19 Ɛnna Hiob kae sɛ:
2 “Mobɛteetee me kra akosi da bɛn?+
Na mode nsɛm bebubu me akosi da bɛn?+
3 Mpɛn du ni na moatwiw m’anim;
Ɛnyɛ mo aniwu mpo sɛ moreteetee me saa.+
4 Na sɛ ɛyɛ ampa sɛ madi mfomso mpo a,
Me mfomso yɛ me ara m’asɛm.
5 Sɛ moayɛ mo adwene sɛ moremfa me nyɛ hwee,
Na moka sɛ animguase a ato me no fata me a,
6 Ɛnde munhu sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn na wadaadaa me,
Na ɔno na ɔde n’atena akyere me.
7 Hwɛ! Meteɛm daa sɛ: ‘Asɛm ato me o!’ nanso obiara nnye me so;+
Meteɛm daa sɛ obi mmoa me, nanso atɛntrenee biara nni hɔ.+
8 Ɔde abo fasu asiw me kwan, na mintumi ntra;
Na ɔde sum akata me kwan so.+
9 Wagye m’anuonyam afi me nsam,
Na wayi ahenkyɛw no afi me ti so.
10 Obubu me kosi sɛ mɛyera;
Na otu m’anidaso te sɛ dua.
11 Ne bo fuw me denneennen,
Na obu me sɛ ne tamfo.+
12 N’asraafo bom ba, na wosi akoban twa me ho hyia;
Wotwa me ntamadan ho hyia.
13 Wapam m’ankasa me nuanom afi me ho kɔ akyirikyiri,
Na wɔn a wonim me ayi me baako ahyɛ me nsa.+
14 Wɔn a me ne wɔn bɔ kosua taforo agyaw me hɔ kɔ,
Na wɔn a minim wɔn paa mpo werɛ afi me.+
15 Wɔn a wɔabɛsoɛ me fi+ ne me mmaawa bu me sɛ ɔhɔho bi;
Mayɛ ɔnanani wɔ wɔn ani so.
16 Mefrɛ m’akoa, nanso ommua me.
Mibue m’ano pa no kyɛw sɛ onhu me mmɔbɔ.
17 M’ahome mpo bɔn me yere,+
Na me ara me nuanom nso, me ho yɛ wɔn nyan.
18 Mmofra nketewa mpo de m’anim ayɛ fam;
Minya sɔre pɛ, na wɔafi ase rehuro me.
19 Me nnamfo a me ne wɔn kɔ ba nyinaa mpɛ m’anim ahwɛ,+
Na wɔn a medɔ wɔn ayi me ama.+
20 Me were ne me honam ahi ama aka me nnompe,+
Me ne owu bɔ mpunimpu.
21 Munhu me mmɔbɔ, me nnamfo, munhu me mmɔbɔ,
Efisɛ Onyankopɔn de ɔno ara ne nsa aka me.+
22 Adɛn nti na moretan m’ani te sɛ Onyankopɔn+
Na moreteetee me a munnyae?+
23 Minyae a, anka wɔakyerɛw me nsɛm ato hɔ;
Minyae a, anka wɔakyerɛw wɔ nhoma mu!
24 Minyae a, anka wɔde dade kyerɛwdua ne sumpii akyerɛw
Agu ɔbotan ho ama atena hɔ afebɔɔ!
25 Efisɛ minim paa sɛ me gyefo+ te ase;
Akyiri yi, ɔbɛba, na ɔbɛsɔre agyina asaase so.
26 Sɛ wɔsɛe me were wie a,
Bere a meda so ara wɔ honam no, mehu Onyankopɔn,
27 Me ara mehu no,
M’ankasa m’ani na mede behu no, na ɛnyɛ obi ani.+
Nanso me mu de, mete nka sɛ mabubu!
28 Efisɛ moka sɛ, ‘Ɛdɛn na yɛreyɛ de atan n’ani?’+
Na moka sɛ asɛm no fi me ara.
29 Mo ara nso, ɛsɛ sɛ musuro sekan,+
Efisɛ sekan bɛtwe wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne no aso;
Munhu sɛ ɔtemmufo bi wɔ hɔ.”+