1“Na afei, Hiob, tie me nsɛm;
2Merebebue mʼano;
3Me nsɛm fi koma a ɛteɛ mu;
4Onyankopɔn Honhom na abɔ me;
5Sɛ wubetumi a, ma me mmuae;
6Wo ne me nyinaa yɛ pɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim;
7Ɛnsɛ sɛ wusuro me,
8“Nanso woaka ama mate,
9‘Meyɛ kronkron na minni bɔne;
10Nanso Onyankopɔn anya me ho mfomso
11Ɔde me nan hyɛ mpokyerɛ mu;
12“Nanso meka mekyerɛ wo se, eyi mu de woayɛ mfomso,
13Na adɛn nti na wunwiinwii hyɛ no
14Nanso Onyankopɔn kasa wɔ akwan ahorow so,
15Ɔkasa wɔ daeso ne anadwo anisoadehu mu,
16otumi kasa gu wɔn asom
17sɛ ɔbɛdan onipa afi nneyɛe bɔne ho
18sɛ ɔmma ne kra nkɔ amoa mu
19Anaasɛ wotumi de mpa so yaw twe onipa aso
20kosi sɛ ne kɔn nnɔ aduan
21ɔfɔn yɛ basaa,
22Ne kra bɛn ɔda,
23“Nanso sɛ ɔbɔfo bi wɔ nʼafa
24obehu no mmɔbɔ na waka se,
25afei ne were yɛ foforo sɛ abofra;
26Ɔbɔ Onyankopɔn mpae na onya adom fi ne hɔ,
27Afei ɔba nnipa mu bɛka se,
28Ogyee me kra na wamma no ankɔ ɔda mu,
29“Onyankopɔn yɛ eyinom nyinaa ma onipa,
30sɛnea ne kra renkɔ ɔda mu,
31“Yɛ aso, Hiob, na tie me;
32Na sɛ wowɔ biribi ka a, bua me;
33Sɛ ɛnte saa nso a, ɛno de tie me.