Job
30 “Pipul dɛn we a big pas de laf mi;
Pipul dɛn we a nɔ fɔ dɔn gri
Fɔ lɛ dɛn papa dɛn de togɛda wit mi dɔg dɛn
We de gayd mi ship dɛn.
2 Us bɛnifit dɛn trɛnk bin gɛt to mi?
Dɛn pawa dɔn dɔn.
3 Po ɛn angri dɔn mek dɛn wik;
Dɛn de cham cham di dray grɔn
We bin dɔn ɔlrɛdi pwɛl bad bad wan.
4 Dɛn de pik sɔl lif na bush;
Na brum plant in rut dɛn de it.
5 Dɛn dɔn drɛb dɛn na di eria usay dɛn de;
Pipul dɛn de ala pan dɛn lɛk aw dɛn de ala pan tifman.
6 Dɛn de liv dɔŋ di vali,
Insay ol dɛn na grɔn ɛn insay rɔk dɛn.
7 Dɛn de kray na bush,
Ɛn dɛn gɛda togɛda usay chukchuk dɛn de.
8 Dɛn dɔn drɛb* dɛn kɔmɔt na di land,
Lɛk pikin dɛn we dɛn papa dɛn nɔ gɛt sɛns ɛn dɛn nɔ gɛt nem.
9 Bɔt naw dɛn de provok mi ivin we dɛn de siŋ;
A dɔn bi pɔsin we dɛn de laf.
10 Dɛn et mi, ɛn dɛn nɔ de kam nia mi;
Dɛn nɔ de fred fɔ pit na mi fes.
11 Dɛn nɔ de fred fɔ du natin bifo mi
Bikɔs Gɔd dɔn mek a wik, ɛn i mek a ɔmbul.
12 Bɔku pipul dɛn kam fɔ atak mi frɔm mi raytan;
Dɛn mek a rɔn,
Ɛn dɛn put tin dɛn na rod fɔ dɔnawe wit mi.
14 Dɛn kam lɛk se dɛn pas tru wan big ol na wɔl;
Dɛn kam pan ɔl we prɔblɛm de.
15 A de fred pasmak;
Mi rɛspɛkt de go lɛk briz,
Ɛn di op we a bin gɛt fɔ sev bin lɔs lɛk klawd.
16 Naw mi layf de lɛf mi;
Ɛn bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn de mit mi.
17 Pen de chuk mi bon dɛn na nɛt;
Di pen nɔ de ɛva stɔp.
18 Mi prɔblɛm dɛn dɔn twis mi klos;
Dɛn de chok mi lɛk tayt kɔla.
19 Gɔd dɔn trowe mi na pɔtɔpɔtɔ;
A dɔn tɔn to dɔst ɛn ashis.
20 A kray to yu fɔ ɛp, bɔt yu nɔ ansa mi;
A tinap, bɔt yu jɔs wach mi.
21 Yu dɔn tɔn pan mi bad bad wan;
Yu yuz ɔl di pawa na yu an fɔ atak mi.
22 Yu tot mi ɛn kɛr mi go wit di briz;
Dɔn yu mek big big briz jɔs de kɛr mi go.
23 A no se yu go mek a day,
Ɛn a go go na di os usay ɔlman we de alayv gɛt fɔ mit-ɔp.
24 Bɔt nɔbɔdi nɔ go dɔnawe wit pɔsin we in at pwɛl
We i de kray fɔ ɛp di tɛm we i gɛt prɔblɛm.
25 A nɔ dɔn kray fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt prɔblɛm?
Mi at nɔ dɔn pwɛl fɔ di po wan dɛn?
26 Pan ɔl we a bin de op fɔ gud, na bad tin apin;
A bin de op fɔ layt, bɔt na daknɛs kam.
27 Mi bɛlɛ nɔ de stɔp fɔ twis;
Bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn de mit mi.
28 A de waka mi at pwɛl; san nɔ de kɔmɔt.
A grap usay pipul dɛn de ɛn kray fɔ ɛp.
29 A dɔn tɔn jakal* dɛn brɔda
Ɛn padi to ɔstrich in galpikin dɛn.
30 Mi skin dɔn blak ɛn de pil pil;
Hit* de bɔn mi bon dɛn.
31 Mi ap jɔs de fɔ pwɛlat,
Ɛn mi flut de fɔ kray.