1 Na Hiob buaa sɛ,
2 “Sɛ wɔbɛtumi akari mʼawerɛhodie
3 anka emu bɛyɛ duru asene anwea a ɛwɔ ɛpo mu nyinaa,
4 Otumfoɔ agyan no awɔ me mu,
5 Wiram afunumu su wɔ ɛberɛ a wanya ɛserɛ anaa,
6 Wɔdi aduane a nkyene nni mu anaa,
7 Mempɛ sɛ mede me nsa ka;
8 “Ao sɛ me nsa bɛka mʼabisadeɛ,
9 Mepɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn dwerɛ me,
10 ɛnneɛ anka mɛkɔ so anya saa awerɛkyekyerɛ yi.
11 “Ahoɔden bɛn na mewɔ a enti ɛsɛ sɛ menya anidasoɔ?
12 Mewɔ ahoɔden sɛ ɛboɔ anaa?
13 Mewɔ tumi a mede bɛboa me ho anaa?
14 “Deɛ nʼanidasoɔ asa no hia ne nnamfonom mpaeɛbɔ,
15 Nanso ahotosoɔ nni me nuanom mu. Wɔte sɛ nsuwa nsuwa a ɛyirie na ɛweɛ,
16 ɛberɛ a sukyerɛmma renane
17 nanso owiaberɛ mu no, ɛntene bio
18 Akwantufoɔ mane firi wɔn akwan so;
19 Tema akwantufoɔ hwehwɛ nsuo,
20 Wɔn ho yera wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ na wɔwɔ awerɛhyɛmu;
21 Afei wo nso woakyerɛ sɛ wo ho nni mfasoɔ;
22 Maka sɛ, ‘Momma me biribi?
23 anaasɛ monnye me mfiri mʼatamfoɔ nsam,
24 “Monkyerɛkyerɛ me, na mɛyɛ komm;
25 Nokorɛka yɛ yea,
26 Mokyerɛ sɛ deɛ maka no nnyɛ nokorɛ,
27 Mpo mobɛbɔ awisiaa so ntonto,
28 “Afei momfa ahummɔborɔ nhwɛ me.
29 Monto mo bo ase, mommu ntɛnkyea;
30 Amumuyɛsɛm wɔ mʼano anaa?