1Na Hiob buae se,
2“Sɛ wobetumi akari mʼawerɛhowdi
3anka emu bɛyɛ duru asen nwea a ɛwɔ po mu nyinaa,
4Otumfo agyan no wɔ me mu,
5Wuram afurum su wɔ bere a wanya sare ana,
6So wodi aduan a nkyene nni mu?
7Mempɛ sɛ mede me nsa ka;
8“Ao sɛ me nsa bɛka mʼabisade,
9sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛpɛ sɛ ɔdwerɛw me
10ɛne anka mɛkɔ so anya saa awerɛkyekye yi,
11“Ahoɔden bɛn na mewɔ a enti ɛsɛ sɛ minya anidaso?
12Mewɔ ahoɔden sɛ ɔbo ana?
13So mewɔ tumi bi a mede bɛboa me ho
14“Obiara a ɔbɔ nʼadamfo ayamye sɛn no
15Nanso ahotoso nni me nuanom mu sɛ nsuwansuwa a eyiri na ɛyow,
16bere a sukyerɛmma renan
17nanso owiabere mu no ɛsen bio
18Akwantufo man fi wɔn akwan so;
19Tema akwantufo hwehwɛ nsu,
20Wɔn ho yeraw wɔn, efisɛ na wɔwɔ awerehyɛmu;
21Afei, wo nso woakyerɛ sɛ wo so nni mfaso;
22So maka pɛn se, ‘Me nti momma biribi,
23sɛ munnye me mfi mʼatamfo nsam,
24“Monkyerɛkyerɛ me, na mɛyɛ komm;
25Nokwareka yɛ yaw,
26So mokyerɛ sɛ mubesiesie sɛ nea meka no,
27Mpo mobɛbɔ ayisaa so ntonto,
28“Afei momfa ahummɔbɔ nhwɛ me.
29Montɔ mo bo ase, mummu ntɛnkyew;
30Amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ mʼano ana?