Hiob 3

¹Akyire no, Hiob kasaeɛ, na ɔdomee ɛda a wɔwoo no.

²Ɔkaa sɛ,

³“Ma ɛda a wɔwoo me no nyera,

⁴Saa ɛda no nnuru sum;

⁵Ma esum ne owusum nnye no mfa;

⁶Ma esum kabii nnye saa anadwo no mfa;

⁷Saa anadwo no nyɛ obonini;

⁸Ma wɔn a wɔdome nna no nnome saa ɛda no;

⁹Ma nʼanɔpa nsoromma nnuru sum;

¹⁰ɛfiri sɛ anto deɛ ɔwoo me awotwaa mu ama wawo me,

¹¹“Adɛn enti na manwu awoeɛ hɔ,

¹²Adɛn enti na nkotodwe gyee me

¹³Anka sɛsɛɛ meda hɔ asomdwoeɛ mu;

¹⁴me ne ewiase ahemfo ne fotufoɔ,

¹⁵me ne sodifoɔ a na wɔwɔ sika kɔkɔɔ,

¹⁶Anaasɛ adɛn enti na wɔansie me sɛ ɔpɔn ba,

¹⁷Ɛhɔ na amumuyɛfoɔ gyae basabasayɛ,

¹⁸Nneduafoɔ nso nya wɔn ahofadie;

¹⁹Nketewa ne akɛseɛ wɔ hɔ,

²⁰“Adɛn enti na wɔma mmɔborɔfoɔ hann,

²¹Wɔn kɔn dɔ owuo, nanso ɛmma.

²²Sɛ wɔwu a, wɔn ani gye

²³Adɛn enti na wɔde nkwa ma onipa a

²⁴Ahomekokoguo adane mʼaduane;

²⁵Deɛ na mesuro no aba me so;

²⁶Menni ahotɔ, menni asomdwoeɛ;