Hiob.
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Na Hiob kasaa bio sɛ, 
“Mobɛhyɛ me aniɛyaa na mode nsɛm abubu me akɔsi da bɛn? 
Mpɛn edu nie a moasopa me; mo ani nwu sɛ moto hyɛ me so. 
Sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ mafom ɛkwan a, me mfomsoɔ yɛ me nko ara asɛm. 
Sɛ ampa sɛ mobɛma mo ho so wɔ me so na mode mʼanimguaseɛ ayɛ adanseɛ atia me a, 
ɛnneɛ monhunu sɛ Onyankopɔn ayɛ me bɔne na ɔde nʼatena atwa me ho ahyia. 
“Ɛwom sɛ mesu sɛ, ‘Wɔafom me’ deɛ, nanso obiara mmua me; meteam pɛ mmoa, nanso atɛntenenee biara nni hɔ. 
Wasi me ɛkwan enti mentumi mensene; wama mʼakwan so aduru sum. 
Wayi mʼanimuonyam afiri me so na watu mʼahenkyɛ afiri me ti so. 
Wasɛe me akwannuasa nyinaa so de awie me; watu mʼanidasoɔ ase te sɛ dua. 
Nʼabufuo huru tia me; na wakan me afra nʼatamfoɔ mu. 
Nʼakodɔm ba anibereɛ so; wɔsisi mpie de tia me na wɔtwa me ntomadan ho hyia. 
“Wayi me nuammarima afiri me ho; na mʼamanifoɔ nso, watwe wɔn ho koraa. 
Mʼabusuafoɔ kɔ; na me nnamfonom werɛ afiri me. 
Mʼahɔhoɔ ne me mmaawa bu me sɛ ɔhɔhoɔ; mete sɛ ɔnanani ma wɔn. 
Mefrɛ me ɔsomfoɔ, na ɔmmua; mpo, mete mʼano srɛ no. 
Me home bɔn me yere; me ho afono mʼankasa nuammarima. 
Mpo, mmarimmaa nkumaa bu me animtiaa; sɛ mepue a wɔdi me ho fɛw. 
Me nnamfo berɛboɔ kyiri me; mʼadɔfoɔ asɔre atia me. 
Maka honam ne nnompe, na ɛkaa kakraa bi, anka merewu. 
“Monhunu me mmɔbɔ, me nnamfonom, monhunu mmɔbɔ, na Onyankopɔn nsa abɔ me. 
Adɛn enti na motaa me so, sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn yɛ no? Na mommfa me honam mu yea yi saa ara? 
“Ao, anka wɔmfa me nsɛm nhyɛ nwoma mu, anka wɔntwerɛ wɔ nwoma mmobɔeɛ so, 
anka wɔmfa dadeɛ twerɛdua nyiyi wɔ sumpii so, anaa wɔnkrukyire wɔ abotan so afebɔɔ. 
Menim sɛ me odimafoɔ te ase, na awieeɛ no ɔbɛsɔre agyina asase so. 
Na sɛ me wedeɛ wie sɛe a, mede mʼani bɛhunu Onyankopɔn. 
Me ara mɛhunu no mede mʼani, na ɛnyɛ obi foforɔ ani, bɛhunu no. Mʼakoma ho pere no wɔ me mu. 
“Sɛ moka sɛ, ‘Yɛbɛteetee no, ɛfiri sɛ ɔhaw no firi ɔno ara’ a, 
ɛsɛ sɛ mosuro akofena no. Abufuo nam akofena so de asotwe bɛba, na mobɛhunu sɛ atemmuo wɔ hɔ.” 
