Then Job answered and said,
2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
1Afei Hiob buaeɛ kaa sɛ,Under pastoral review
2Menim sɛ ɛte saa nokorɛm: nanso ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na onipa bɛtene wɔ Onyankopɔn anim?Under pastoral review
3Sɛ ɔne no bɛko a, ɔrentumi mmua no baako wɔ apem mu.Under pastoral review
4Ɔyɛ onyansafoɔ wɔ akoma mu, na ɔyɛ ɔhoɔdenfoɔ wɔ ahoɔden mu: hwan na wayɛ ne ho den atia no, na ɔyɛɛ yie?Under pastoral review
5Deɛ ɔyi mmepɔ firi hɔ, na wɔnnim: deɛ ɔdane wɔn butu wɔ n'abufuo mu.Under pastoral review
6Deɛ ɔwoso asase firi ne siberɛ, na ne adum wosowoso.Under pastoral review
7Deɛ ɔhyɛ owia, na ɛmpue; na ɔsɔ nsoromma ano.Under pastoral review
8Deɛ ɔno nko ara trɛ ɔsoro mu, na ɔnante ɛpo asorɔkye so.Under pastoral review
9Deɛ ɔyɛɛ Arkturus, Orion, ne Pleiades, ne anafoɔ fam pia no.Under pastoral review
10Deɛ ɔyɛ nneɛma akɛseɛ a wɔnhwehwɛ mu nhu; aane, ne anwanwadeɛ a wɔntumi nkan.Under pastoral review
11Hwɛ, ɔtwa me ho kɔ, na menhunu no: ɔtwam nso, nanso menhunu no.Under pastoral review
12Hwɛ, ɔgye kɔ, hwan na ɔbɛtumi asi no kwan? hwan na ɔbɛka akyerɛ no sɛ, Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ?Under pastoral review
13Sɛ Onyankopɔn rentwe n'abufuo nsane a, ahantanfoɔ aboafoɔ kotoo n'ase.Under pastoral review
14Nsotoɔ sɛn na me deɛ mɛbua no, na mapaw me nsɛm sɛ me ne no bɛkasa?Under pastoral review
15Deɛ, ɛwom sɛ anka metene deɛ, nanso anka merennye no so, na mmom anka mɛbɔ me nkotosrɛ akyerɛ me ɔtemmufoɔ.Under pastoral review
16Sɛ anka mafrɛ, na wagye me so a; nanso anka merennye nni sɛ watie me nne.Under pastoral review
17Efisɛ ɔde mframaden bubu me, na ɔdɔɔ m'apirakuro so kwa.Under pastoral review
18Ɔremma me kwan sɛ mɛhome, na mmom ɔde nwononwono hyɛ me ma.Under pastoral review
19Sɛ mɛka ahoɔden ho asɛm a, hwɛ, ɔyɛ den: na sɛ atemmuo deɛ a, hwan na ɔbɛhyɛ me berɛ sɛ menka m'asɛm?Under pastoral review
20Sɛ mebu me ho bem a, m'ankasa m'ano bɛbu me fɔ: sɛ mekaa sɛ, Meyɛ pɛ a, ɛbɛkyerɛ nso sɛ meyɛ kɔntɔnkye.Under pastoral review
21Ɛwom sɛ anka meyɛ pɛ deɛ, nanso anka merenhunu me kra: anka mɛbu me nkwa animtiaa.Under pastoral review
22Yei yɛ adeɛ baako, ɛno enti mekaeɛ sɛ, Ɔsɛe deɛ ɔyɛ pɛ ne ɔdebɔneyɛni.Under pastoral review
23Sɛ abaa kum mpofirim a, ɔbɛsere wɔn a wɔdi bem no sɔhwɛ.Under pastoral review
24Wɔde asase ahyɛ ɔdebɔneyɛni nsa: ɔkata n'atemmufoɔ anim; sɛ ɛnte saa a, ɛhe, na hwan ne no?Under pastoral review
25Afei me nna ho yɛ hare sene ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔtu mmirika: wɔdwane kɔ, wɔnhunu papa.Under pastoral review
26Wɔatwam sɛ ahyɛn a wɔyɛ hare: sɛ ɔkɔdeɛ a ɔtu ntɛm kɔ hanam so.Under pastoral review
27Sɛ mekaa sɛ, Me werɛ befiri m'anwiinwii, mɛgyae me werɛhoɔ, na makyekye me werɛ a:Under pastoral review
28Mesuro me yeadi nyinaa, menim sɛ worennye me sɛ menni fɔ.Under pastoral review
29Sɛ meyɛ ɔdebɔneyɛni a, adɛn enti na mebrɛ kwa?Under pastoral review
30Sɛ mede sukyerɛmma nsuo dware, na mema me nsa ho te yie;Under pastoral review
31Nanso wobɛnu me agu amena mu, na m'ankasa m'ntadeɛ bɛkyi me.Under pastoral review
32Efisɛ ɔnyɛ onipa sɛ me, a ɛsɛ sɛ mebua no, na yɛbɔ mu ba atemmuo mu.Under pastoral review
33Na ntamgyinafoɔ biara nni yɛn ntam, a ɔbɛtumi de ne nsa ato yɛn baanu so.Under pastoral review
34Ma ɔnyi n'abaa mfiri me so, na mma ne ho hu mmɔ me hu:Under pastoral review
35Ɛnneɛ anka mɛkasa, na merensuro no; nanso ɛnte saa mma me.Under pastoral review