1 Ipapo Jehovha akapindura Jobho ari mudutu akati:
2 “Ndianiko uyu anodzimaidza zano rangu
3 Chizvishingisa somurume;
4 “Iwe wakanga uripi pandakaisa nheyo dzenyika?
5 Ndianiko akatara miganhu yacho?
6 Ko, nheyo dzayo dzakanga dzimire pai,
7 panguva yaiimba nyeredzi dzamangwanani pamwe chete,
8 “Ndianiko akapfigira gungwa mikova
9 pandakaita makore kuti ave nguo yaro,
10 pandakariisira miganhu yaro,
11 pandakati, ‘Apa ndipo paunosvika uye haungapfuuri;
12 “Wakambopa mutemo kumangwanani here,
13 kuti abate mipendero yenyika,
14 Nyika inoumbika sevhu pasi pechisimbiso;
15 Vakaipa vanonyimwa chiedza chavo,
16 “Wakamboshanyira zvitubu zvegungwa here,
17 Ko, masuo orufu wakamboaratidzwa here?
18 Wati wanzwisisa upamhi hwenzvimbo dzenyika here?
19 “Ko, nzira inoenda kunogara chiedza ndeipi?
20 Ungagona kuzviisa kunzvimbo yazvo here?
21 Zvirokwazvo iwe unoziva, nokuti wakanga waberekwa kare!
22 “Wakambopinda mudura rechando here,
23 izvo zvandakachengetera nguva dzokutambudzika,
24 Ko, nzira inoenda kunogoverwa mheni ndeipi,
25 Ndianiko anodziura mugero wemvura zhinji,
26 kuti zvidiridze nyika isingagarwi nomunhu,
27 kugutsa nyika yakaparadzwa
28 Ko, mvura ina baba here?
29 Chando chinobva muchizvaro chaaniko?
30 panooma mvura ikaita sedombo,
31 “Ungagona kusunga nyeredzi dzeChimutanhatu here?
32 Ungabudisa mapoka enyeredzi panguva yadzo here,
33 Unoziva mitemo yokumatenga here?
34 “Ko, iwe ungasvitsa inzwi rako kumakore here,
35 Ko, iwe unotuma mheni panzira yayo here?
36 Ndianiko akaisa uchenjeri mumwoyo,
37 Ndianiko ane uchenjeri hwokuverenga makore?
38 kana guruva raoma,
39 “Ko, iwe ungavhimira shumbakadzi chokudya here,
40 kana dzichitsivama mumapako adzo
41 Ndianiko anopa gunguo zvokudya