Proverbs 19:1-29

  • Wei for minim samting savve daonem kros (11)

  • Waef wea raoa evritaem hem olsem ruf wea gohed leak (13)

  • Waef wea wise hem present from Jehovah (14)

  • Disciplinem pikinini taem chance stap yet (18)

  • Hem wise for lisin lo kaonsel (20)

19  Hem beta for man hem poor and wakabaot followim faithful fasin+Winim for man stupid and savve laea.+  2  Man* wea no garem knowledge hem nogud,+And man wea no tingting gud bifor hem duim samting* hem duim sin.  3  Karangge wei blo man seleva nao leadim hem go rong,And heart blo hem kros fogud lo Jehovah.  4  Man wea rich garem staka fren,Bat man wea poor nomata fren blo hem tu bae lusim hem.+  5  False witness bae no misstim panis,+And man wea evriting hem talem hem laea bae no savve ranawe.+  6  Staka laek for mekem bigman* hapi lo olketa,And evriwan laek fren witim man wea savve givim olketa present.  7  Evri brata blo poor man heitim hem.+ And olketa fren blo hem heitim hem go moa!+ Hem begim olketa for help, bat no eniwan laek lisin lo hem.  8  Eniwan wea waka hard for garem gud tingting* hem lovem hemseleva.+ Eniwan wea tinghae lo wei for luksavve bae succeed.*+  9  False witness bae no misstim panis,And man wea evriting hem talem hem laea bae finis.+ 10  Hem no fit for karangge man garem gud laef. Sapos olsem hem no fit tu for wanfala servant for rul ovarem olketa ruler!+ 11  Wei for minim samting savve helpem man for daonem kros blo hem,+And pipol bae tinghae lo hem sapos hem no tingim* rong samting* wea samwan duim lo hem.+ 12  Kros blo king hem olsem lion* wea singaot big,+Bat hapi blo hem olsem dew antap lo grass. 13  Wanfala stupid son hem kos trabol for dadi blo hem,+And wanfala waef wea savve raoa evritaem* hem olsem ruf wea gohed for leak.+ 14  Haos and riches man savve inheritim from dadi blo hem,Bat wanfala waef wea wise hem present from Jehovah.+ 15  Lesy bon hem laek sleep olowe nomoa,And man wea lesy bae hangere.+ 16  Man wea obeyim komandment protectim laef blo hem.+ Man wea nating kea abaotem olketa samting wea hem duim bae dae.+ 17  Samwan wea kaen lo man nating hem givim samting lo Jehovah,+And Hem bae rewardim hem for samting wea hem duim.+ 18  Disciplinem son blo iu taem chance stap yet,+And iu bae no guilty for dae blo hem.*+ 19  Man wea savve kros kwiktaem bae faendem ansa blo hem. Sapos iu trae for helpem hem, bae iu mas duim datwan staka taem.+ 20  Lisin lo kaonsel and acceptim discipline,+Mekem iu kamap wise lo future blo iu.+ 21  Heart blo man garem staka plan,Bat purpose blo Jehovah nao bae hem win.+ 22  Samting wea luk naes tumas taem man garem nao hem loyal love.*+ And hem beta for man hem poor winim for hem wanfala konman. 23  Wei for fraet lo Jehovah bae lead go for laef.+ Man wea garem datfala wei bae sleep gud, and no eniting bae spoelem hem.+ 24  Lesy bon putim go daon hand blo hem insaed lo dish kaikai,Bat nomata for apim bak hand blo hem lo mouth blo hem+ nomoa tu. 25  Whipim man wea savve tok spoelem narawan+ mekem man wea no garem experience savve kamap wise,+And stretem man wea garem wei for minim samting mekem knowledge blo hem kamap big.+ 26  Son wea treatim nogud dadi blo hem and ronem mami blo hemHem duim shameful samting and pipol no respectim hem.+ 27  Son blo mi, sapos iu no gohed lisin lo discipline,Bae iu go difren from olketa wise toktok. 28  Wanfala nogud witness hem tok spoelem justice,+And mouth blo wicked man hem swallom wicked samting.+ 29  Judgment hem stap for olketa wea tok spoelem narawan,+And whip hem for baksaed blo olketa stupid wan.+

Olketa footnote

^ Hebrew word, Neʹphesh. Lukim “Nephesh” lo Dictionary.
^ Lit., “foot blo hem kwiktaem duim samting.”
^ Or, “man wea kaen for.”
^ Lit., “faendem gud samting.”
^ Lit., “wise heart.”
^ Lit., “go pasim.”
^ Or, “mistek.”
^ Or, “young lion.”
^ Or, “toktok tumas.”
^ Or, “laekem for hem dae.”
^ Lukim “Loyal love” lo Dictionary.