23Proverbs 23

1¶ Taim yu sindaun bilong kaikai wantaim hetman, tingim na skelim gut wanem samting i stap long ai bilong yu.Select Proverbs 23:1

2Na putim naip long nek bilong yu, sapos yu stap man i laik kaikai planti.Select Proverbs 23:2

3No ken gat laik long ol naispela kaikai bilong em. Long wanem, ol i kaikai i pulap long giaman.Select Proverbs 23:3

4¶ No ken hatwok bilong kamap maniman. Lusim bilip long save tru bilong yu yet.Select Proverbs 23:4

5Ating yu laik putim tupela ai bilong yu long dispela samting i no stap, a? Long wanem, tru tumas, ol planti mani samting i wokim ol wing bilong ol yet. Ol i flai i go olsem igal i go long heven.Select Proverbs 23:5

6¶ Yu no ken kaikai bret bilong em husat i gat ai bilong pasin nogut, na tu yu no ken gat laik long ol naispela kaikai bilong em.Select Proverbs 23:6

7Long wanem, olsem em i tingting long bel bilong em, em i stap olsem tasol. Kaikai na dring, em i tokim yu. Tasol bel bilong em i no stap wantaim yu.Select Proverbs 23:7

8Dispela hap kaikai yu bin kaikai bai yu trautim, na ol switpela toktok bilong yu bai lus.Select Proverbs 23:8

9¶ No ken toktok long tupela ia bilong krankiman. Long wanem, em bai tingim save tru bilong ol toktok bilong yu i samting nating.Select Proverbs 23:9

10¶ No ken rausim olpela mak bilong graun. Na no ken go long ol bikpela gaden bilong ol pikinini i no gat papa.Select Proverbs 23:10

11Long wanem, man bilong baim bek ol em i strongpela. Em bai toktok wantaim strongpela askim long sait bilong wari bilong ol wantaim yu.Select Proverbs 23:11

12¶ Putim bel bilong yu i go long tok skul, na tupela ia bilong yu i go long ol toktok bilong save.Select Proverbs 23:12

13No ken holim bek stretim long pikinini. Long wanem, sapos yu paitim em long kanda, em bai i no inap dai.Select Proverbs 23:13

14Yu bai paitim em long kanda, na yu bai kisim bek tewel bilong em long hel.Select Proverbs 23:14

15Pikinini man bilong mi, sapos bel bilong yu i gat save tru, bel bilong mi bai wokim amamas tru, yes, bilong mi.Select Proverbs 23:15

16Yes, stia bilong bel bilong mi bai wokim amamas tru, taim maus bilong yu i autim ol stretpela samting.Select Proverbs 23:16

17¶ No ken larim bel bilong yu mangalim ol sinman. Tasol yu mas stap long pret long BIKPELA long olgeta hap bilong de.Select Proverbs 23:17

18Long wanem, tru tumas, i gat wanpela pinis. Na strongpela hop bilong yu ol bai i no inap rausim olgeta.Select Proverbs 23:18

19¶ Yu harim, pikinini man bilong mi, na stap saveman, na stiaim bel bilong yu long rot.Select Proverbs 23:19

20No ken stap namel long ol man i dringim planti wain, namel long ol wailman i kaikai planti mit.Select Proverbs 23:20

21Long wanem, man bilong spak na man bilong kaikai planti tumas bai kamap rabisman. Na ai i laik slip bai pasim man long ol klos i bruk.Select Proverbs 23:21

22Harim long papa bilong yu husat i kamapim yu, na no ken tingim mama bilong yu i samting nating taim em i lapun.Select Proverbs 23:22

23Baim tok tru, na no ken salim. Na tu baim save tru, na tok skul, na gutpela save.Select Proverbs 23:23

24Papa bilong stretpela man bai wokim bikpela amamas tru. Na em husat i kamapim pikinini i saveman bai gat amamas tru long em.Select Proverbs 23:24

25Papa bilong yu na mama bilong yu bai amamas, na meri husat i karim yu bai wokim amamas tru.Select Proverbs 23:25

26Pikinini man bilong mi, givim mi bel bilong yu, na larim tupela ai bilong yu lukluk gut long ol rot bilong mi.Select Proverbs 23:26

27Long wanem, pamuk meri em i baret i dip tru. Na narakain meri em i bikpela hul i no gat bikpela brait.Select Proverbs 23:27

28Na tu em i wet hait olsem em i painim prais bilong pait, na mekim ol man bilong kalapim lo i kamap planti moa namel long ol man.Select Proverbs 23:28

29¶ Husat i gat bikpela hevi? Husat i gat bel hevi? Husat i gat ol pait? Husat i gat toktok nating? Husat i gat ol bagarap em i kisim nating? Husat i gat ol retpela ai?Select Proverbs 23:29

30Em ol husat i stap yet long wain, ol husat i go bilong painim wain ol i abusim.Select Proverbs 23:30

31Yu no ken lukluk long wain taim em i retpela, taim em i givim kala bilong en insait long kap, taim em i muvim em yet nabaut.Select Proverbs 23:31

32Long pinis bilong en em i kaikaim yu olsem snek, na em i givim pen olsem snek i gat marasin nogut.Select Proverbs 23:32

33Tupela ai bilong yu bai lukim narakain meri, na bel bilong yu bai autim ol tok paul.Select Proverbs 23:33

34Yes, yu bai stap olsem em husat i slipim bodi namel long solwara, o olsem em husat i slip antap long mas bilong sip.Select Proverbs 23:34

35Ol i bin paitim mi, yu bai tok, na mi no bin sik. Ol i bin paitim paitim mi, na mi no bin pilim. Wanem taim bai mi kirap? Bai mi painim dispela gen tasol.Select Proverbs 23:35