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3  Mi pikin, nɔ fɔgɛt mi tichin* dɛn,

Ɛn lɛ yu obe mi kɔmandmɛnt dɛn wit ɔl yu at,

 2 Bikɔs dɛn go mek yu gɛt lɔng layf

Ɛn kolat.

Tay dɛn rawnd yu nɛk;

Rayt dɛn na yu at.

 4 Dɔn Gɔd ɛn mɔtalman

Go lɛk yu, ɛn yu go si fa.

 5 Abop pan Jiova wit ɔl yu at

Ɛn nɔ abop* pan yu yon sabi.

 6 Tek notis ɔf am pan ɔl wetin yu de du,

Ɛn i go mek yu we klia.

 8 I go tan lɛk mɛrɛsin to yu bɔdi*

Ɛn mek yu bon dɛn fil fayn.

 9 Ɔnɔ Jiova wit yu valyu tin dɛn,

Wit di fɔs* tin dɛn we yu avɛst;*

10 Dɔn yu stɔ dɛn go ful-ɔp piŋ,

Ɛn di say we yu wayn de go,* go ful-ɔp pasmak wit nyu wayn.

11 Mi pikin, nɔ tɔn yu bak pan Jiova in disiplin,

Ɛn nɔ et in kɔrɛkshɔn,

12 Bikɔs Jiova de kɔrɛkt di wan dɛn we i lɛk,

Jɔs lɛk aw papa de du to pikin we i lɛk.

13 Di pɔsin we fɛn sɛns go gladi,

Ɛn di pɔsin we de tink gud gud wan fɔ ɔndastand go gladi.

14 Fɔ gɛt am bɛtɛ pas fɔ gɛt silva,

Ɛn fɔ gɛt am as prɔfit bɛtɛ pas fɔ gɛt gold.

Natin nɔ de we yu go want we yu go kɔmpia to am.

16 Lɔng layf de na in raytan;

Jɛntri ɛn glori de na in lɛftan.

17 I go mek yu gladi pan ɔl wetin yu de du,

Ɛn yu go gɛt kolat pan ɔltin.

18 I tan lɛk tik we de gi layf to di wan dɛn we de gɛt am,

Ɛn di wan dɛn we de ol am tayt wan go gɛt gladi-at.

20 Wit in sɛns, i plit di dip wata dɛn midul;

Wit in sɛns, dyu bin de kɔmɔt frɔm di klawd dɛn na di skay.

Kɔntinyu fɔ du tin wit sɛns ɛn go de tink fayn fayn wan.

22 Dɛn go gi yu layf

Ɛn bi chen fɔ yu nɛk.

23 Dɔn yu go waka sef wan,

Ɛn yu nɔ go ɛva bɔk yu fut.*

24 We yu ledɔm, natin nɔ go mek yu fred;

Yu go ledɔm, ɛn yu go ɛnjɔy yu slip.

25 Yu nɔ go fred ɛni bad tin we kin jɔs apin lɛk dat.

Yu nɔ go fred big trɔbul we de kam pan di wikɛd wan dɛn lɛk big briz.

26 Na Jiova go gi yu kɔnfidɛns;

I go protɛkt yu fut frɔm trap.

27 Du gud to di wan dɛn we yu fɔ du am to,

If yu ebul fɔ ɛp dɛn.

29 Nɔ plan bad fɔ yu neba

We i tink se i sef we i de wit yu.

30 Nɔ mek plaba wit pɔsin fɔ no rizin

If i nɔ du bad to yu.

31 Nɔ jɛlɔs pɔsin we lɛk fɛt-fɛt

Ɛn nɔ falamakata am pan ɛnitin we i de du,

32 Bikɔs Jiova et pɔsin we kɔni,

Bɔt i gɛt tayt padi biznɛs wit pɔsin we de du tin tret.

33 Jiova in swɛ de pan di wikɛd wan in os,

Bɔt I de blɛs di wan we de du wetin rayt in os.

34 I de laf di wan dɛn we de provok,

Bɔt i lɛk di wan dɛn we ɔmbul.

35 Di wan dɛn we gɛt sɛns go gɛt ɔnɔ,

Bɔt di wan dɛn we ful de valyu tin dɛn we nɔ gɛt ɔnɔ.