Hope Wey Dem Delay, Wish Wey Come True
Money and hunger for things run pass inside am, from to form rich when you no get anything, to fraud wey dey reduce while slow saving dey grow. E still call the pain of waiting by name, because hope wey delay dey make heart sick. Friends matter: waka with wise people and you go become wise.
13 1Pikin wey get sense dey hear di correction wey im papa dey give am, but person wey dey do yeye no dey listen when dem talk true word give am. 2From di fruit wey person mouth dey produce, e dey chop better things, but wetin di wicked people belle want na violence. 3Person wey dey guard im mouth dey protect im life, but person wey dey open im mouth anyhow go spoil. 4Lazy person dey crave but e no dey get anything, but di belle of person wey dey work hard go full well well. 5Person wey get correct-and-holy way dey hate lie, but di wicked person dey bring shame and disgrace. 6Correct-and-holy way dey guard person wey im road no get blame, but wickedness dey throway person wey dey sin. 7One person dey pretend say e rich, but e no get anything; anoda one dey pretend say e poor, but e get plenty money. 8Person im wealth fit ransom im life, but poor person no dey hear any threat. 9Di light of di person wey get correct-and-holy way dey shine with joy, but dem go quench di lamp of di wicked person. 10Pride no dey born anything except quarrel, but wisdom dey with people wey dey find advice. 11Wealth wey person gather by cheating go dey waste away, but person wey dey gather small small go make am grow. 12Hope wey dem delay dey make heart sick, but wish wey come true na tree of life. 13Person wey dey despise di word dey bring destruction on imself, but person wey dey respect di commandment go get reward. 14Di teaching of person wey get sense na spring of life, wey dey turn person comot from di trap of death. 15Good sense dey win favour, but di road of di wicked people na wetin dey spoil dem. 16Every wise person dey act with knowledge, but foolish person dey show im foolishness anyhow. 17Wicked messenger dey fall inside trouble, but faithful messenger dey bring healing. 18Poverty and shame dey come to person wey no dey hear correction, but person wey dey listen when dem correct am go get honour. 19Wish wey come true sweet for soul, but to turn comot from evil na abomination to foolish people. 20Person wey dey waka with wise people go wise, but person wey dey follow foolish people go suffer harm. 21Wahala dey chase people wey dey sin, but good things dey reward people wey get correct-and-holy way. 22Good person dey leave inheritance for im grandchildren, but di wealth of person wey dey sin dem dey keep am for person wey get correct-and-holy way. 23Di farm wey poor people never plough fit produce plenty food, but dem dey sweep am comot because justice no dey. 24Person wey dey hold back di cane dey hate im pikin, but person wey love am dey ready to correct am. 25Person wey get correct-and-holy way dey chop until im belle full, but di belle of di wicked person dey hungry.
