1Afei Elihu kae se,
2“Mo anyansafo, muntie me nsɛm;
3Efisɛ aso sɔ nsɛm hwɛ
4Momma yɛnsese, nhu nea eye ma yɛn.
5“Hiob ka se, ‘Me ho nni asɛm,
6Ɛwɔ mu sɛ mʼasɛm da kwan mu,
7Onipa bɛn na ɔte sɛ Hiob a
8Ɔne amumɔyɛfo nantew;
9Efisɛ ɔka se, ‘Sɛ onipa bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani a
10“Enti mo mmarima a mowɔ ntease muntie me.
11Nnipa nneyɛe so na ɔhwɛ tua wɔn ka;
12Ɛmfata sɛ wɔde mfomso susuw Onyankopɔn,
13Hena na ɔde no sii asase so?
14Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ne pɛ
15anka adesamma nyinaa bɛbɔ mu ayera,
16“Sɛ mowɔ nhumu a, muntie eyi;
17So obi a okyi atɛntrenee betumi adi nnipa so?
18Ɛnyɛ Ɔno na ɔka kyerɛ ahemfo se, ‘Mo so nni mfaso,’
19nea ɔnhwɛ mmapɔmma anim
20Wowuwu mmere tiaa bi mu, wɔ anadwo dasu mu;
21“Nʼani hwɛ nnipa akwan;
22Baabiara nni hɔ a aduru sum, sum kabii,
23Ɛho nhia Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ nnipa mu bio,
24Ɔbobɔ abirɛmpɔn gu a ɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu biara,
25Efisɛ ohu wɔn nneyɛe,
26Otua wɔn amumɔyɛsɛm so ka
27efisɛ wɔman fii nʼakyi kɔe
28Wɔmaa ahiafo sufrɛ duu nʼanim
29Nanso sɛ ɔyɛ komm a, hena na obetumi abu no fɔ?
30ɔmma onipa a onnim Nyame nni hene,
31“Sɛ ɛba sɛ onipa ka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se,
32Kyerɛ me na minhu;
33So ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn gyina nea woka so tua wo ka,
34“Nnipa a wɔwɔ ntease pae mu ka,
35‘Hiob nkasa nimdeɛ kwan so;
36Ao, sɛ wɔsɔɔ Hiob hwɛ kɔɔ akyiri a anka eye,
37Ɔde atuatew ka ne bɔne ho;