Hiob 14

¹“Nnipa a ɔbea awo wɔn

²Ɔfefɛw te sɛ nhwiren na etwintwam;

³Woma wʼani kɔ saa onipa yi so?

⁴Hena na obetumi ayi nea ɛyɛ kronkron afi fi mu?

⁵Woahyehyɛ onipa nkwa nna;

⁶Enti yi wʼani fi ne so na ɔnyɛ nea ɔpɛ,

⁷“Dua mpo anidaso wɔ hɔ ma no:

⁸Ne ntin betumi anyin akyɛ asase mu

⁹nanso, onya nsu a ɛfefɛw,

¹⁰Nanso sɛ nnipa wu a wɔde no hyɛ fam;

¹¹Sɛnea nsu tu yera wɔ po mu no,

¹²saa ara na onipa tɔ fam na ɔnsɔre bio;

¹³“Sɛ anka wode me besie ɔda mu

¹⁴Sɛ onipa wu a ɔbɛba nkwa mu bio ana?

¹⁵Wobɛfrɛ na megye wo so;

¹⁶Afei wobɛkan mʼanammɔntu

¹⁷Wɔbɛsɔ me bɔne ano wɔ kotoku mu,

¹⁸“Nanso sɛnea mmepɔw so hohoro na ɛpompono

¹⁹sɛnea nsu yiyi abo ho

²⁰Wutintim ne so prɛko pɛ, na otwa mu kɔ;

²¹Sɛ wɔhyɛ ne mmabarima anuonyam a, onnim;

²²Ɔno ara were mu yaw na ɔtee