1Ipapo Erifazi muTemani akapindura akati:
2“Ko, munhu akachenjera angapindura zvisina njere here,
3Ko, angakakavara namashoko asina maturo,
4Asi unotorwisa umwari
5Chivi chako chinorunzira muromo wako;
6Muromo wako pachako ndiwo unokupa mhosva, kwete wangu,
7“Ko, ndiwe munhu wakatanga kuzvarwa here?
8Unoteererawo here panokurukurwa mazano aMwari?
9Chiiko chaunoziva chatisingazivi isu?
10Vane bvudzi rakachena navatana vakwegura vari kudivi redu,
11Ko, kunyaradza kwaMwari hakuna kukukwanira here,
12Ko, mwoyo wako wakurasireiko,
13zvokuti unoitira Mwari hasha
14“Munhu chiiko, zvokuti angava akanaka,
15Kana Mwari akasavimba navatsvene vake,
16ko, kuzoti munhu, ane uori
17“Nditeerere ndigokutsanangurira;
18zvakataurwa navanhu vakachenjera,
19ivo voga vakapiwa nyika
20Murume akaipa anotambudzika nokurwadziwa pamazuva ake ose,
21Maungira anotyisa anozadza nzeve dzake;
22Anorasikirwa netariro yokupunyuka parima;
23Anofamba-famba achiita sechokudya zvamagora;
24Kutambudzika nokurwadziwa zvinomuzadza nokutya;
25nokuti anokungira Mwari chibhakera chake
26achimhanyira kwaari asingatyi
27“Kunyange chiso chake chakafukidzwa namafuta
28iye achagara mumaguta akaparadzwa
29Haachazovazve mupfumi uye pfuma yake haingagari,
30Haangapunyuki rima;
31Ngaarege kuzvinyengera nokuvimba nezvisina maturo,
32Acharipirwa zvakazara nguva yake isati yasvika,
33Achafanana nomuzambiringa wabvisirwa mazambiringa asati aibva,
34Nokuti ungano yavasingadi Mwari ichashaya zvibereko,
35Vanobata mimba yokutambudzika vagozvara zvakaipa;