Hiob 31

¹“Me ne mʼani yɛɛ apam sɛ

²Dɛn ne onipa kyɛfa a efi ɔsoro Nyankopɔn nkyɛn?

³Ɛnyɛ ɔsɛe mma amumɔyɛfo,

⁴Onhu mʼakwan

⁵“Sɛ manantew wɔ nkontompo mu

⁶ma Onyankopɔn nkari me wɔ nsania papa so

⁷sɛ mʼanammɔntu afom ɔkwan,

⁸ɛno de ma afoforo nni nea madua,

⁹“Sɛ ɔbea bi atɔ me koma so,

¹⁰ɛno de, me yere nyam ɔbarima foforo aduan,

¹¹Efisɛ anka ɛno na ɛbɛyɛ aniwusɛm

¹²Ɛyɛ ogya a ɛhyew kodu Ɔsɛe mu;

¹³“Sɛ mabu mʼasomfo mmarima ne mmea ntɛnkyew,

¹⁴sɛ Onyankopɔn de si mʼanim a dɛn na mɛyɛ?

¹⁵Ɛnyɛ nea ɔbɔɔ me wɔ ɔyafunu mu no na ɔbɔɔ wɔn?

¹⁶“Sɛ mamma ahiafo nea wɔn koma pɛ

¹⁷sɛ mabɔ mʼaduan ho atirimɔden a

¹⁸nanso efi mmerantebere mu matetew no sɛnea agya bɛyɛ,

¹⁹Sɛ mahu obi a onni adurade na ɔrebrɛ,

²⁰na sɛ wɔamfi koma mu anhyira me

²¹sɛ mama me nsa so atia ayisaa bi,

²²ɛno de, ma me basa mpan mfi me mmati,

²³Misuroo ɔsɛe a efi Onyankopɔn nkyɛn,

²⁴“Sɛ mede me werɛ ahyɛ sikakɔkɔɔ mu

²⁵sɛ masɛpɛw me ho wɔ mʼahode bebrebe nti,

²⁶sɛ mahwɛ owia ne ne hyerɛn

²⁷ama aka me koma a obiara nnim

²⁸ɛno de, na eyinom nso bɛyɛ bɔne a wobu ho atɛn,

²⁹“Sɛ mʼani gyee wɔ me tamfo amanehunu nti

³⁰memmaa mʼano nyɛɛ bɔne

³¹sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ me fi mu nkaa da sɛ,

³²Ɔhɔho biara anna abɔnten so da,

³³Makata me bɔne so sɛnea nnipa yɛ

³⁴esiane sɛ misuroo nnipadɔm

³⁵(“Ao, sɛ anka mewɔ obi a obetie me.

³⁶Ampa ara, mɛhyɛ wɔ me mmati,

³⁷Mebu mʼanammɔntu biara ho akontaa akyerɛ no;

³⁸“Sɛ mʼasase teɛ mu tia me

³⁹sɛ madi so aba a mintuaa ka

⁴⁰ma nsɔe mfifi nsi awi anan mu