Provep 23:1-35
23 Taim yu sindaun na kaikai wantaim king,Yu mas skelim gut ol samting i stap long ai bilong yu;
2 Yu mas kontrolim yu yet*Sapos yu man bilong kaikai planti.
3 No ken laikim tumas long kisim ol gutpela kaikai bilong em,Nogut ol dispela kaikai i giamanim yu.
4 No ken pinisim strong bilong yu long kisim mani kago.+
Stop na kamapim pasin bilong kliagut long ol samting.*
5 Taim yu tromoi ai i go long mani kago, em i no stap moa,+Bikos em bai groim wing olsem bilong tarangau na flai i go pinis long skai.+
6 No ken kaikaim kaikai bilong man i no gat pasin bilong givim;No ken laikim tumas long kisim ol gutpela kaikai bilong em.
7 Bikos em i man bilong tingim tingim ol samting em i givim.
Em bai tokim yu olsem, “Yu kaikai na dring,” tasol tru tru em i no minim.*
8 Yu bai trautim ol kaikai em yu bin kaikaim,Na ol tok amamas yu bin mekim long em, bai i lus nating.
9 No ken toktok long yau bilong longlong man,+Bikos em bai sakim tru ol tok yu mekim bilong givim savetingting.+
10 No ken surikim mak bilong baundri i bin stap bipo yet,+O no ken abrusim mak na go long graun bilong ol pikinini i no gat papa.
11 Bikos Man Bilong Difendim* ol, em i strongpela man;Em bai sambai long ol na pait long yu.+
12 Long bel bilong yu, bihainim gut ol tok bilong skulim yu,*Na putim gut yau long ol tok bilong givim save long yu.
13 No ken pasim yu yet long stretim* liklik boi.*+
Sapos yu paitim em long stik, em i no inap dai.
14 Yu mas paitim em long stik,Na long dispela pasin, yu bai kisim bek em long Matmat.*
15 Pikinini bilong mi, sapos savetingting i stap long bel bilong yu,Orait bel bilong mi yet bai amamas.+
16 Na insait tru bilong mi* bai amamasTaim lips bilong yu i autim ol tok i stret.
17 No ken larim bel bilong yu i mangal long pasin bilong ol sinman,+Tasol yu mas pret long Jehova long de olgeta,+
18 Sapos yu mekim olsem, i stap bilong yu long bihain bai gutpela,+Na ol samting yu bilip na wet long en bai kamap tru.
19 Pikinini bilong mi, putim gut yau na kamap man i gat savetingting,Na stiaim bel bilong yu i go long stretpela rot.
20 No ken stap namel long ol man i save dring planti wain tumas,+Na namel long ol man i save kaikai planti abus,+
21 Bikos man bilong dring spak na kaikai planti bai kamap rabisman,+Na man i save slip tumas bai werim ol pipia laplap.
22 Harim tok bilong papa bilong yu husat i bin kamapim yu,Na no ken luk daun long mama bilong yu bikos em i kamap lapun pinis.+
23 Baim* tok i tru na no ken salim,+Baim tu savetingting, tok bilong skulim yu* na pasin bilong kliagut long ol samting.+
24 Papa bilong pikinini i bihainim stretpela pasin, em bai amamas;Na man i papa bilong pikinini i gat savetingting, em bai belgut tru long dispela pikinini.
25 Papa na mama bilong yu bai belgut tru,Na meri i karim yu, em bai amamas.
26 Pikinini bilong mi, givim bel bilong yu long mi,Na ai bilong yu i ken amamas long lukim ol pasin bilong mi.+
27 Bikos pamukmeri i olsem wanpela hul i daun tru,Na meri nogut* i olsem wanpela hulwara i no op tumas.+
28 Em i save slip na wet i stap olsem wanpela stilman;+Em i mekim na namba bilong ol man i save giaman, i go antap.
29 Husat i save bel hevi? Husat i no save stap isi?
Husat i save tok pait? Husat i save komplein?
Husat i save kisim bagarap nating long skin? Na ai bilong husat i save ret?
30 Em ol man husat i save lusim bikpela haptaim long dring wain;+Em ol man husat i save painim* wain em ol i bin miksim.
31 No ken lukluk long retpela kala bilong wainTaim em i lait gut insait long kap na i go daun isi tasol long nek,
32 Bikos bihain em bai kaikaim man olsem snek i save kaikaim man,Na em i save kamapim posin olsem bilong wanpela posin snek.
33 Ai bilong yu bai lukim ol narakain samting,Na bel bilong yu bai autim olkain tok nogut.+
34 Na yu bai kamap olsem man i slip long namel bilong solwara,Olsem man i slip antap long mas bilong sip.
35 Na bai yu tok olsem: “Ol i paitim mi, tasol mi no pilim.*
Ol i paitim mi, tasol mi no bin save.
Wanem taim bai mi kirap long slip?+
Mi nidim wanpela moa dring.”*
Ol Futnot
^ O, “Putim naip long nek bilong yu yet.”
^ O ating, “Lusim pasin bilong ting yu kliagut long ol samting.”
^ Hib., “bel bilong em i no stap wantaim yu.”
^ Hib., “Man Bilong Kisim Bek.”
^ O, “pikinini; yangpela.”
^ Hib., “ol kidni bilong mi.”
^ O, “Kisim.”
^ O, “husat i bung bilong traim.”
^ O, “mi no bin pilim pen.”
^ O, “Mi bai go painim wanpela dring gen.”
