1 “Na afei, Hiob, tie me nsɛm;
2 Merebebue mʼano;
3 Me nsɛm fi koma a ɛteɛ mu;
4 Onyankopɔn Honhom na abɔ me;
5 Sɛ wubetumi a, ma me mmuae;
6 Wo ne me nyinaa yɛ pɛ wɔ Onyankopɔn anim;
7 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wusuro me,
8 “Nanso woaka ama mate,
9 ‘Meyɛ kronkron na minni bɔne;
10 Nanso Onyankopɔn anya me ho mfomso
11 Ɔde me nan hyɛ mpokyerɛ mu;
12 “Nanso meka mekyerɛ wo se, eyi mu de woayɛ mfomso,
13 Na adɛn nti na wunwiinwii hyɛ no
14 Nanso Onyankopɔn kasa wɔ akwan ahorow so,
15 Ɔkasa wɔ daeso ne anadwo anisoadehu mu,
16 otumi kasa gu wɔn asom
17 sɛ ɔbɛdan onipa afi nneyɛe bɔne ho
18 sɛ ɔmma ne kra nkɔ amoa mu
19 Anaasɛ wotumi de mpa so yaw twe onipa aso
20 kosi sɛ ne kɔn nnɔ aduan
21 ɔfɔn yɛ basaa,
22 Ne kra bɛn ɔda,
23 “Nanso sɛ ɔbɔfo bi wɔ nʼafa
24 obehu no mmɔbɔ na waka se,
25 afei ne were yɛ foforo sɛ abofra;
26 Ɔbɔ Onyankopɔn mpae na onya adom fi ne hɔ,
27 Afei ɔba nnipa mu bɛka se,
28 Ogyee me kra na wamma no ankɔ ɔda mu,
29 “Onyankopɔn yɛ eyinom nyinaa ma onipa,
30 sɛnea ne kra renkɔ ɔda mu,
31 “Yɛ aso, Hiob, na tie me;
32 Na sɛ wowɔ biribi ka a, bua me;
33 Sɛ ɛnte saa nso a, ɛno de tie me.