1 “Na afei, Hiob, tie me nsɛm;
2 Merebɛbue mʼano;
3 Me nsɛm firi akoma a ɛtene mu;
4 Onyankopɔn Honhom na abɔ me;
5 Sɛ wobɛtumi a, ma me mmuaeɛ;
6 Wo ne me nyinaa yɛ pɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim;
7 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wosuro me,
8 “Nanso woaka ama mate,
9 ‘Meyɛ kronn na menni bɔne;
10 Nanso Onyankopɔn anya me ho mfomsoɔ;
11 Ɔde me nan ahyɛ mpɔkyerɛ mu;
12 “Nanso meka mekyerɛ wo sɛ, yei mu deɛ, woayɛ mfomsoɔ,
13 Na adɛn enti na wonwiinwii hyɛ no
14 Nanso, Onyankopɔn kasa wɔ akwan ahodoɔ so,
15 Ɔkasa wɔ daeɛso ne anadwo anisoadehunu mu,
16 ɔtumi kasa gu wɔn asom
17 sɛ ɔbɛdane onipa afiri nneyɛɛ bɔne ho
18 sɛ ɔmma ne ɔkra nnkɔ amena mu
19 Onyankopɔn tumi de yea twe onipa aso ɛberɛ a ɔda mpa so
20 kɔsi sɛ ne kɔn nnɔ aduane
21 ɔfɔn yɛ basaa,
22 Ne ɔkra bɛn damena,
23 “Nanso sɛ abɔfoɔ apem no mu baako wɔ nʼafa
24 ɔbɛhunu no mmɔbɔ na waka sɛ,
25 afei ne wedeɛ bɛyɛ foforɔ sɛ abɔfra deɛ,
26 Sɛ ɔbɔ Onyankopɔn mpaeɛ a, ɔbɛnya adom afiri ne hɔ,
27 Afei ɔbɛba nnipa mu abɛka sɛ,
28 Ɔgyee me ɔkra na wamma no ankɔ damena mu,
29 “Onyankopɔn yɛ yeinom nyinaa ma onipa,
30 sɛdeɛ onipa kra renkɔ damena mu,
31 “Yɛ aso, Hiob, na tie me;
32 Na sɛ wowɔ biribi ka a, bua me;
33 Sɛ ɛnte saa nso a, ɛnneɛ tie me.