Job 14
1 “Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
“Nnipa a ɔbea awo wɔn nna yɛ tiaa bi na ɔhaw ahyɛ mu mma.
2 As a flower he has gone forth, and is cut off, And he flees as a shadow and does not stand.
Ɔfefɛw te sɛ nhwiren na etwintwam; ɔte sɛ sunsuma a ɛretwa mu akɔ, ɔntena hɔ nkyɛ.
3 Also—on this You have opened Your eyes, and bring me into judgment with You.
Woma wʼani kɔ saa onipa yi so? Wode no bɛba wʼanim abebu no atɛn ana?
4 Who gives a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
Hena na obetumi ayi nea ɛyɛ kronkron afi fi mu? Obiara nni hɔ.
5 If his days are determined, The number of his months [are] with You, You have made his limit, And he does not pass over;
Woahyehyɛ onipa nkwa nna; woahyɛ nʼasram dodow ato hɔ na woahyɛ no bere a ɔrentumi ntra.
6 Look away from off him that he may cease, Until he enjoy as a hired worker his day.
Enti yi wʼani fi ne so na ɔnyɛ nea ɔpɛ, kosi sɛ obewie nʼadwuma sɛ ɔpaani.
7 For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, That it changes again, That its tender branch does not cease.
“Dua mpo anidaso wɔ hɔ ma no: Sɛ wotwa a, ɛbɛfefɛw bio, na ne mman foforo no rempenpan.
8 If its root becomes old in the earth, And its stem dies in the dust,
Ne ntin betumi anyin akyɛ asase mu na ne dunsin nso awu wɔ dɔte mu,
9 From the fragrance of water it flourishes, And has made a crop as a plant.
nanso, onya nsu a ɛfefɛw, na eyiyi mman sɛ dua a wɔatɛw.
10 And a man dies, and becomes weak, And man expires, and where [is] he?
Nanso sɛ nnipa wu a wɔde no hyɛ fam; ɔhome nea etwa to a, na afei onni hɔ bio.
11 Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becomes waste and dry.
Sɛnea nsu tu yera wɔ po mu no, anaa sɛnea suka mu yowee no,
12 And man has lain down, and does not rise, Until the wearing out of the heavens they do not awaken, Nor are roused from their sleep.
saa ara na onipa tɔ fam na ɔnsɔre bio; enkosi sɛ ɔsoro betwa mu no, nnipa rensɔre na wɔrennyan wɔn mfi wɔn nna mu.
13 O that You would conceal me in Sheol, Hide me until the turning of Your anger, Set a limit for me, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
“Sɛ anka wode me besie ɔda mu de me ahintaw kosi sɛ wʼabufuw betwa mu! Sɛ anka wobɛhyɛ me bere na afei woakae me! (Sheol h7585)
14 If a man dies—does he revive? All [the] days of my warfare I wait, until my change comes.
Sɛ onipa wu a ɔbɛba nkwa mu bio ana? Mʼaperedi nna mu nyinaa mɛtwɛn akosi sɛ me foforoyɛ bɛba.
15 You call, and I answer You; To the work of Your hands You have desire.
Wobɛfrɛ na megye wo so; wʼani begyina abɔde a wo nsa ayɛ.
16 But now, You number my steps, You do not watch over my sin.
Afei wobɛkan mʼanammɔntu na worenni me bɔne akyi.
17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and You sew up my iniquity.
Wɔbɛsɔ me bɔne ano wɔ kotoku mu, na woakata mʼamumɔyɛ so.
18 And yet, a falling mountain wastes away, and a rock is removed from its place.
“Nanso sɛnea mmepɔw so hohoro na ɛpompono na ɔbotan nso twe fi ne sibea no,
19 Waters have worn away stones, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And You have destroyed the hope of man.
sɛnea nsu yiyi abo ho na osuhweam twe dɔte kɔ no saa ara na wosɛe onipa anidaso.
20 You prevail [over] him forever, and he goes, He is changing his countenance, And You send him away.
Wutintim ne so prɛko pɛ, na otwa mu kɔ; wosakra ne nipasu na wugya no kwan.
21 His sons are honored, and he does not know; And they are little, and he does not attend to them.
Sɛ wɔhyɛ ne mmabarima anuonyam a, onnim; na sɛ wɔbrɛ wɔn ase a, onhu.
22 Only—his flesh is pained for him, And his soul mourns for him.”
Ɔno ara were mu yaw na ɔtee na ɔno ara ne ho na ogyam.”
