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