1Na Hiob kasaa bio sɛ,
2“Mobɛhyɛ me aniɛyaa
3Mpɛn edu nie a moasopa me;
4Sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ mafom ɛkwan a,
5Sɛ ampa sɛ mobɛma mo ho so wɔ me so
6ɛnneɛ monhunu sɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ me bɔne
7“Ɛwom sɛ mesu sɛ, ‘Wɔafom me’ deɛ, nanso obiara mmua me;
8Wasi me ɛkwan enti mentumi mensene;
9Wayi mʼanimuonyam afiri me so
10Wasɛe me akwannuasa nyinaa so de awie me;
11Nʼabufuo huru tia me;
12Nʼakodɔm ba anibereɛ so;
13“Wayi me nuammarima afiri me ho;
14Mʼabusuafoɔ kɔ;
15Mʼahɔhoɔ ne me mmaawa bu me sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ;
16Mefrɛ me ɔsomfoɔ, na ɔmmua;
17Me home bɔn me yere;
18Mpo, mmarimmaa nkumaa bu me animtiaa;
19Me nnamfo berɛboɔ kyiri me;
20Maka honam ne nnompe,
21“Monhunu me mmɔbɔ, me nnamfonom, monhunu mmɔbɔ,
22Adɛn enti na motaa me so, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ no?
23“Ao, anka wɔmfa me nsɛm nhyɛ nwoma mu,
24anka wɔmfa dadeɛ twerɛdua nyiyi wɔ sumpii so,
25Menim sɛ me odimafoɔ te ase,
26Na sɛ me wedeɛ wie sɛe a,
27Me ara mɛhunu no
28“Sɛ moka sɛ, ‘Yɛbɛteetee no,
29ɛsɛ sɛ mosuro akofena no.