Sirach we de na di wɔl
3: 1 Una pikin dɛn, lisin to mi papa, ɛn du am afta dat, so dat una go sef.
3: 2 PAPA GƆD dɔn gi di papa ɔnɔ pas di pikin dɛn, ɛn i dɔn gi am ɔnɔ
bin kɔnfɔm di pawa we di mama gɛt oba di bɔy pikin dɛn.
3: 3 Ɛnibɔdi we ɔnɔ in papa de mek fɔ pe fɔ in sin dɛn.
3: 4 Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we de ɔnɔ in mama tan lɛk pɔsin we de kip jɛntri.
3: 5 Ɛnibɔdi we ɔnɔ in papa go gladi fɔ in yon pikin dɛn; ɛn ustɛm
i mek in prea, dɛn go yɛri am.
3: 6 Ɛnibɔdi we ɔnɔ in papa go gɛt lɔng layf; ɛn di wan we de
fɔ obe Jiova go mek in mama kɔrej am.
3: 7 Ɛnibɔdi we de fred PAPA GƆD go ɔnɔ in papa ɛn du sav
to in mama ɛn papa, lɛk in masta.
3: 8 Ɔna yu papa ɛn yu mama bay wetin yu de tɔk ɛn wetin yu de du, so dat yu go gɛt blɛsin
kam pan yu frɔm dɛn.
3: 9 Di blɛsin we di papa de gi de mek pikin dɛn os tinap tranga wan; bɔt
di swɛ we di mama de swɛ de pul fawndeshɔn dɛn.
3: 10 Nɔ glori bikɔs yu nɔ rɛspɛkt yu papa; bikɔs yu papa nɔ gɛt wan rɛspɛkt
no glori nɔ de fɔ yu.
3: 11 Di glori we pɔsin gɛt, kɔmɔt frɔm di ɔnɔ we in papa gɛt; ɛn wan mama in
we pɔsin nɔ gɛt wan rɛspɛkt, na fɔ provok di pikin dɛn.
3: 12 Mi pikin, ɛp yu papa we i ol, ɛn nɔ mek i fil bad fɔ lɔng tɛm
de liv.
3: 13 If i nɔ ɔndastand, una peshɛnt wit am; ɛn disgres am
nɔto we yu gɛt ɔl yu trɛnk.
3: 14 Nɔbɔdi nɔ go fɔgɛt di we aw yu papa dɔn ɛp yu
sin dɛn go ad am fɔ bil yu.
3: 15 Di de we yu go sɔfa, dɛn go mɛmba am; yu sin dɛn bak
go mɛlt, lɛk di ays we de na di fayn wam wɛda.
3: 16 Ɛnibɔdi we lɛf in papa tan lɛk pɔsin we de tɔk bad bɔt Gɔd; ɛn di wan we vɛks
in mama dɔn swɛ: fɔ Gɔd.
3: 17 Mi pikin, go bifo wit yu biznɛs wit ɔmbul; so yu go lɛk yu
di wan we dɛn gri wit.
3: 18 Di mɔ yu big, na di mɔ yu go put yusɛf dɔŋ, ɛn yu go si
fav bifo di Masta.
3: 19 Bɔku pipul dɛn de na ay ples ɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt nem, bɔt pipul dɛn de no bɔt sikrit dɛn
di wan dɛn we ɔmbul.
3: 20 PAPA GƆD in pawa bɔku, ɛn di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt wan valyu de ɔnɔ am.
3: 21 Nɔ luk fɔ tin dɛn we at fɔ yu, nɔ luk fɔ di
tin dɛn we pas yu trɛnk.
3: 22 Bɔt wetin dɛn tɛl yu fɔ tink bɔt wit rɛspɛkt, bikɔs na so i bi
nɔ nid fɔ mek yu si wit yu yay di tin dɛn we de insay
sikrit.
3: 23 Una nɔ want fɔ no bɔt tin dɛn we nɔ impɔtant, bikɔs dɛn de sho mɔ tin dɛn
yu pas mɔtalman ɔndastand.
3: 24 Bɔku pipul dɛn de ful dɛn wit dɛn yon natin we dɛn de tink; ɛn wan bad tin we dɛn kin sɔprayz pan
dɔn pul dɛn jɔjmɛnt.
3: 25 If yu nɔ gɛt yay, yu nɔ go gɛt layt
dat yu nɔ gɛt am.
3: 26 Wan at we traŋa go du bad las las; ɛn di wan we lɛk denja
go day insay de.
3: 27 Pɔsin we gɛt traŋa at go ful-ɔp wit sɔri-at; ɛn di wikɛd man go
hip sin pan sin.
3: 28 We pɔsin de pɔnish pɔsin we prawd, no mɛrɛsin nɔ de; fɔ di plant we de
wikɛd tin dɔn tek rut insay am.
3: 29 Pɔsin we gɛt sɛns go ɔndastand parebul; ɛn wan yes we de pe atɛnshɔn
na di tin we pɔsin we gɛt sɛns want.
3:30 Wata go kil faya we de bɔn; ɛn fri-an de mek pɔsin fɔ pe fɔ sin dɛn.
3: 31 Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we de tɔn in bak pan gud tin, de mɛmba wetin go apin
afta dis tɛm; ɛn we i fɔdɔm, i go fɛn say fɔ stɔp am.