Proverbs Chapter 13

Wise Pikin Dey Hear Hin Papa Word

1. Pikin wey get-sense dey hear wetin hin
   papa dey teach am, but mugu no dey listen wen dem dey correct am.
2. Na wetin man dey tok from hin lips nahin
   dey make am chop-life, but wicked pipo soul
   dey drink blood.
3. Any-pesin wey dey guard hin lips dey
   guard hin life, but any-pesin wey dey open
   hin mouth to tok anyhow go kpeme.
4. So lazy pesin no-fit get wetin hin soul want,
   but pesin wey dey hustle wella—go get-
   moni.
5. Good man hate lie-lie, but yeye dey smell
   follow badbelle pipo, and na disgrace dey
   wait for am.
6. Na goodness dey guard di man wey get
   beta character, but wickedness dey overthrow
   sinners.
7. One man dey form sey he get moni, but he
   no get shi-shi; anoda man dey form sey he
   poor, but he get moni well-well.
8. Rich man moni fit save hin life, but poor
   man no dey hear if dem threaten am.
9. Good man light dey shine well-well, but
   wicked man lamp go blow komot.
10. To feel-big only dey bring quarrel, but
    wisdom dey wit pipo wey dey hear advice
    well- well.
11. Mago-mago moni go fly komot, but any-
    pesin wey dey gada moni from hin
    hustle—dey make moni grow.
12. Hope wey fail—be like heart attack, but
    wen pesin get wetin he wish for—e be like
    tree of life.
13. Pesin wey fashi di word—go kpeme, but
    any-pesin wey respect wetin dem teach
    am—go succeed.
14. Wise man teaching na water of life—wey
    dey turn pesin komot from death trap.
15. Beta understanding dey win favour, but
    unfaithful pipo way na suffer-head.
16. Everi wise man dey do tins based-on
    wetin dem know, but swegbe dey always
    show sey e be ode.
17. Wicked messenger dey enta wahala, but
    messenger wey dem trust dey bring healing.
18. Poverty and shame go catch pesin wey
    fashi correction. But any-pesin wey hear
    correction go get levels.
19. Di soul dey happy wen
    he get wetin he wish for, but mumu pipo dey
    forbid to change from evil.
20. Pesin wey follow wise man waka—go
    wise, but kasala go burst for mumu pipo and
    dia padi.
21. Evil dey pursue sinners, but prosperity na di pay of pesin wey get clean-heart.
22. Good man dey leave properties for hin
    pikin-pikin, but sinners dey gada moni for
    good pipo.
23. Poor man farm fit produce plenty food,
    but e go turn to waste becos justice no dey.
24. Pesin wey no dey punish hin pikin no like
    di pikin, but pesin wey love hin pikin dey
    correct am sharp-sharp.
25. Good man dey chop sote dia heart go
    belleful, but badbelle pipo belle go empty.