9 Witnɛs we de lay go mɔs gɛt pɔnishmɛnt,
Ɛn di wan we de lay ɛnitɛm we i de tɔk go day.
10 If i nɔ fayn fɔ lɛ fulman liv pɔsh layf,
I go bad mɔ fɔ lɛ savant rul prins dɛn!
12 Kiŋ in wamat tan lɛk di sawnd we layɔn de mek we i vɛks,
Bɔt di gud we i de du tan lɛk dyu we de fɔdɔm pan gras.
13 Pikin we ful de briŋ kam prɔblɛm fɔ in papa,
Ɛn wɛf we lɛk plaba* tan lɛk ruf we nɔ de ɛva stɔp fɔ lik.
14 Na os ɛn jɛntri papa kin lɛf fɔ in pikin,
Bɔt gud wɛf na frɔm Jiova.
15 Lezinɛs de mek pɔsin slip dip dip wan,
Ɛn pɔsin* we de drɛg fut go angri.
16 Di wan we de obe kɔmandmɛnt go sev in layf;*
Di wan we nɔ de tek tɛm du tin go day.
17 Di wan we de du gud to di wan we pipul dɛn nɔ tek mek natin de lɛnt Jiova,
Ɛn I go pe am bak fɔ wetin i du.
18 Disiplin yu pikin we op stil de,
Ɛn nɔ mek dɛn blem yu fɔ in day.
19 Pɔsin we gɛt wamat go sɔfa fɔ dat;
If yu tray fɔ fri am, yu go nid fɔ de du am ɔltɛm.
20 Lisin to advays ɛn tek kɔrɛkshɔn,
So dat yu go gɛt sɛns tumara bambay.
21 Mɔtalman kin plan bɔku tin dɛn na in at,
Bɔt na wetin Jiova want na in* go bi.
22 Di tin we dɛn lɛk bɔt pɔsin na in lɔv we nɔ de chenj.
I bɛtɛ fɔ po pas fɔ bi layman.
23 Fɔ fred Jiova de mek pɔsin gɛt layf;
Di wan we gɛt am go slip fayn, natin nɔ go ambɔg am.
24 Pɔsin we lezi de put in an insay bol fɔ it,
Bɔt i nɔ de ivin bɔda fɔ es in an ɛn put am na in mɔt.
25 Nak di pɔsin we lɛk fɔ provok, so dat di wan we nɔ gɛt ɛkspiriɛns go gɛt sɛns,
Ɛn kɔrɛkt di wan we ɔndastand, so dat i go ad pan wetin i no.
26 Pikin we nɔ de trit in papa fayn ɛn we de drɛb in mama,
Na pikin we de briŋ shem ɛn disgres.
27 Mi pikin, if yu lɛf fɔ lisin to wetin a de tɛl yu,*
Yu go lɛf fɔ fala di tin dɛn we yu no.
28 Witnɛs we nɔ gɛt wan yus et jɔstis,
Ɛn pɔsin we wikɛd kin ɛnjɔy fɔ du bad jɔs lɛk aw i de ɛnjɔy fɔ it.
29 Dɛn go jɔj di wan dɛn we lɛk fɔ provok,
Ɛn dɛn go bit di wan dɛn we ful na dɛn bak.