Job 4
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
Na Temanni Elifas buaa Hiob se,
2 If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
“Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne wo kasa a, worennya ntoboase ana? Hena na wobetumi aka nʼano ato mu?
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Dwene sɛnea wakyerɛkyerɛ nnipa bebree, sɛnea woahyɛ nsa a emu ayɛ mmerɛw no den.
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Wo nsɛm ahyɛ wɔn a wɔahintiw no den; woahyɛ nkotodwe a ayɛ mmerɛw mu den.
5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou art weary; it toucheth thee, and thou art affrighted.
Na afei a ɔhaw aba no, wʼaba mu abu; adwira wo, na wo werɛ ahow.
6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, and thy hope the integrity of thy ways?
So ɛnsɛ sɛ wo nyamesuro yɛ wʼahotoso na wʼakwan a ɛho nni asɛm no yɛ wʼanidaso ana?
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
“Dwene ho: Wɔasɛe obi a ne ho nni asɛm pɛn ana? Ɛhefa na wɔsɛee obi a ɔyɛ pɛ?
8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow mischief, reap the same.
Sɛnea mahu no, wɔn a wofuntum bɔne ne wɔn a wodua ɔhaw no twa so aba.
9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger are they consumed.
Onyankopɔn home ano, wɔsɛe; nʼabufuw turuw a wɔyera.
10 The lion roareth, and the fierce lion howleth — yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
Gyata betumi abobɔ mu na wɔaworo so, nanso wɔabubu gyata akɛse no se.
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
Gyata annya hanam a owu, na gyatabere mma no bɔ hwete.
12 Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
“Wɔbɛkaa kokoamsɛm bi kyerɛɛ me na mʼaso tee no sɛ asomsɛm.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
Wɔ anadwo daeso basabasa mu, bere a nnipa adeda nnahɔɔ no,
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake.
ehu ne nketenkete kyeree me ɛmaa me nnompe nyinaa wosowee.
15 Then a spirit passed before my face, that made the hair of my flesh to stand up.
Honhom bi twaa mʼani so, na me ho nwi sɔre gyinae.
16 It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; a form was before mine eyes; I heard a still voice:
Egyinae, nanso, manhu nʼabɔsu. Biribi begyinaa mʼanim, na metee nne bɔkɔɔ bi a ɛrebisa se,
17 'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
‘Onipa desani betumi ateɛ asen Onyankopɔn? Na mpo ɔhoɔdenfo betumi ayɛ kronkron asen ne Yɛfo ana?
18 Behold, He putteth no trust in His servants, and His angels He chargeth with folly;
Sɛ Onyankopɔn ntumi mfa ne ho nto nʼankasa asomfo so, sɛ ɔka nʼabɔfo mfomso kyerɛ wɔn a,
19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
na nkantom wɔn a wɔtete dɔte afi mu, wɔn a wɔn fapem sisi mfutuma mu na wɔdwerɛw wɔn ntɛm so sen abubummaba!
20 Betwixt morning and evening they are shattered; they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Efi anɔpahema kosi anwummere wobubu wɔn mu nketenkete; na wɔyera korakora a obiara nhu wɔn bio.
21 Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'
So wommiamia wɔn ntamadan ahama mu, a ɛno nti wowuwu a wonni nyansa ana?’
