1 Hiob toaa nʼasɛm so se,
2 “Sɛ Onyankopɔn te ase yi, nea wammu me atɛntrenee no,
3 mmere dodow a nkwa wɔ me mu,
4 mʼano renka amumɔyɛsɛm,
5 Merennye nto mu da sɛ nea woka no yɛ nokware;
6 Mekura me trenee mu, merennyaa mu;
7 “Ma mʼatamfo nyɛ sɛ amumɔyɛfo,
8 Anidaso bɛn na wɔn a wonni nyamesu no wɔ wɔ wɔn wu akyi,
9 So Onyankopɔn tie wɔn sufrɛ
10 So wɔn ani begye wɔ Otumfo no mu?
11 “Mɛma mo Onyankopɔn tumi ho nkyerɛkyerɛ;
12 Mo ankasa moahu eyinom nyinaa.
13 “Eyi ne nea Onyankopɔn ahyɛ ato hɔ ama omumɔyɛfo,
14 Sɛ ɔwɔ mma dodow dɛn ara, wɔn nkrabea ne afoa;
15 Ɔyaredɔm besie wɔn a wɔbɛka wɔ nʼakyi,
16 Ɛwɔ mu sɛ ɔhɔre dwetɛ te sɛ mfutuma
17 nea ɔpɛ gu hɔ no, atreneefo na wobefura
18 Ofi a osi no te sɛ ananse abubummaba,
19 Ɔda hɔ te sɛ ɔdefo, nanso ɔrenna saa bio;
20 Ahunahuna ba ne so sɛ nsuyiri;
21 Apuei mframa soa no kɔ, na onni hɔ bio;
22 Ɛbɔ no a ahummɔbɔ nni mu
23 Ɔde fɛw bɔ ne nsam