1Afei Hiob buae se,
2“Mate nsɛm bebree a ɛte sɛ eyinom;
3So mo kasa tenten no remma awiei ana?
4Anka me nso metumi akasa sɛ mo,
5Nanso anka mɛhyɛ mo den;
6“Nanso sɛ mekasa a ɔyaw a mete no remmrɛ ase;
7Onyankopɔn, ampa ara woama mabrɛ
8Woakyekyere me, ama abɛyɛ adansedi;
9Onyankopɔn tow hyɛ me so tetew me wɔ nʼabufuw mu
10Nnipa bue wɔn ano di me ho fɛw;
11Onyankopɔn de me ama abɔnefo
12Na biribiara kɔ yiye ma me, nanso ɔdwerɛw me;
13nʼagyantowfo atwa me ho ahyia,
14Ɔba me so bere biara;
15“Mapam atweaatam akata me were so
16Agyaadwotwa ama mʼani ayɛ kɔɔ;
17nanso me nsa nyɛɛ basabasayɛ biara
18“Asase, nkata me mogya so;
19Mprempren mpo, me danseni wɔ ɔsoro;
20Me dimafo yɛ mʼadamfo
21ogyina onipa anan mu di ma no wɔ Onyankopɔn anim
22“Mfe kakraa bi akyi