1 Afei Hiob buaeɛ sɛ,
2 “Mate nsɛm bebree a ɛte sɛ yeinom;
3 Mo kasa tentene no mma awieeɛ anaa?
4 Sɛ mo na mowɔ me tebea yi mu a,
5 Nanso, anka mɛhyɛ mo den;
6 “Nanso sɛ mekasa a, ɔyea a mete no remmoto;
7 Ao Onyankopɔn, ampa ara woama mabrɛ;
8 Woakyekyere me, ma abɛyɛ adansedie;
9 Onyankopɔn to hyɛ me so tete me wɔ nʼabufuo mu
10 Nnipa bue wɔn ano di me ho fɛw;
11 Onyankopɔn de me ama abɔnefoɔ.
12 Na biribiara kɔ yie ma me, nanso ɔdwerɛɛ me;
13 nʼagyantofoɔ atwa me ho ahyia,
14 Ɔba me so ɛberɛ biara;
15 “Mapam ayitoma akata me wedeɛ so
16 Agyaadwotwa ama mʼani ayɛ kɔɔ;
17 Nanso, me nsa nyɛɛ basabasayɛ biara
18 “Ao asase, nkata me mogya so;
19 Seesei mpo, me danseni wɔ soro;
20 Me ɔdimafoɔ yɛ mʼadamfo
21 ɔgyina onipa anan mu di ma no wɔ Onyankopɔn anim
22 “Mfeɛ kakra bi akyi