Sirach we de na di wɔl
22: 1 Dɛn kin kɔmpia pɔsin we les to dɔti ston, ɛn ɔlman go his
am aut fɔ mek i shem.
22: 2 Dɛn kin kɔmpia pɔsin we les to dɔti we de na dɔti
tek am op go shek in an.
22: 3 Pɔsin we dɛn de mɛn bad, na in papa we bɔn am, nɔ rɛspɛkt am, ɛn a
[fulish] gyal pikin de bɔn fɔ in lɔs.
22: 4 Gɛt we gɛt sɛns go gi in man prɔpati, bɔt i go gi am prɔpati to in man
liv dishonestly na in papa in heviness.
22: 5 Pɔsin we gɛt maynd nɔ de rɛspɛkt in papa ɛn in man, bɔt dɛn
dɛn ɔl tu go disgres am.
22: 6 Wan stori we nɔ de insay di sizin, tan lɛk myuzik we pɔsin de kray, bɔt i gɛt strɛp ɛn
fɔ kɔrɛkt di sɛns nɔ kin ɛva kɔmɔt na di tɛm.
22: 7 Ɛnibɔdi we de tich fulish pɔsin tan lɛk pɔsin we de glu pɔt togɛda, ɛn i tan lɛk
di wan we de wek pɔsin frɔm gud slip.
22: 8 Ɛnibɔdi we de tɛl pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns, de tɔk to pɔsin we i de slip
dɔn tɛl in stori, i go se, Wetin na di prɔblɛm?
22: 9 If pikin dɛn liv ɔnɛs wan, ɛn dɛn gɛt mɔni, dɛn fɔ kɔba di
di we aw dɛn mama ɛn papa dɛn de bisin bɔt dɛnsɛf.
22: 10 Bɔt pikin dɛn we prawd, bikɔs dɛn nɔ lɛk dɛn ɛn dɛn nɔ de kia fɔ dɛn
stain di nobiliti fɔ dɛn fambul dɛn.
22: 11 Una kray fɔ di wan we dɔn day, bikɔs i dɔn lɔs di layt, ɛn kray fɔ di pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns.
bikɔs i nɔ gɛt sɛns, i nɔ kray fɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn day, bikɔs i nɔ de kray
de rɛst, bɔt di pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns in layf wɔs pas day.
22: 12 Mɔtalman kray fɔ sɛvin dez fɔ di wan we dɔn day; bɔt fɔ pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns ɛn fɔ wan
man we nɔ de fred Gɔd ɔl in layf.
22: 13 Nɔ tɔk bɔku wit pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns, ɛn nɔ go to pɔsin we nɔ ɔndastand.
tek tɛm wit am, so dat yu nɔ go gɛt prɔblɛm, ɛn yu nɔ go dɔti ɛnitɛm
wit in fulish tin dɛn: kɔmɔt nia am, ɛn yu go gɛt rɛst, ɛn nɔ ɛva
bi disquieted wit madness.
22: 14 Wetin ebi pas lid? ɛn wetin na in nem pas pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns?
22: 15 San, sɔl, ɛn bɔku bɔku ayɛn, izi fɔ bia pas mɔtalman
we nɔ ɔndastand.
22:16 Jɔs lɛk aw dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ lus tik we dɛn tay ɛn tay togɛda na bildin
shek: so di at we dɛn advays bay advays go fred
nɔto ɛni tɛm.
22: 17 Hat we de tink bɔt ɔndastandin tan lɛk fɔ ple fayn fayn wan
na di wɔl na wan galari.
22: 18 Pales we dɛn put na ay ples nɔ go ɛva tinap agens di briz, so a
at we de fred insay di imajineshɔn fɔ fulman nɔ go ebul fɔ tinap agens ɛni wan
fred.
22: 19 Ɛnibɔdi we chuk in yay go mek kray wata, ɛn ɛnibɔdi we de chuk in yay
di at mek am fɔ sho se i no.
22: 20 Ɛnibɔdi we trowe ston pan bɔd dɛn, de kɔt dɛn
i de kɔs in padi i de brok padi biznɛs.
22: 21 Pan ɔl we yu pul sɔd pan yu padi, nɔ pwɛl at, bikɔs na de
kin bi fɔ kam bak [fɔ fav.]
22: 22 If yu opin yu mɔt agens yu padi, nɔ fred; bikɔs na de
kin bi rikɔnsilieshɔn: pas fɔ kɔs, ɔ prawd, ɔ fɔ mek pipul dɛn no bɔt sɔntin
fɔ sikrit, ɔ wan wund we trɛtin, bikɔs na fɔ dɛn tin ya ɔlman na padi
go kɔmɔt de.
22: 23 Bi fetful to yu neba we i po, so dat yu go gladi fɔ am
in prɔsperiti: una kɔntinyu fɔ de wit am di tɛm we i gɛt prɔblɛm, dat
yu kin bi ɛri wit am insay in ɛritij: bikɔs i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ prɔpati
ɔltɛm fɔ mek dɛn nɔ tek am se natin: ɔ di jɛntriman we ful fɔ gɛt insay
admireshɔn.
22: 24 Jɔs lɛk aw faya ɛn smok we de kɔmɔt na faya de go bifo faya; so i de provok am
bifo blɔd.
22: 25 A nɔ go shem fɔ fɛt fɔ mi padi; ɛn a nɔ go ayd misɛf
frɔm am.
22: 26 If ɛni bad tin apin to mi, ɛnibɔdi we yɛri am go du am
una fɔ tek tɛm wit am.
22: 27 I go put wachman bifo mi mɔt, ɛn sil we de sho se a gɛt sɛns pan mi
lip dɛn, fɔ mek a nɔ fɔdɔm wantɛm wantɛm nia dɛn, ɛn fɔ mek mi tɔŋ pwɛl mi
nɔto?