Proverbs 11

11 ¹Scale wey no dey correct na abomination to our Papa, but correct weight na im delight. ²When pride come, shame go follow am come, but wisdom dey follow person wey get humble heart. ³Di honest way of di people wey dey correct dey lead dem, but di crooked way of di people wey dey betray dey scatter dem. ⁴Money no dey help for di day wey vex reach, but correct-and-holy way dey save person from death. ⁵Di correct-and-holy way of person wey no get blame dey make im road straight, but wicked person dey fall by im own wickedness. ⁶Di correct-and-holy way of di people wey dey correct dey save dem, but di people wey dey betray, na dia own bad-bad desire dey trap dem. ⁷When wicked person die, im hope dey die, and di trust wey e put for im own power come turn to notin. ⁸Dem dey save di person wey dey correct from wahala, and wicked person dey enter am for im place. ⁹With im mouth di person wey no fear God dey scatter im neighbour, but through knowledge dem dey save di people wey dey correct. ¹⁰When tins dey go well for di people wey dey correct, di whole town dey rejoice, and when wicked people perish, plenty joyful shout dey. ¹¹Through di blessing of di people wey dey correct, town dey rise high, but through di mouth of wicked people dem dey pull am down. ¹²Person wey dey look down on im neighbour no get sense, but person wey get understanding dey keep im mouth quiet. ¹³Person wey dey carry gossip dey waka dey open people secret, but person wey get spirit wey person fit trust dey hide secret. ¹⁴Where guide no dey, people dey fall, but where plenty adviser dey, safety dey. ¹⁵Person wey stand as guarantor for stranger go surely suffer for am, but person wey hate to shake hand for promise dey safe. ¹⁶Woman wey get good heart dey gain honour, and men wey no get mercy dey gain riches. ¹⁷Person wey dey kind dey do imsef good, but person wey dey wicked dey bring wahala for imsef head. ¹⁸Wicked person dey collect pay wey na lie-lie, but person wey dey plant correct-and-holy way dey collect true reward. ¹⁹Person wey stand strong for correct-and-holy way dey find life, but person wey dey run after evil dey run go im own death. ²⁰People wey get crooked heart na abomination to our Papa, but people wey dia way no get blame na im delight. ²¹You fit sure say di evil person no go escape punishment, but di pikin of di people wey dey correct go go free. ²²Like gold ring for pig nose na so beautiful woman wey no get sense to know wetin correct be. ²³Di desire of di people wey dey correct dey end for good only, but di hope of wicked people dey end for vex. ²⁴One person dey give free-free, yet e dey get richer richer; anoda one dey hold wetin correct, but e come end up for want. ²⁵Person wey get generous heart go get plenty, and person wey dey refresh oda people, dem go refresh am too. ²⁶People dey curse person wey dey hold back grain, but blessing dey for di person wey dey sell am. ²⁷Person wey dey take im heart find good dey find favour, but person wey dey search for evil, evil go come meet am. ²⁸Person wey dey trust im riches go fall, but di people wey dey correct go flourish like fresh green leaf. ²⁹Person wey dey bring wahala for im own family go inherit wind, and di foolish person go be servant to di person wey get wise heart. ³⁰Di fruit of di people wey dey correct na tree of life, and person wey dey win soul get wisdom. ³¹If dem dey pay di person wey dey correct for dis earth, how much more di wicked and di sinner!