1 Na Hiob kasaa bio sɛ:

2 "Aane, menim sɛ yei yɛ nokorɛ.

Na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔdasani bɛtene wɔ Onyankopɔn anim?

3 Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne Onyankopɔn yiyi a,

ɔrentumi nyi nsɛm apem mu baako mpo ano.

4 Ne nyansa mu dɔ, na ne tumi so.

Hwan na ɔne no adi asie na ne ho baabiara anti?

5 Ɔtutu mmepɔ a wɔnnim ho hwee

ɔbubu wɔn fa so wɔ nʼabufuo mu.

6 Ɔwoso asase firi ne siberɛ,

na ɔma ne nnyinasoɔ woso biribiri.

7 Ɔkasa kyerɛ owia na ɛnhyerɛn,

na ɔsɔ nsoromma hyerɛn ano.

8 Ɔno nko ara na ɔtrɛ ɔsoro mu,

na ɔnante ɛpo asorɔkye so.

9 Ɔno ne Nwenwenente, Akokɔbaatan ne ne mma Yɛfoɔ;

Nsorommabafan ne ewiem anafoɔ fam nsorommakuo no.

10 Ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ a wɔntumi nte aseɛ,

nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a wɔntumi nkan.

11 Sɛ ɔnam me ho a, menhunu no;

sɛ ɔsene a, menhunu no.

12 Sɛ ɔhwim kɔ a, hwan na ɔsi no kwan?

Hwan na ɔbɛtumi abisa no sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ yi?’

13 Onyankopɔn nkora nʼabufuo so;

Rahab aboafoɔ mpo ho popo wɔ nʼanim.

14 "Na me ne hwan a me ne no bɛyiyi?

Mɛyɛ dɛn anya nsɛm a me ne no de bɛgye akyinnyeɛ?

15 Sɛ menim mpo a, merentumi nyi nʼano;

ɛno ara ne sɛ mɛsrɛ ahummɔborɔ afiri me ɔtemmufoɔ nkyɛn.

16 Mpo, sɛ mefrɛ no na ɔba a,

mennye nni sɛ ɔbɛtie mʼasɛm.

17 Ɔde asorɔkye bɛdwerɛ me

ama mʼapirakuro adɔɔso kwa.

18 Ɔremma menya mʼahome, bio.

Ɔde awerɛhoɔ bɛhyɛ me ma tɔ.

19 Sɛ ɛba no ahoɔden a, ɔyɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ!

Na sɛ ɛba atɛntenenee nso a, hwan na ɔbɛsamane no?

20 Sɛ medi bem mpo a, mʼano bɛbu me kumfɔ;

sɛ me ho nni asɛm a, ɛbɛbu me fɔ.

21 "Ɛwom sɛ medi bem deɛ,

nanso memmu me ho;

abrabɔ afono me.

22 Ne nyinaa yɛ pɛ; ɛno enti na meka sɛ,

‘Ɔsɛe deɛ ne ho nni asɛm ne omumuyɛfoɔ.’

23 Ɛberɛ a amanehunu de owuo aba no,

ɔsere deɛ ne ho nni asɛm no akomatuo.

24 Ɛberɛ a asase akɔ amumuyɛfoɔ nsam no,

ɔfira ɛso atemmufoɔ ani.

Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a, na ɛyɛ hwan?

25 "Me nna ho yɛ herɛ sene ommirikatufoɔ;

ɛsene kɔ a anigyeɛ kakra mpo nni mu.

26 Ɛtwam kɔ sɛ akodoɔ a wɔde paparɔs ayɛ

te sɛ akɔdeɛ a wɔreto akyere wɔn ahaboa.

27 Sɛ meka sɛ, ‘Me werɛ mfiri mʼanwiinwii,

mɛsesa me nsɛm ka, na masere a,’

28 me yea ahodoɔ no bɔ me hu ara.

Na menim sɛ, woremmu me bem.

29 Woabu me fɔ dada enti,

adɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ meha me ho kwa?

30 Mpo sɛ ɛba sɛ mede samina dware

na mede samina hohoro me nsa ho a,

31 wobɛto me atwene atɛkyɛ amena mu,

ama mʼatadeɛ mpo akyiri me.

32 "Ɔnyɛ onipa te sɛ me na mayi nʼano,

na yɛakɔgyina asɛnniiɛ abobɔ yɛn nkuro.

33 Sɛ anka obi wɔ hɔ a ɔbɛsiesie yɛn ntam

na waka yɛn baanu abɔ mu a,

34 obi a ɔbɛyi Onyankopɔn abaa afiri me so,

sɛdeɛ nʼahunahuna mmɔ me hu bio a,

35 anka mɛkasa a merensuro no,

nanso saa tebea a mewɔ mu yi deɛ, mentumi.