1 Afei Awurade buaa Hiob sɛ,
2 “Deɛ ɔne Otumfoɔ no wɔ asɛm no bɛtene ne so anaa?
3 Na Hiob buaa Awurade sɛ,
4 “Mensɛ na memfata, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na matumi anya mmuaeɛ?
5 Makasa baako, nanso menni mmuaeɛ
6 Afei, Awurade firi ahum mu buaa Hiob sɛ,
7 “Hyɛ wo ho den sɛ ɔbarima;
8 “Wobɛka mʼatemmuo ho asɛm bɔne anaa?
9 Wowɔ abasa te sɛ Onyankopɔn deɛ,
10 Ɛnneɛ fa animuonyam ne ɔhyerɛn hyehyɛ wo ho,
11 Hwie wʼabufuhyeɛ mmoroso no gu,
12 hwɛ ɔhantanni biara na si no fam
13 Sie wɔn nyinaa bɔ mu wɔ mfuturo mu;
14 Na afei mʼankasa mɛgye atom sɛ
15 “Hwɛ susono,
16 Hwɛ ahoɔden a ɔwɔ wɔ nʼasene mu
17 Ne dua hinhim sɛ ntweneduro;
18 Ne nnompe te sɛ kɔbere mfrafraeɛ nnorobɛn,
19 Ɔdi Onyankopɔn nsa ano adwuma mu kan,
20 Nkokoɔ fifiri wɔn nnɔbaeɛ ma no,
21 Nkasɛɛ nkasɛɛ nnua ase na ɔda,
22 Nkasɛɛ nkasɛɛ nwunu no hata ne so;
23 Nsuo nworosoɔ nha no;
24 Obi bɛtumi akye no animono;