Hiob

 2 “Enti nsɛm yi nyinaa, obiara nka ho hwee?

Anaa kasa dodoɔ na ɛma obi di bem?*

 4 Ka asɛm ma yɛntie a, wose, ‘Me nkyerɛkyerɛ yɛ kronn,+

Na me ho te wɔ w’anim.’+

 5 Wo deɛ, twɛn ma Onyankopɔn nkasa,

Na ɔmmue n’ano nkyerɛ wo!+

 6 Anka ɔbɛka nyansa adeɛ ɛbɛma woahunu kyerɛ wo,

Ɛfiri sɛ nyansa ho nneɛma dɔɔso.

 7 Wobɛtumi ahunu Onyankopɔn nneɛma a emu dɔ no anaa?

Anaa wobɛtumi ahunu adeɛ nyinaa so Tumfoɔ no ho biribiara?*

 9 Ɛware sene asaase,

Na ɛtrɛ sene ɛpo.

10 Sɛ ɔretwam na ɔkye obi, na ɔde no kɔ asɛnnibea a,

Hwan na ɔbɛtumi asi no kwan?

12 Ɛda a ɛserɛ so afunumu bɛwo onipa no,*

Saa da no na obi a ne tiri awuo bɛnya nteaseɛ.

13 Wo deɛ, yɛ w’akoma yie

Na trɛ wo nsam kyerɛ no;

14 Sɛ woreyɛ bɔne a, gyae,*

Na mma amumuyɛ biara nntena wo ntomadan mu.

15 Ɛba saa a, wobɛtumi ama w’ani so a woremfɛre;

Na wobɛgyina pintinn a worensuro.

16 Ɛbɛma wo werɛ afi wo haw;

Wobɛkae no sɛ nsuo a abɛsene kɔ.

17 Wo nkwa bɛhyerɛn asene sɛdeɛ awia hyerɛn awia ketee;

Na ne sum mpo bɛyɛ sɛ adekyeeɛ.

18 Wobɛnya awerɛhyɛmu ɛfiri sɛ anidasoɔ wɔ hɔ.

Wobɛhwɛ wo ho nneɛma ahyia, na wobɛda dwoodwoo.

19 Wobɛda, na obiara renhunahuna wo.

Na nnipa bebree bɛba wo nkyɛn sɛ yɛ wɔn adom.

20 Abɔnefoɔ deɛ, wɔn ani renhunu adeɛ yie.

Wɔrennya baabiara nnwane nkɔ,

Na owuo* nko ara na ɛbɛyɛ wɔn anidasoɔ.”+