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Hiob Mmuaeɛ
1 Na Hiob buaa sɛ,
2 “Ɛnnɛ mpo, mʼabooboodie mu da so yɛ den;
ne nsa ayɛ den mʼapinisie nyinaa akyi.
3 Sɛ menim baabi a mɛhunu no;
anaasɛ mɛtumi akɔ ne tenaberɛ a,
4 anka mɛka mʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim
na magye akyinnyeɛ bebree.
5 Anka mɛte mmuaeɛ a ɔde bɛma me,
na madwene deɛ ɔbɛka ho.
6 Ɔde tumi a ɛso bɛtia me anaa?
Dabi, ɔremmɔ me kwaadu.
7 Ɛhɔ deɛ nnipa tenenee bɛtumi aka nʼasɛm wɔ nʼanim,
na wɔbɛgye me afiri me ɔtemmufoɔ nsam afebɔɔ.
8 “Nanso sɛ mekɔ apueeɛ fam a, ɔnni hɔ;
sɛ mekɔ atɔeɛ fam nso a, menhunu no.
9 Sɛ ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ atifi fam a, menhunu no;
sɛ ɔdane ne ho kɔ anafoɔ fam a, mʼani nhye ne ho.
10 Nanso, ɔnim ɛkwan a me nam soɔ;
na sɛ ɔsɔ me hwɛ a, mɛfiri mu aba sɛ sikakɔkɔɔ.
11 Madi nʼanammɔn akyi pɛɛ;
na manante nʼakwan so a mammane.
12 Mentwee me ho mfirii mmaransɛm a ɛfiri nʼanom ho,
mama asɛm a ɛfiri nʼanom ho ahia me asene me daa aduane.
13 “Nanso ɔbiara nni hɔ ka ne ho, na hwan na ɔbɛtumi atia no?
Ɔyɛ biribiara a ɔpɛ.
14 Ɔhwɛ ma ne ɔhyɛ nsɛm tia me;
ɔda so kora nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛte sei bebree.
15 Ɛno enti na mebɔ hu wɔ nʼanim;
na sɛ medwene yeinom nyinaa ho a, mesuro no.
16 Onyankopɔn ama mʼakoma aboto;
Otumfoɔ ama mabɔ huboa.
17 Nanso esum no mma menka mʼano ntom,
esum kabii a ɛkata mʼanim no mpo.