Proverbs 14

14 ¹Di woman wey get sense pass dey build her house, but foolishness dey use im own hand tear hers down. ²Anybody wey dey waka for straight way dey fear our Papa, but di person wey im way crooked dey look am down. ³Di mouth of foolish person na cane for im own pride, but di lips of people wey get sense dey protect dem. ⁴Wia no cow dey, di feeding-place dey clean, but plenty harvest dey come through di strength of cow. ⁵Witness wey you fit trust no dey lie, but false witness dey breathe out lie-lie. ⁶Person wey dey mock dey look for wisdom but e no dey find am, but knowledge dey come easy for person wey dey understand tin. ⁷Comot from foolish person, because you no go find any knowledge for im lips. ⁸Di wisdom of person wey dey wise na to understand im own way, but di foolishness of foolish people na deceive-deceive. ⁹Foolish people dey laugh di guilt offering, but for among people wey dey straight, favor dey. ¹⁰Di heart sabi im own bitterness, and no stranger fit share for im joy. ¹¹Di house of wicked person go scatter, but di tent of people wey dey straight go flourish. ¹²One way dey wey dey look like say e correct for person, but wia e dey end na di way of death. ¹³Even wen person dey laugh, di heart fit dey pain, and di end of joy fit be sorrow. ¹⁴Di person wey im heart don backslide go chop belleful of di fruit of im ways, and good person go chop di fruit of im own. ¹⁵Person wey no get sense dey believe anytin, but wise person dey think well about im steps. ¹⁶Wise person dey fear and dey run comot from bad tin, but foolish person dey do anyhow and dey feel say im too sabi. ¹⁷Person wey dey vex quick-quick dey do foolish tin, and person wey dey plan bad scheme, dem dey hate am. ¹⁸People wey no get sense dey inherit foolishness, but wise people dey wear knowledge like crown. ¹⁹Bad people go bow down for front of good people, and wicked people go bow for di gates of people wey dey correct-and-holy way. ²⁰Even im neighbor dem dey avoid poor person, but rich person get plenty friend. ²¹Anybody wey dey look im neighbor down dey commit sin, but blessing dey for di person wey dey do kind tin to poor people. ²²Abi people wey dey plan bad tin no dey go astray? But Covenant love and faithfulness dey for people wey dey plan good tin. ²³For all hard work, profit dey, but ordinary mouth-talk dey lead only to poverty. ²⁴Di crown of wise people na dem wealth, but di foolishness of foolish people dey born only foolishness. ²⁵Witness wey dey talk true dey save life, but person wey dey breathe out lie-lie na betrayer. ²⁶For di fear of our Papa, strong confidence dey, and im children go get place to hide. ²⁷Di fear of our Papa na fountain of life, wey dey turn person comot from di traps of death. ²⁸Plenty people na di glory of king, but if people no dey, prince go scatter. ²⁹Anybody wey dey slow to vex get plenty understanding, but hot temper dey lift foolishness up. ³⁰Heart wey dey calm dey give life to di body, but jealousy dey rotten di bone. ³¹Anybody wey dey oppress poor person dey insult our Papa, wey be dem Maker, but anybody wey dey do kind tin to needy person dey honor am. ^a a v31 To do poor person bad na to insult di Papa wey make dem — every needy person dey carry di dignity of im handiwork. ³²Wicked people, na dem own evil dey bring dem down, but people wey dey correct-and-holy way go find place to hide even for death. ³³Wisdom dey rest for di heart of person wey dey understand tin, but even for among foolish people, e dey make imsef known. ³⁴Correct-and-holy way dey lift nation up, but sin na disgrace to any people. ³⁵Di favor of king dey rest on servant wey get sense, but im anger dey fall on person wey dey do shameful tin.