Prɔvabs

4  Mi pikin dɛn, una lisin to una papa in kɔrɛkshɔn;

Una pe atɛnshɔn fɔ mek una ebul ɔndastand,

 2 Bikɔs a go gi una gud advays;

Una nɔ tɔn una bak pan mi tichin.*

 3 Mi na bin pikin we de obe mi papa

Ɛn na mi, mi mama bin rili lɛk.

 7 Sɛns na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl, so bay sɛns,

Ɛn pan ɔl di tin dɛn we yu de tray fɔ bay, bay ɔndastandin.

 9 I go put fayn rawnd tin we dɛn dɛkɔret na yu ed;

I go put fayn fayn krawn pan yu.”

10 Lisin mi pikin, ɛn du wetin a de tɛl yu.

Ɛn yu go gɛt lɔng layf.

11 A go tich yu fɔ mek yu gɛt sɛns;

A go gayd yu so dat yu go du wetin rayt.

12 We yu waka, natin nɔ go blɔk yu we;

If yu rɔn, yu nɔ go bɔk yu fut.

14 Nɔ go na di wikɛd pɔsin in rod,

Ɛn nɔ waka usay di wan dɛn we de du bad de waka.

15 Avɔyd da rod de, nɔ waka de;

Nɔ gri fɔ pas de ɛn bay-pas am.

17 Dɛn de fid dɛnsɛf wit wikɛdnɛs we tan lɛk it to dɛn,

Ɛn dɛn lɛk fɛt-fɛt we tan lɛk wayn to dɛn.

18 Bɔt di rod usay di wan we de du wetin rayt de waka tan lɛk brayt layt na mɔnin

We de kɔntinyu fɔ brayt mɔ ɛn mɔ sote doklin fayn fayn wan.

19 Di wikɛd wan dɛn rod tan lɛk daknɛs;

Dɛn nɔ de no wetin de mek dɛn fɔdɔm.

20 Mi pikin, pe atɛnshɔn to mi wɔd dɛn;

Tek tɛm lisin* to wetin a de se.

21 Nɔ pul yu atɛnshɔn pan dɛn;

Kip dɛn dip insay yu at,

22 Bikɔs dɛn de gi layf to di wan dɛn we de fɛn dɛn,

Ɛn dɛn de mek dɛn gɛt wɛlbɔdi.

23 Pan ɔl di tin dɛn we yu fɔ protɛkt, protɛkt yu at,

Bikɔs na frɔm am layf de kɔmɔt.

24 Avɔyd bɛnbɛn tɔk,

Ɛn avɔyd lay lay tɔk dɛn.

25 Luk tret bifo yu,

Kɔntinyu fɔ luk tret bifo yu.

26 Klia di say* usay yu fut de mas,

Ɛn ɔl wetin yu de du go kɔmɔt fayn.