Ɛkliziastis
9:1 Fɔ ɔl dɛn tin ya a bin de tink na mi at fɔ tɔk ɔl dis, se di
di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt, di wan dɛn we gɛt sɛns, ɛn di tin dɛn we dɛn de du, de na Gɔd in an
no ɔl wetin de bifo dɛn lɛk ɔ et.
9: 2 Ɔltin kin apin to ɔlman, na wan tin kin apin to di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt, ɛn
to di wan dɛn we wikɛd; to di wan dɛn we gud ɛn to di wan dɛn we klin, ɛn to di wan dɛn we nɔ klin; to am
di wan we de mek sakrifays, ɛn to di wan we nɔ de mek sakrifays
di pɔsin we de sin; ɛn ɛnibɔdi we de swɛ, tan lɛk di wan we de fred fɔ swɛ.
9: 3 Dis na bad tin pan ɔl di tin dɛn we dɛn de du ɔnda di san, we de de
na wan tin we apin to ɔlman: yɛs, mɔtalman pikin dɛn at ful-ɔp wit
bad, ɛn madnɛs de na dɛn at we dɛn de liv, ɛn afta dat dɛn
go to di wan dɛn we dɔn day.
9: 4 Ɛnibɔdi we jɔyn to ɔl di wan dɛn we gɛt layf gɛt op
dɔg bɛtɛ pas layɔn we dɔn day.
9: 5 Di wan dɛn we de alayv no se dɛn go day, bɔt di wan dɛn we dɔn day nɔ no ɛnibɔdi
tin, ɛn dɛn nɔ gɛt ɛni blɛsin igen; bikɔs di mɛmori fɔ dɛn na
fɔgɛt bɔt am.
9: 6 Dɛn lɔv, dɛn et, ɛn dɛn jɛlɔs dɔn dɔnawe naw;
ɛn dɛn nɔ gɛt pat igen sote go pan ɛnitin we dɛn du
ɔnda di san.
9: 7 Go, it yu bred wit gladi at, ɛn drink yu wayn wit gladi at
at; bikɔs Gɔd de gri wit wetin yu de du naw.
9: 8 Mek yu klos wayt ɔltɛm; ɛn lɛ yu ed nɔ gɛt ɔyl.
9: 9 Liv gladi wit di wɛf we yu lɛk ɔl di de dɛn we yu de liv in layf
yu fɔ natin, we i gi yu ɔnda di san, ɔl di tɛm we yu de
natin: bikɔs na dat na yu pat na dis layf, ɛn na yu wok we yu de du
yu de tek ɔnda di san.
9: 10 Ɛnitin we yu an want fɔ du, du am wit yu trɛnk; bikɔs nɔbɔdi nɔ de
wok, ɔ plan, ɔ no, ɔ sɛns, na di grev, usay yu de
goest.
9: 11 A go bak, a si ɔnda di san se di rɔn nɔ de fɔ di wan dɛn we de rɔn kwik kwik wan.
ɔ di fɛt fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt trɛnk, nɔto bred yet to di wan dɛn we gɛt sɛns, ɔ yet
jɛntri fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt sɛns, ɛn stil fayn to pipul dɛn we sabi du sɔntin; bɔt na tɛm
ɛn chans kin apin to dɛn ɔl.
9: 12 Mɔtalman nɔ no in tɛm, jɔs lɛk fish we dɛn kin tek insay wan
wikɛd nɛt, ɛn lɛk bɔd dɛn we dɛn kech na trap; na so di bɔy pikin dɛn de du
na pipul dɛn we trap insay bad tɛm, we i fɔdɔm pan dɛn wantɛm wantɛm.
9: 13 A dɔn si dis sɛns ɔnda di san, ɛn i tan lɛk se i big.
9: 14 Wan smɔl tɔŋ bin de, ɛn smɔl man dɛn bin de insay de; ɛn wan big wan kam
kiŋ agens am, ɛn kam rawnd am, ɛn bil big big wɔl dɛn fɔ fɛt am.
9: 15 Dɛn bin fɛn wan po man we gɛt sɛns insay de, ɛn i bin gɛt sɛns
bin sev di siti; bɔt stil nɔbɔdi nɔ mɛmba da sem po man de.
9: 16 Dɔn a se: “Sɛns bɛtɛ pas trɛnk, bɔt pan ɔl dat, di po man in yon.”
pipul dɛn nɔ de tek sɛns, ɛn dɛn nɔ de yɛri wetin i de tɔk.
9: 17 Dɛn kin yɛri di wɔd dɛn we pipul dɛn we gɛt sɛns kin tɔk na kwayɛt wan pas di kray we pɔsin de kray
de rul bitwin pipul dɛn we nɔ gɛt sɛns.
9: 18 Waiz bɛtɛ pas wɛpɔn fɔ fɛt, bɔt wan pɔsin we de sin kin pwɛl bɔku tin
gud.