1Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ gblɔ be,
2“Vavã menya be esia nye nyateƒe,
3Togbɔ be anye ame ƒe didi be
4Eƒe nunya de to, eƒe ŋusẽ keke ta,
5Emli towo ɖa gake womenya o
6Eʋuʋu anyigba le enɔƒe eye wòna
7Eƒoa nu na ɣe eye meklẽna o,
8Eya ɖekae keke dziƒowo me
9Eyae wɔ ɣletivi siwo woyɔna be,
10Ewɔ nu dzɔtsu siwo me dzodzro meli o
11Ne eva to ŋunye yi la, nyemate ŋu akpɔe o,
12Ne exɔ nu le ame si sesẽtɔe la,
13Mawu meɖoa asi eƒe dziku dzi o,
14“Eya ta aleke nye ya mate ŋu aɖe ɖeklemie?
15Togbɔ be nyemedze agɔ o hã la,
16Ne meyɔe eye wòtɔ nam gɔ̃ hã la,
17Atsɔ ahomya agbãm gudugudu
18Maɖe mɔ nam be magakpɔ gbɔdzɔe o,
19Ne ŋusẽ ƒe nya wònye la, kpɔ ɖa,
20Ne nyemeɖi fɔ o gɔ̃ hã la, nye nu abu fɔm,
21“Togbɔ be nyemeɖi fɔ o hã la,
22Wo katã le ɖeka eya ta megblɔ be,
23Ne ameƒoti he ku vɛ kpata la,
24Ne anyigba aɖe ge ɖe ame vɔ̃ɖi ƒe asi me la,
25“Nye ŋkekewo le du ɖim wu duƒula,
26Wozɔ mii va yi abe aƒlaʋuwo ene
27Ne megblɔ be, ‘Maŋlɔ nye konyifafa be
28ekema nye fukpekpewo katã doa ŋɔdzi nam
29Esi wobum fɔɖilae xoxo ɖe,
30Ne mele tsi kple tsiledzalẽ
31aganyrɔm ɖe anyiʋe me,
32“Menye amee wònye abe nye ene ne maɖo nya ŋu nɛ,
33Ne ame aɖe ɖe wòli aƒo nu le mía dome,
34ame si aɖe Mawu ƒe ameƒoti ɖa le ŋutinye,
35Ekema maƒo nu na eya amea mavɔmavɔ̃e,