Meaning
'Nuh trouble trouble till trouble trouble yuh' — don't go looking for trouble until trouble comes looking for you. Leave well enough alone and don't provoke problems that would otherwise leave you in peace, the proverb counsels: meddling with a quiet danger only wakes it against you. The wordplay of 'trouble' as both noun and verb drives home the lesson — stir up strife and it will turn on you — and it is offered as shrewd advice to keep still, mind your business, and not stir a hornet's nest at rest.
Examples
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Lowe di man an mind yuh business; nuh trouble trouble till trouble trouble yuh.
Leave the man alone and mind your business; don't provoke trouble needlessly.
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Everyting quiet, so nuh stir it up — nuh trouble trouble till trouble trouble yuh.
Everything's peaceful, so don't stir it up — let sleeping trouble lie.
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Him go poke di hornet nest; nuh trouble trouble till trouble trouble yuh.
He went and poked the hornet's nest; don't wake trouble that would leave you be.
Origin
Built on repetition of 'trouble' as both noun and verb: to 'trouble trouble' is to disturb the very thing that would otherwise not disturb you — a warning against provoking dormant danger.
How it’s used
A very common caution against meddling with problems that would otherwise leave you alone.