1Ipapo Jobho akapindura akati:
2“Teereresa mashoko angu;
3Ndiitire mwoyo murefu ndichitaura hangu,
4“Ko, kunyunyuta kwangu kwakanangana nomunhu here?
5Nditarire ushamiswe;
6Ndinotya, pandinofunga izvi;
7Nemhaka yeiko vakaipa vachirarama,
8Vanoona vana vavo vachikura ivo vachiri vapenyu,
9Misha yavo igere zvakanaka uye haina chainotya;
10Hando dzavo hadzikonewi kubereka,
11Vanobudisa vana vavo seboka ramakwai;
12Vanoimba vachiridzirwa tambureni nembira;
13Vanopedza makore avo mukubudirira
14Kunyange zvakadaro vanoti kuna Mwari, ‘Tisiyei takadaro!
15Wamasimba Ose ndianiko, kuti timushumire?
16Asi kubudirira kwavo hakusi mumaoko avo,
17“Kunyange zvakadaro, kanganiko kanodzimwa mwenje wevakaipa?
18Vanofanana namakoto anopeperetswa nemhepo runganiko,
19Zvinonzi, ‘Mwari anochengetera vana vomunhu kutongwa.’
20Meso ake pachake ngaaone kuparadzwa kwake;
21Nokuti ane hanya yeiko nemhuri yaanosiya shure,
22“Ko, pane munhu angagona kudzidzisa ruzivo kuna Mwari here,
23Mumwe munhu anofa achine simba rake rizere,
24muviri wake wakagwinya,
25Mumwe munhu anofa ane shungu dzomwoyo,
26Vanovata muguruva pamwe chete,
27“Ndinoziva chose zvamunofunga,
28Imi munoti, ‘Imba yomunhu mukuru iripiko zvino,
29Hauna kumbobvunza vafambi vaya here?
30dzokuti munhu akaipa anodarikwa pazuva renjodzi,
31Ndianiko anotsoropodza mafambiro ake pachena?
32Iye anotakurwa achiendeswa kuguva,
33Ivhu romunhika rinotapira kwaari;
34“Saka mungandinyaradza sei nezvisina maturo?