1 ✝Nao Elifas i talem se,

2 "Job, i no gat man nating

we i save givhan long God

blong i mekem wan samting.

Nating we wan man we i waes gud

i winim ol narafala man,

be i no save mekem.

3 Ol fasin blong yu we i stret

oli no save mekem God i harem gud.

Mo ol gudfala fasin blong yu

oli no save givhan long hem nating.

4 God i stap tok long yu,

mo i stap talemaot ol poen

agens long yu,

be sipos yu yu stap ona long hem,

bambae hem i no save mekem olsem.

Hem i stap mekem

ol samting ya long yu,

5 from we yu stap mekem

ol samting nogud,

mo from we sin blong yu

i bigwan tumas.

6 Bifo ya we wan famle blong yu

i gat kaon long yu,

yu yu girap,

yu go tekemaot blangket blong hem,

yu holem i stap

blong fosem hem blong i pemaot kaon ya,

nao hem i no moa gat blangket blong kavremap hem.

7 Yu yu no wantem givim wota

long olgeta we oli tosta,

mo yu no wantem givim kakae tu

long olgeta we oli hanggri.

8 Yu stap yusum paoa blong yu

mo hae nem blong yu

blong kam bos long olgeta ples

raonabaot long yu.

9 Yu no wantem givhan long ol wido,

mo yu stap mekem i nogud tu

long ol pikinini

we papa blong olgeta i ded.

10 From samting ya,

naoia i gat ol trap

oli stap olbaot raon long yu,

mo kwiktaem nomo,

yu yu fraet tumas.

11 Yu harem se ples i kam tudak,

mo yu no save lukluk.

Mo i olsem we wota i ron bigwan,

i kam kavremap yu.

12 "God i stap long ples we i antap moa,

i winim olgeta samting long skae,

mo i stap lukluk i kamdaon

long ol sta we oli antap tumas.

13 Be yu yu stap talem se,

‘?God i save wanem?

Ol klaod ya oli blokem hem.

?Bambae hem i save jajem yumi

olsem wanem?’

14 Yu yu stap ting

se taem hem i stap wokbaot antap ya

long medel blong graon mo skae,

hem i no save luk yumi,

from we bigfala klaod i blokem hem.

15 "Ating yu wantem nomo

blong folem rod ya

we oltaem ol man nogud

oli stap wokbaot long hem.

16 Be olgeta ya,

wota i ron bigwan,

i karemaot olgeta,

i kilim olgeta i ded

we i no taem blong olgeta yet.

17 Olgeta ya oli talem se,

‘God, yu gowe long mifala.’

Mo oli talem se,

‘Maet hem i gat olgeta paoa,

be i no save mekem wan samting long yumi.’

18 Be fastaem,

hem nomo i stap mekem olgeta

oli win gud long laef blong olgeta.

Mi mi no save luksave

tingting blong olgeta nating.

19 Taem we God i panisim ol man nogud,

ol man we oli stap mekem i stret

oli glad,

mo ol man we oli no mekem sin

oli stap laf long olgeta.

20 Olgeta samting we ol man nogud oli gat,

God i stap spolem olgeta,

mo wanem samting we i stap yet,

faea i stap bonem olgeta.

21 "Job,

bambae yu no moa mekem long God

olsem we hem i enemi blong yu.

Yu mas kam fren blong hem.

Sipos yu mekem samting ya,

bambae hem i blesem yu,

i mekem laef blong yu i ron gud.

22 Yu mas folem rod

we hem i tijim yu long hem,

mo oltaem yu mas holem tok blong hem

long tingting blong yu.

23 Yu mas mekem tingting blong yu i stap daon,

blong kambak long hem,

mo yu mas sakemaot ol fasin nogud

oli no moa stap long ples blong yu.

24 Mo yu mas sakemaot ol gol blong yu.

Ol gol ya blong yu i nambawan,

be yu mas sakem i go long drae krik.

25 God i gat olgeta paoa,

mo yu mas letem hem

i kam olsem gol blong yu.

Yu stap hivimap silva i go antap,

be yu mas letem hem

i tekem ples blong silva ya.

26 Sipos yu mekem olsem,

bambae yu save trastem God oltaem,

mo bambae yu save faenem

we hem i stamba blong glad blong yu.

27 Nao taem yu prea,

hem bambae i harem yu.

Mo bambae yu yu save holem ol promes*

we yu mekem long hem.

28 Bambae yu save win long olgeta samting

we yu stap mekem,

mo oltaem, laet bambae i stap saen

long rod blong yu.

29 Ol man

we tingting blong olgeta i go antap,

God i stap daonem olgeta.

Be olgeta

we tingting blong olgeta i stap daon,

hem i stap sevem olgeta.

30 Mo sipos fasin blong yu i stret gud,

mo oltaem yu stap mekem i stret nomo,

hem bambae i sevem yu."