Proverbs 28

28 ¹Di wicked people dey run even when nobody dey chase dem, but di correct-and-holy people dey bold like lion. ²When land rebel, e dey get plenty rulers, but with man wey get understanding and knowledge, e dey stay steady. ³Poor man wey dey oppress di helpless people be like heavy rain wey dey pour but no leave any food. ⁴People wey abandon di law dey praise di wicked, but people wey dey keep di law dey fight against dem. ⁵Evil people no dey understand justice, but people wey dey seek our Papa dey understand am well-well. ⁶Poor man wey dey waka with clean heart better pass rich man wey dey bend for im ways. ⁷Anybody wey dey keep di law na pikin wey get understanding, but person wey dey follow chop-chop people dey shame im papa. ⁸Anybody wey dey add plenty to im wealth through interest and unjust gain dey gather am for person wey get kind heart give poor people. ⁹If anybody refuse to listen to di law, even im prayer na abomination. ¹⁰Anybody wey dey lead di upright people go astray for evil road go fall inside im own pit, but di people wey no get blame go inherit good things. ¹¹Rich man dey wise for im own eye, but poor man wey get understanding dey see through am. ¹²When di correct-and-holy people win, big glory dey, but when di wicked rise, people dey hide. ¹³Anybody wey dey hide im sins no go prosper, but anybody wey confess and turn comot from dem go find mercy. ¹⁴Blessing dey for person wey dey always fear God, but anybody wey harden im heart go fall inside wahala. ¹⁵Like lion wey dey roar or bear wey dey charge, na so wicked ruler over helpless people be. ¹⁶Ruler wey no get understanding na cruel oppressor, but anybody wey hate unjust gain go live long. ¹⁷Man wey guilt of shedding blood dey weigh down go run comot until e die; make nobody support am. ¹⁸Anybody wey dey waka with clean heart go dey safe, but anybody wey dey bend for im ways go fall sharp-sharp. ¹⁹Anybody wey dey work im land go get plenty food, but anybody wey dey chase empty things go get plenty poverty. ²⁰Faithful man go get plenty blessing, but anybody wey dey rush to get rich no go escape punishment. ²¹To dey take side no good, but for just one piece of bread man go do wrong. ²²Stingy man dey rush after wealth and e no know say poverty go catch am. ²³Anybody wey correct man go for di end find favour pass di one wey dey use im tongue flatter. ²⁴Anybody wey tief from im papa or mama and talk say, “E no be sin,” na companion to person wey dey destroy. ²⁵Greedy man dey cause fight, but anybody wey dey trust our Papa go prosper. ²⁶Anybody wey dey trust im own heart na foolish person, but anybody wey dey waka with wisdom go dey safe. ²⁷Anybody wey dey give poor people no go lack anything, but anybody wey close im eye for dem go collect plenty curse. ²⁸When di wicked rise, people dey hide, but when dem perish, di correct-and-holy people dey flourish.