1 Na Hiob kasaa bio sɛ:
2 “Aane, menim sɛ yei yɛ nokorɛ.
3 Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn yiyi a,
4 Ne nyansa mu dɔ, na ne tumi so.
5 Ɔtutu mmepɔ a wɔnnim ho hwee
6 Ɔwoso asase firi ne siberɛ,
7 Ɔkasa kyerɛ owia na ɛnhyerɛn,
8 Ɔno nko ara na ɔtrɛ ɔsoro mu,
9 Ɔno ne Nwenwenente, Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma Yɛfoɔ;
10 Ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ a wɔntumi nte aseɛ,
11 Sɛ ɔnam me ho a, menhunu no;
12 Sɛ ɔhwim kɔ a, hwan na ɔsi no kwan?
13 Onyankopɔn nkora nʼabufuo so;
14 “Na me ne hwan a me ne no bɛyiyi?
15 Sɛ menim mpo a, merentumi nyi nʼano;
16 Mpo, sɛ mefrɛ no na ɔba a,
17 Ɔde asorɔkye bɛdwerɛ me
18 Ɔremma menya mʼahome, bio.
19 Sɛ ɛba no ahoɔden a, ɔyɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ!
20 Sɛ medi bem mpo a, mʼano bɛbu me kumfɔ;
21 “Ɛwom sɛ medi bem deɛ,
22 Ne nyinaa yɛ pɛ; ɛno enti na meka sɛ,
23 Ɛberɛ a amanehunu de owuo aba no,
24 Ɛberɛ a asase akɔ amumuyɛfoɔ nsam no,
25 “Me nna ho yɛ herɛ sene ommirikatufoɔ;
26 Ɛtwam kɔ sɛ akodoɔ a wɔde paparɔs ayɛ
27 Sɛ meka sɛ, ‘Me werɛ mfiri mʼanwiinwii,
28 me yea ahodoɔ no bɔ me hu ara.
29 Woabu me fɔ dada enti,
30 Mpo sɛ ɛba sɛ mede samina dware
31 wobɛto me atwene atɛkyɛ amena mu,
32 “Ɔnyɛ onipa te sɛ me na mayi nʼano,
33 Sɛ anka obi wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛsiesie yɛn ntam
34 obi a ɔbɛyi Onyankopɔn abaa afiri me so,
35 anka mɛkasa a merensuro no,