1 Na Hiob buae se,
2 “Mobɛhyɛ me ɔyaw
3 Mpɛn du ni a moasopa me;
4 Sɛ ɛyɛ nokware sɛ mafom ɔkwan a,
5 Sɛ ampa sɛ mobɛma mo ho so asen me
6 ɛno de munhu sɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ me bɔne
7 “Ɛwɔ mu, misu se, ‘Wɔafom me’ de, nanso obiara mmua me;
8 Wasiw me kwan enti mintumi nsen;
9 Wayi mʼanuonyam afi me so
10 Wasɛe me akwannuasa nyinaa so de awie me;
11 Nʼabufuw huru tia me;
12 Nʼakofo ba anibere so;
13 “Wayi me nuabarimanom afi me ho;
14 Mʼabusuafo kɔ;
15 Mʼahɔho ne me mmaawa bu me sɛ ɔhɔho;
16 Mefrɛ me somfo, na ommua;
17 Me home bɔn me yere;
18 Mpo, mmarimaa nkumaa bu me animtiaa;
19 Me nnamfo ankasa nyinaa kyi me;
20 Maka were ne nnompe,
21 “Munhu me mmɔbɔ, me nnamfonom, munhu mmɔbɔ,
22 Adɛn nti na motaa me sɛnea Onyankopɔn yɛ no?
23 “Ao, sɛ anka wɔde me nsɛm bɛhyɛ nhoma mu,
24 anka wɔde dade pɛe bɛkyerɛw wɔ sumpii so,
25 Minim sɛ me dimafo te ase,
26 Na wɔasɛe me were awie no,
27 Me ara mehu no
28 “Sɛ moka se, ‘Yɛbɛteetee no,
29 ɛsɛ sɛ mo ankasa musuro afoa no