1 Hiob ɖo nya ŋu nɛ be,
2 “Ɖo to nyuie nàse nye nyawo,
3 Migbɔ dzi ɖi nam, ne maƒo nu eye ne meƒo nu vɔ la,
4 “Amegbetɔe mele konyi fam na?
5 Mikpɔm ɖa, ne miaƒe mo
6 Ne mebu nu sia ŋuti la ŋɔ dziam
7 Nu ka ta ame vɔ̃ɖiwo nɔa agbe, tsina,
8 Wonɔa agbe, kpɔa wo viwo lia ke heƒoa xlã wo
9 Woƒe aƒewo me le dedie,
10 Woƒe nyitsuwo megbea asiyɔyɔ o,
11 Woɖea wo viwo doa goe abe lãha ene
12 Wodzia ha ɖe asiʋuiwo kple kasaŋkuwo ŋu
13 Woɖua woƒe ƒewo le dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ me
14 gake wogblɔna na Mawu be,
15 Ame kae nye Ŋusẽkatãtɔ be míasubɔe?
16 Evɔa woƒe dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ mele woawo ŋutɔ ƒe asi me o,
17 “Ke hã la, zi nenie ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe akaɖi tsina?
18 Zi nenie wole abe gbe ƒuƒu si ya lɔ ɖe nu
19 Wogblɔ be, ‘Mawu ɖo amegbetɔ ƒe tohehe ɖi na via ŋutsuwo.’
20 Eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋkuwo nekpɔ eƒe gbegblẽ,
21 elabena ɖe wòtsɔ ɖe le eme na ƒometɔ
22 “Ɖe ame aɖe ate ŋu afia gɔmesese Mawu,
23 Ame aɖe ku esi eƒe agbe ɖo vivime,
24 eƒe ŋutilã kpɔ nunyiame nyuitɔ
25 Ame bubu ku le eƒe luʋɔ ƒe nuxaxa me
26 Ke wo ame evea mlɔ kasanu le ke me,
27 “Menya nu siwo susum miele la nyuie
28 Miegblɔ be, ‘Afi ka ame xɔŋkɔ la ƒe aƒe le
29 Miebia gbe mɔzɔlawo kpɔ oa?
30 woɖea ame vɔ̃ɖi le dzɔgbevɔ̃egbe,
31 Ame kae ɖe eƒe agbe vlo si nɔm wòle la ɖe mo nɛ kpɔ?
32 Wokɔnɛ yia yɔdo gbɔe
33 Ke siwo le balime la vivi enu, amewo katã dze eyome
34 “Eya ta aleke miate ŋu awɔ atsɔ