Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Proverbs 20
1 To dey drink too much go make you dey loud and foolish. E no make sense to get drunk.
2 Fear king wey dey vex as you go fear lion wey dey shout; to dey make him vex na suicide.
3 Any fool fit start arguments; the best thing na to stay out of them.
4 Farmer wey dey too lazy to farm him field for the right time no go get anything to harvest.
5 Wetin person dey think na like water for well wey deep, but person wey get understanding fit fetch them out.
6 Everyone dey talk about how loyal and faithful he dey, but just find someone wey really dey loyal and faithful!
7 Children get luck if dem get papa wey dey honest and dey do right thing.
8 King dey siddon for judgement and he dey know evil when he see am.
9 Shey anyone fit really talk say him conscience dey clear, say he don clear him sin?
10 God hate people wey dey use measurement wey no good.
11 Even pikin dey show wetin dem be by wetin dem do; you fit tell if dem dey honest and good.
12 God don give us eyes to dey see and he don give us ear to dey hear.
13 If you spend your time dey sleep, you go become poor. Use your time to dey work and you go get plenty to chop.
14 Customers dey always complain say the price too high, but then he go con go and brag about the bargain wey he get.
15 If you know wetin you dey talk about, you get something wey dey more valuable pass gold and jewels.
16 Anyone wey dey stupid enough to promise say he go pay the debt of a strangers, go get him own property wey dem go hold wey go guarantee the payment.
17 Anything wey you get by cheating, you fit enjoy am like food wey fine pass, but sooner or later e go be like a mouth wey sand full.
18 Get good advice and you go succeed; no dey try go battle without plan.
19 A gossip no fit keep secret. Keep away from people wey dey talk too much.
20 If you curse your parents, your life go end like a lamp wey go off inside dark.
21 The more e dey easy to get your wealth, na the less good wey e go do you.
22 Make you no take am on yourself say you go repay wrong. Trust in God and he go make am right.
23 God hate people wey dey use false scales and measurements.
24 God don determine our path; how person fit understand the direction wey him life dey take?
25 Think well before you promise offering to God. You fit regret am later.
26 A wise king go find out who dey do wrong, and he go punish him without mercy.
27 Na God give us mind and conscience; we no fit hide from ourselves.
28 A king go remain for power as long as him rule dey honest, just, and fair.
29 We dey admire the strength of the youth and we dey respect the grey hair of old.
30 Sometimes he dey take painful experience to make us change our ways.