1 Afei, Awurade firi ahum mu buaa Hiob sɛ,
2 “Hwan ne deɛ ɔde nsɛm a nimdeɛ nni mu
3 Hyɛ wo ho den sɛ ɔbarima;
4 “Ɛberɛ a metoo asase fapem no, na wowɔ he?
5 Hwan na ɔsusuu ne tenten ne ne tɛtrɛtɛ? Ampa ara wonim!
6 Ɛdeɛn so na ɛgyina,
7 ɛberɛ a anɔpa nsoromma bɔɔ mu too dwom,
8 “Hwan na ɔkaa ɛpo hyɛɛ apono akyi,
9 ɛberɛ a mede omununkum yɛɛ nʼaduradeɛ
10 ɛberɛ a metoo hyeɛ maa noɔ
11 ɛberɛ a mekaa sɛ, ‘Ɛha ara na wobɛduru, ɛntra ha;
12 “Woahyɛ mmara ama adekyeeɛ da?
13 sɛ ɛnkɔka asase ano
14 Asase fa ne bɔberɛ sɛ dɔteɛ a ɛhyɛ nsɔano ase;
15 Wɔde amumuyɛfoɔ hann akame wɔn,
16 “Woapɛɛpɛɛ mu ahunu nsutire a ɛpo firi mu ba
17 Wɔde owuo apono akyerɛ wo?
18 Woate ewiase a ɛda hɔ hahanaa no ase anaa?
19 “Ɛhe na hann firi ba?
20 Wobɛtumi de wɔn akɔ wɔn siberɛ?
21 Ampa ara wonim, ɛfiri sɛ na woawo wo dada.
22 “Woakɔ sukyerɛmma adekoradan mu da,
23 a makora so ama ahohiahia berɛ,
24 Ɛkwan bɛn na ɛkɔ baabi a anyinam firi ba,
25 Hwan na ɔtwaa ɛka maa osubransam,
26 sɛ ɛbɛtɔ agu asase a obiara nte soɔ so,
27 na ama asase bonini a ɛyɛ wesee yi afɔ
28 Osutɔ wɔ agya anaa?
29 Hwan yafunu mu na nsukyeneeɛ fire?
30 ɛberɛ a nsuo kyene dane sɛ ɛboɔ,
31 “Wobɛtumi de ahoma akyekyere Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma?
32 Wobɛtumi de anɔpa nsoromma aba wɔ ne berɛ mu
33 Wonim mmara a ɛfa ewiem ho?
34 “Wobɛtumi ama wo nne aduru omununkum so
35 Wobɛtumi ama anyinam atwa?
36 Hwan na ɔde nyansa ma akoma
37 Hwan na ɔwɔ nyansa a wɔde kan omununkum?
38 ɛberɛ a mfuturo ayɛ den
39 “Wokɔ ahayɔ ma gyatabereɛ
40 ɛberɛ a wɔbutubutu wɔn abɔn ano
41 Hwan na ɔma anene aduane