Proverbs 25

¹ Na more of Solomon proverbs dey for here, na the men for the court of King Hezekiah of Judah copy am.

² We honor God for the things wey he hide; we honor kings for wetin dem explain.

³ You no fit know wetin the king dey think; wetin he dey think pass us, like height of the sky or depth of the ocean.

⁴ Commot the impurities out of silver and the artist fit produce something wey fine.

⁵ Keep evil advisers away from the king and people go know him government for justice.

⁶ When you dey stand before the king, make you no try impress him and pretend to dey important.

⁷ E better make he ask you to take higher position pass make he tell them say make dem give your position to someone wey dey more important.

⁸ No dey too quick to go court about something wey you don see. If another witness later prove you wrong, wetin you go con do by that time?

⁹ If you and your neighbor dey get different opinion, make una settle am between unaselves and make una no discuss wetin another person tell una for secrets.

¹⁰ Anybody wey find out say una no fit keep secret no go ever trust or respect una again.

¹¹ To say right thing at the right time be like design of gold, wey dem set in silver.

¹² Warning wey experience person give someone wey wan listen dey more valuable pass gold ring or jewelry wey dem use gold wey fine pass make.

¹³ A reliable messenger dey refreshing to one wey send him, like cold water for hot day.

¹⁴ People wey promise things wey dem no fit give be like cloud and wind wey no dey bring rain.

¹⁵ With patience, you fit make anyone change their thinking, even a ruler. Gentle speech na very powerful thing.

¹⁶ Make you no chop honey pass as you need am; too much of am fit make you vomit.

¹⁷ Make you no dey visit your neighbors too much; dem fit get tired of you and dem fit con hate you.

¹⁸ To dey accuse wrongly fit kill like a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.

¹⁹ No dey depend on liars in time of trouble. E be like say you dey chop with bad teeth or you dey waka with cripple leg.

²⁰ To dey sing to the person wey no dey happy na like to dey remove him cloth for cold day or to dey rub salt for wound.

²¹ If your enemy dey hungry, feed them; if dem dey thirsty, give them water to drink.

²² You go make them feel pain of shame, and God go reward you.

²³ Gossip dey bring anger just as the wind wey dey blow from north dey bring rain.

²⁴ E better make you live on top the roof pass make you share the house with a wife wey dey complain.

²⁵ Finally, to dey hear good news from far land na like to dey drink cold water when you dey dry and thirsty.

²⁶ A good person wey no dey stand strong against evil dey remind you of springs wey don pollute or well wey get dirty.

²⁷ Too much honey dey bad for you, and naso e bad to dey always look for honor.

²⁸ If you no fit control your anger, you be like cities wey no get walls to protect them.