1 Ipapo Erihu akati:
2 “Inzwai mashoko angu, imi vanhu vakachenjera;
3 Nokuti nzeve inoedza mazwi
4 Ngatinzverei pachedu kuti chakarurama ndechipi;
5 “Jobho anoti, ‘Handina mhosva,
6 Kunyange ndakarurama,
7 Ndianiko munhu akaita saJobho,
8 Anofambidzana navanoita zvakaipa;
9 Nokuti anoti, ‘Munhu haana chaanobatsirwa nacho,
10 “Saka nditeererei, imi vanhu vokunzwisisa.
11 Anoripira munhu pane zvaanenge aita;
12 Hazvingatongogoni kuti Mwari angaita zvakaipa,
13 Ndianiko akamugadza pamusoro penyika?
14 Kana kwaiva kufunga kwake,
15 marudzi ose avanhu aiparara pamwe chete,
16 “Kana uchinzwisisa teerera izvi;
17 Ko, munhu anovenga kururamisira angatonga here?
18 Ko, haazi iye anoti kumadzimambo, ‘Hamubatsiri imi,’
19 asingaitiri machinda zvakanaka nokuti machinda,
20 Vanofa kamwe kamwe, pakati pousiku;
21 “Meso ake ari panzira dzavanhu;
22 Hakuna nzvimbo ine rima,
23 Mwari haanei nezvokuedzazve vanhu,
24 Anoparadza vane simba asina kumbobvunza,
25 Nokuti anocherechedza mabasa avo,
26 Anovaranga nokuda kwokuipa kwavo,
27 nokuti vakatsauka pakumutevera
28 Vakakonzera kuchema kwavarombo kuti kusvike pamberi pake,
29 Asi kana akaramba anyerere ndiani angamupa mhosva?
30 kuti abvise munhu asina umwari pakutonga,
31 “Ngatiti munhu oti kuna Mwari,
32 Ndidzidzisei zvandisingagoni kuona;
33 Ko, Mwari angafanira kukupa mubayiro sezvaunoda iwe here,
34 “Imi vanhu vokunzwisisa taurai,
35 ‘Jobho anotaura asina zivo; mashoko ake haana uchenjeri.’
36 Haiwa, dai Jobho aedzwa kusvikira pakupedzisira,
37 Pachivi chake anowedzera kumukira;