Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Proverbs 27
1 No brag about tomorrow. You no know wetin go happen between now and then.
2 Allow other people praise you; no praise yourself.
3 The weight of stone and sand no reach the trouble wey stupidity fit cause.
4 Anger na wicked thing and e fit destroy, but you no fit compare am with jealousy.
5 E better make you correct someone for public pass make you dey show him love in secret.
6 You fit trust wetin your friend dey say, even when e hurt you. But your enemy fit hurt you, even when dem dey act nice.
7 When you don bellefull, you no go take honey, but when you dey hungry, even bitter food dey taste sweet.
8 Anyone wey dey away from home be like bird wey dey away from hin nest.
9 Perfume and fragrant oils dey make you feel happy, but trouble dey scatter your peace of mind.
10 No forget your friend or your papa friend. If you dey for trouble, make you no ask relative for help; neighbor wey dey close fit help you pass relative wey dey far away.
11 My pikin, be wise, and I go dey happy; I go get answer for everyone wey attack me.
12 People wey get sense go see trouble dey come and dem go avoid am, but person wey no get sense go waka go inside am and regret am later.
13 When you do business with stranger, take something from him and any other foreigners to make sure say he go pay you.
14 No wake up your neighbor early in the morning with shout of Good morning! Dem go treat am like curse, no be blessing.
15 Wife wey dey complain be like water wey no dey stop to dey drip for rainy day.
16 To try stop her go just be like say person dey try stop wind or try hold oil inside hand.
17 Friends dey learn from one another, just like iron dey sharpen iron.
18 Take care of fig tree and you go get figs to chop. Servants wey take care of their master go receive honor.
19 Na your own face you see wey dey show for water and na your own self you dey see for your heart.
20 Wetin human want be like world of the dead - room dey always dey for more.
21 Fire dey make gold and silver pure; na the same way the praise wey people give you dey test you.
22 Even if you dey beat fools until dem don almost die, you still no fit beat their foolishness commot from them.
23 Make you dey take care of your sheep and cattle the best way you fit do,
24 Because wealth and nations no dey last forever.
25 Cut the hay, and new grass go grow. Then gather the new plants wey grow on top hills.
26 You fit make cloth from the wool of your sheep and you fit buy land with the money wey you get as you dey sell some of your goats.
27 The rest of the goats go provide milk for you and your family, and for your servants too