Solomon Im Proverbs Begin
Solomon own collection start and the style change: no more long talk, only pairs wey oppose each other. The things wey dey come back again and again na talk and consequence, mouth wey dey feed people against mouth wey dey hide violence, and whether the money wey person hold dey really hold am up.
10 1Di proverbs of Solomon: Pikin wey get sense dey bring joy give im papa, but pikin wey be foolish dey bring sorrow give im mama. 2Riches wey person gain through wickedness no dey profit, but correct-and-holy way dey rescue person from death. 3Our Papa no go allow di correct-and-holy person hungry, but E dey block di craving of di wicked people. 4Lazy hand dey make you poor, but hand wey dey work well dey bring wealth. 5Person wey dey gather for summer na pikin wey get sense, but person wey dey sleep for harvest time na pikin wey dey bring shame. 6Blessing dey rest for di head of di correct-and-holy person, but di mouth of di wicked people dey hide violence. 7Wen people remember di correct-and-holy person, na blessing, but di name of di wicked people go rotten. 8Heart wey get sense dey accept command, but foolish person wey dey yarn anyhow go fall into ruin. 9Anybody wey dey waka with honest heart dey waka safe, but person wey dey twist im road go show face. 10Anybody wey dey wink eye dey cause wahala, and foolish person wey dey yarn anyhow go fall into ruin. 11Di mouth of di correct-and-holy person na spring of life, but di mouth of di wicked people dey hide violence. 12Hate dey stir up quarrel, but love dey cover all offence. 13For di lips of person wey get understanding, dem dey find wisdom, but cane dey for di back of person wey no get sense. 14People wey get sense dey store up knowledge, but di mouth of foolish person dey invite ruin. 15Di wealth of di rich man na im strong city; di ruin of di poor man na im poverty. 16Di pay of di correct-and-holy person dey lead go life; di gain of di wicked people dey lead go sin. 17Anybody wey dey accept correction dey for di road wey lead go life, but person wey dey ignore correction dey lead others go astray. 18Anybody wey dey hide hate na liar, and anybody wey dey spread bad talk na foolish person. 19Where plenty word dey, sin no dey ever miss; but person wey dey hold im tongue get sense. 20Di tongue of di correct-and-holy person na fine silver; di heart of di wicked people no worth anything. 21Di lips of di correct-and-holy person dey feed plenty people, but foolish people dey die because dem no get sense. 22Di blessing of our Papa dey bring wealth, and E no dey add sorrow join am. 23To dey do wickedness na play for foolish person, but wisdom na di joy of person wey get understanding. 24Wetin di wicked person dey fear go come meet am, but di desire of di correct-and-holy person go come to pass. 25Wen di storm don pass, di wicked people don disappear, but di correct-and-holy person stand strong forever. 26Like how vinegar be for teeth and smoke be for eye, na so lazy person be for di people wey send am. 27Di fear of our Papa dey make life long, but di years of di wicked people go cut short. 28Di hope of di correct-and-holy person dey bring joy, but wetin di wicked people dey expect go perish. 29Di way of our Papa na hiding place for di person wey no get blame, but na ruin for di people wey dey do evil. 30Di correct-and-holy person no go ever shake, but di wicked people no go remain for di land. 31Di mouth of di correct-and-holy person dey bring out wisdom, but di tongue wey dey twist things go cut off. 32Di lips of di correct-and-holy person sabi wetin dey acceptable, but di mouth of di wicked people, na only wetin dey twisted.
