Ɛkliziastis
4: 1 So a go bak, ɛn tink bɔt ɔl di bad we aw dɛn de mek pipul dɛn sɔfa
di san, ɛn si di wan dɛn we dɛn bin de mek sɔfa, ɛn dɛn nɔ bin gɛt natin, de kray
pɔsin we de kɔrej pɔsin; ɛn na di say we di wan dɛn we de mek dɛn sɔfa, pawa bin de; bɔt dɛn
nɔ bin gɛt ɛni kɔmfɔt.
4: 2 So a prez di wan dɛn we dɔn day pas di wan dɛn we de alayv
we stil de alayv.
4: 3 Yɛs, i bɛtɛ pas dɛn ɔl tu, we nɔ bin dɔn de yet ɛn we nɔ bin dɔn de
si di bad wok we dɛn de du ɔnda di san.
4: 4 A bin tink bak bɔt ɔl di prɔblɛm dɛn we a de du, ɛn ɔl di rayt wok we a de du, fɔ dis a
man kin jɛlɔs in neba. Dis na vaniti bak ɛn vexation of
spirit.
4: 5 Pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns kin fol in an ɛn it in yon bɔdi.
4: 6 Wan anful we kwayɛt bɛtɛ pas di tu an dɛn we ful-ɔp wit
travail ɛn vexation of spirit.
4: 7 Dɔn a go bak, ɛn a si natin ɔnda di san.
4: 8 Wan de nɔmɔ, ɛn sɛkɔn nɔ de; yes, i nɔ gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn
pikin ɔ brɔda: bɔt ɔl in wok nɔ de dɔn; ɛn nɔto in yon
ay we satisfay wit jɛntri; ɛn i nɔ se, ‘Fɔ udat a de wok tranga wan ɛn
bereave mi sol of gud? Dis na vaniti bak, yes, na sore travail.
4: 9 Tu pipul dɛn bɛtɛ pas wan; bikɔs dɛn gɛt gud blɛsin fɔ dɛn
wok.
4: 10 If dɛn fɔdɔm, di pɔsin go es in kɔmpin es, bɔt i go sɔri fɔ di wan
na in wangren we i fɔdɔm; bikɔs i nɔ gɛt ɔda pɔsin fɔ ɛp am fɔ grap.
4: 11 Igen, if tu pipul dɛn ledɔm togɛda, dat min se dɛn gɛt wam, bɔt aw pɔsin go wam
wangren?
4: 12 If pɔsin win am, tu pipul dɛn go tinap fɔ am; ɛn wan we gɛt tri pat
di kɔd nɔ kin brok kwik kwik wan.
4: 13 Pikin we po ɛn we gɛt sɛns bɛtɛ pas kiŋ we ol ɛn we nɔ gɛt sɛns, we want
nɔ fɔ advays dɛn igen.
4: 14 I kɔmɔt na prizin fɔ bi kiŋ; bɔt di wan we dɛn bɔn insay
in kiŋdɔm kin po.
4: 15 A tink bɔt ɔl di wan dɛn we gɛt layf we de waka ɔnda di san, wit di sɛkɔn wan
pikin we go tinap fɔ in ples.
4: 16 Ɔl di pipul dɛn nɔ gɛt ɛnd, ivin ɔl di wan dɛn we bin dɔn de bifo
dɛn: di wan dɛn we de kam afta dat nɔ go gladi fɔ am. Fɔ tru, dis
bak na fɔ natin ɛn fɔ mek pɔsin vɛks pan spirit.