Proverbs Chapter 20

Shayo Na Bastard

1. Shayo na bastard, and ogogoro dey cos
   fight, any-pesin wey let dem make am waka
   miss-road na mumu.
2. Wen king para—e be like wen lion dey
   halla; any-pesin wey make am vex dey play
   wit hin life.
3. Na respect for man to stop fight—since
   any mugu fit start kwanta.
4. Lazy man no dey hustle for hin farm for di
   right season; so he go beg for harvest time,
   and he no go see shi-shi.
5. Di plan for man heart be like deep water,
   but man wey get understanding dey fetch am
   come out.
6. Most men dey tok beta tins about demsef,
   but who fit fyne faithful man?
7. Good man dey live clean life; hin pikin na
   blessings afta am.
8. King wey sidon for king-chair to judge
   dey scata everi evil wit hin eyes.
9. Who fit tok sey, “I don keep my heart
   clean; and I dey pure from sin”?
10. Weight wey no balance , and
    measurement wey no correct—both of dem be like tufiakwa for Baba-God.
11. Evensef, dem know small pikin wit how
    dem dey behave, whether hin behaviour dey
    pure or right.
12. Ears wey dey hear and eyes wey dey
    see—Baba-God nahin do di two of dem.
13. No love sleep, or you go poor las-las;
    wake up and you go get food burku.
14. “E no good, e no good!” Naso customer
    dey yarn, las-las dem go komot go dey make-
    mouth wit wetin dem don buy.
15. Gold and rubies burku, but lips wey dey
    tok knowledge na beta-tin.
16. Collect di cloth of pesin wey do
    guarantor for jjc; collect am as collateral, if
    he do am for strange woman.
17. Food wey man collect wit ojoro dey
    sweet for hin mouth, but las-las he go chop
    stone.
18. Plan dey stand wit good advice; na wit
    beta advice dem take dey fight war.
19. Tatafo dey cast secret; so no rub-mind
    wit pesin wey get sweet-mouth.
20. If pesin curse hin papa or mama, hin lamp
    go off for inside full darkness.
21. Inheritance wey pesin first-first rush
    collect—no go bring blessing las-las.
22. No tok sey, “I go do you back for di
    wrong tin wey you do!” Wait for Baba-God
    and he go save you.
23. Weight wey no balance na tufiakwa for
    Baba-God, and ojoro measurement no good.
24. Na Baba-God dey direct pesin waka.
    How you con fit understand your own way?
25. Na trap for pesin to rush make promise to
    Baba-God, con dey reason di promise later.
26. Wise king dey blow wicked pipo
    komot like chaff [from among good pipo],
    and go march dem wit tyres [to separate di
    chaff from di seeds].
27. Man spirit na Baba-God lamp; e dey
    torchlight inside di deep path of hin heart.
28. Mercy plus truth nahin dey keep king
    safe, and na wit soft- love he take dey keep
    hin king-chair.
29. Na strength be young men levels, and
    white hair nahin make senior-men fine.
30. Blow wey dey pain—dey clean evil, as
    flogging dey clean deep inside pesin heart.