Careless Talk, Tongue Wey Dey Heal
Most of am na about work, word, and wetin other people fit see. Hand wey dey work hard go rule, but laziness go end for forced labor; careless word dey stab, and lying tongue last only small time. For middle of dem, one quiet line: worry dey make heart heavy, but kind word dey lift am.
12 1Anybody wey love correction love knowledge, but person wey hate make dem correct am no get sense. 2Good man dey collect favour from our Papa, but e dey condemn di man wey dey plan bad-bad tin. 3Nobody fit stand strong through wickedness, but di root of di correct-and-holy person no go ever shake. 4Wife wey get good character na crown for her husband head, but di one wey dey bring shame be like rottenness for im bone. 5Di plan of di correct-and-holy people dey just, but di advice of di wicked people na deceit. 6Di word of di wicked people dey wait to shed blood, but di talk of di upright people dey rescue di innocent person. 7Dem go pull down di wicked people and dem no go dey again, but di house of di correct-and-holy person go stand. 8Dem dey praise person according to di good sense wey e get, but di one wey im mind twist, dem dey despise am. 9E better make you dey low and get servant pass make you dey do like big man and dey hungry. 10Di correct-and-holy person dey care for wetin im animal need, but even di mercy of di wicked person na wicked tin. 11Anybody wey dey work im land go get plenty food, but person wey dey chase useless tin no get sense. 12Di wicked people dey crave di property wey bad people thief, but di root of di correct-and-holy person dey bear fruit. 13Bad man dey enter trap through im sinful talk, but di correct-and-holy person dey escape from trouble. 14From di fruit of im mouth, person dey full with good-good tin, and di work of im hand dey come back to reward am. 15Di way of fool dey look correct for im own eye, but wise people dey listen to advice. 16Fool dey show im vex sharp-sharp, but sensible person dey close eye for insult. 17Anybody wey dey talk true dey give honest witness, but false witness dey talk lie. 18Careless word dey pierce like sword, but di tongue of wise person dey bring healing. 19Lip wey dey talk true go last forever, but tongue wey dey lie na small time e dey last. 20Deceit dey full di heart of people wey dey plan bad tin, but joy dey for people wey dey bring peace. 21No wahala dey catch di correct-and-holy person, but wicked people full with trouble. 22Lip wey dey lie na tin wey our Papa hate well-well, but people wey dey do faithful tin na im delight. 23Sensible person dey keep im knowledge for imself, but di heart of fool dey pour out foolishness. 24Hand wey dey work hard go rule, but laziness go end for forced labour. 25Worry dey press di heart down, but kind word dey make am happy. 26Di correct-and-holy person dey guide im neighbour, but di way of di wicked people dey carry dem go astray. 27Lazy person no dey roast di animal wey e catch, but hardworking person dey value wetin e get. 28For di path of correct-and-holy way, life dey there, and for dat road, death no dey.
