1 Mgbe ahụ, Job zara sị:
2 “Anụla m ọtụtụ ihe dịka ndị a;
3 Ogologo okwu efu ndị a niile unu na-ekwu, ọ naghị akwụsị?
4 Mụ onwe m nwekwara ike ikwu okwu dịka unu,
5 Ma ọnụ m ga-agba unu ume;
6 “Ma ọ bụrụ na m ekwuo, adịghị egbochi ihe mgbu m,
7 Nʼezie o Chineke, i meela ka ike gwụ m,
8 I keela m agbụ; agbụ m abụrụla ihe akaebe megide m;
9 Chineke na-eweso m iwe, jiri iwe ya na-adọwasị m,
10 Ụmụ mmadụ na-asaghe ọnụ ka ha chịa m ọchị,
11 Chineke ewerela m nyefee nʼaka ndị ajọ omume,
12 Ihe na-agara m nke ọma, ma Chineke tipịara m.
13 ndị ọgba ụta ya agbaala m gburugburu.
14 Mgbe niile, ọ na-emegide m;
15 “Adụkọtala m akwa mkpe were ya kpuchie anụ ahụ m,
16 Ihu m na-acha ọbara ọbara site nʼakwa nke m na-akwa,
17 ma aka m emeghị ihe ike ọbụla,
18 “Ala, biko, ezokwala ọbara m;
19 Ọ bụladị ugbu a, onye akaebe m nọ nʼeluigwe,
20 Onye na-arịọrọ m arịrịọ bụ enyi m,
21 Nʼọnọdụ mmadụ ka ọ na-arịọ Chineke
22 “Naanị afọ ole na ole ga-agabiga