1Afei Awurade buaa Hiob sɛ,
2“Deɛ ɔne Otumfoɔ no wɔ asɛm no bɛtene ne so anaa?
3Na Hiob buaa Awurade sɛ,
4“Mensɛ na memfata, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi anya mmuaeɛ?
5Makasa baako, nanso menni mmuaeɛ
6Afei, Awurade firi ahum mu buaa Hiob sɛ,
7“Hyɛ wo ho den sɛ ɔbarima;
8“Wobɛka mʼatemmuo ho asɛm bɔne anaa?
9Wowɔ abasa te sɛ Onyankopɔn deɛ,
10Ɛnneɛ fa animuonyam ne ɔhyerɛn hyehyɛ wo ho,
11Hwie wʼabufuhyeɛ mmoroso no gu,
12hwɛ ɔhantanni biara na si no fam
13Sie wɔn nyinaa bɔ mu wɔ mfuturo mu;
14Na afei mʼankasa mɛgye atom sɛ
15“Hwɛ susono,
16Hwɛ ahoɔden a ɔwɔ wɔ nʼasene mu
17Ne dua hinhim sɛ ntweneduro;
18Ne nnompe te sɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ nnorobɛn,
19Ɔdi Onyankopɔn nsa ano adwuma mu kan,
20Nkokoɔ fifiri wɔn nnɔbaeɛ ma no,
21Nkasɛɛ nkasɛɛ nnua ase na ɔda,
22Nkasɛɛ nkasɛɛ nwunu no hata ne so;
23Nsuo nworosoɔ nha no;
24Obi bɛtumi akye no animono;