1 Na Hiob buae se,
2 “Sɛ wobetumi akari mʼawerɛhowdi
3 anka emu bɛyɛ duru asen nwea a ɛwɔ po mu nyinaa,
4 Otumfo agyan no wɔ me mu,
5 Wuram afurum su wɔ bere a wanya sare ana,
6 So wodi aduan a nkyene nni mu?
7 Mempɛ sɛ mede me nsa ka;
8 “Ao sɛ me nsa bɛka mʼabisade,
9 sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛpɛ sɛ ɔdwerɛw me
10 ɛne anka mɛkɔ so anya saa awerɛkyekye yi,
11 “Ahoɔden bɛn na mewɔ a enti ɛsɛ sɛ minya anidaso?
12 Mewɔ ahoɔden sɛ ɔbo ana?
13 So mewɔ tumi bi a mede bɛboa me ho
14 “Obiara a ɔbɔ nʼadamfo ayamye sɛn no
15 Nanso ahotoso nni me nuanom mu sɛ nsuwansuwa a eyiri na ɛyow,
16 bere a sukyerɛmma renan
17 nanso owiabere mu no ɛsen bio
18 Akwantufo man fi wɔn akwan so;
19 Tema akwantufo hwehwɛ nsu,
20 Wɔn ho yeraw wɔn, efisɛ na wɔwɔ awerehyɛmu;
21 Afei, wo nso woakyerɛ sɛ wo so nni mfaso;
22 So maka pɛn se, ‘Me nti momma biribi,
23 sɛ munnye me mfi mʼatamfo nsam,
24 “Monkyerɛkyerɛ me, na mɛyɛ komm;
25 Nokwareka yɛ yaw,
26 So mokyerɛ sɛ mubesiesie sɛ nea meka no,
27 Mpo mobɛbɔ ayisaa so ntonto,
28 “Afei momfa ahummɔbɔ nhwɛ me.
29 Montɔ mo bo ase, mummu ntɛnkyew;
30 Amumɔyɛsɛm wɔ mʼano ana?