1 U-Elihu waqhubeka esithi:
2 “Zwanini amazwi ami, lina madoda ahlakaniphileyo;
3 Phela indlebe iyawahlola amazwi
4 Asizihluzeleni thina okulungileyo;
5 UJobe uthi, ‘Kangilacala,
6 Loba mina ngiqondile,
7 UJobe kanti ungumuntu bani,
8 Uzwanana labantu abenza ububi;
9 Ngoba uthi, ‘Umuntu kakumsizi ngalutho
10 Ngakho lalelani kimi lina madoda azwisisayo.
11 Uyamphindisela umuntu ngalokho akwenzileyo;
12 Kakungeni engqondweni
13 Ngubani owambekayo phezu komhlaba na?
14 Aluba wayengathanda
15 bonke abantu babengatshabalala kanyekanye,
16 Nxa lilokuzwisisa, zwanini lokhu;
17 Kambe lowo ozonda ukwahlulela ngokulunga angabusa na?
18 Kayisuye yini othi emakhosini, ‘Kalisizi lutho,’
19 ongatshengisi ukwazisa amakhosana kulabanye
20 Bayafa nje masinyane, loba phakathi kobusuku;
21 Amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabantu;
22 Akulandawo emnyama loba ithunzi elisithileyo,
23 UNkulunkulu kasweli ukuthi aphinde abahlolisise abantu,
24 Engaqalanga wahlola uyabaphahlaza abalamandla
25 Ngoba ezinanzelela izenzo zabo,
26 Uyabajezisa ngenxa yobubi babo
27 ngoba baphambuka ekumlandeleni
28 Benza ukukhala kwabayanga kweza phambi kwakhe,
29 Kodwa nxa elokhu ezithulele, ngubani ongamsola na?
30 ukwalela ongamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ukuthi abuse,
31 Akesithi umuntu athi kuNkulunkulu,
32 Ngifundisa lokho engingakuboniyo;
33 Pho uNkulunkulu akuvuze ngokwentando yakho na,
34 Amadoda alokuqedisisa azakutsho,
35 ‘UJobe ukhuluma engelalwazi;
36 Oh, uJobe angasake alingwe ngokweqileyo
37 Phezu kwesono sakhe wengeza ukuhlamuka;