1 Ipapo Erifazi muTemani akapindura akati:
2 “Ko, munhu akachenjera angapindura zvisina njere here,
3 Ko, angakakavara namashoko asina maturo,
4 Asi unotorwisa umwari
5 Chivi chako chinorunzira muromo wako;
6 Muromo wako pachako ndiwo unokupa mhosva, kwete wangu,
7 “Ko, ndiwe munhu wakatanga kuzvarwa here?
8 Unoteererawo here panokurukurwa mazano aMwari?
9 Chiiko chaunoziva chatisingazivi isu?
10 Vane bvudzi rakachena navatana vakwegura vari kudivi redu,
11 Ko, kunyaradza kwaMwari hakuna kukukwanira here,
12 Ko, mwoyo wako wakurasireiko,
13 zvokuti unoitira Mwari hasha
14 “Munhu chiiko, zvokuti angava akanaka,
15 Kana Mwari akasavimba navatsvene vake,
16 ko, kuzoti munhu, ane uori
17 “Nditeerere ndigokutsanangurira;
18 zvakataurwa navanhu vakachenjera,
19 ivo voga vakapiwa nyika
20 Murume akaipa anotambudzika nokurwadziwa pamazuva ake ose,
21 Maungira anotyisa anozadza nzeve dzake;
22 Anorasikirwa netariro yokupunyuka parima;
23 Anofamba-famba achiita sechokudya zvamagora;
24 Kutambudzika nokurwadziwa zvinomuzadza nokutya;
25 nokuti anokungira Mwari chibhakera chake
26 achimhanyira kwaari asingatyi
27 “Kunyange chiso chake chakafukidzwa namafuta
28 iye achagara mumaguta akaparadzwa
29 Haachazovazve mupfumi uye pfuma yake haingagari,
30 Haangapunyuki rima;
31 Ngaarege kuzvinyengera nokuvimba nezvisina maturo,
32 Acharipirwa zvakazara nguva yake isati yasvika,
33 Achafanana nomuzambiringa wabvisirwa mazambiringa asati aibva,
34 Nokuti ungano yavasingadi Mwari ichashaya zvibereko,
35 Vanobata mimba yokutambudzika vagozvara zvakaipa;