Hiob 12
1 Na Hiob buaa sɛ,
And Job answered and said,
2 “Ampa ara mone nnipa no, na mowu a na nyansa asa!
Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!
3 Nanso mewɔ adwene sɛ mo ara na monnsene me. Hwan na ɔnnim saa nneɛma yi nyinaa?
I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?
4 “Mayɛ aseredeɛ ama me nnamfonom, mefrɛɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔbuaeɛ. Mayɛ aseredeɛ tata, nanso metene, na me ho nni asɛm.
I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man].
5 Nnipa a wɔn ho tɔ wɔn bu amanehunu animtiaa sɛdeɛ wɔbu wɔn a wɔn nan rewatiri no awieeɛ animtiaa.
He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 Wɔmmfa wɔn nsa nka akorɔmfoɔ ntomadan, na wɔn a wɔma Onyankopɔn bo fuo no wɔ banbɔ na Onyankopɔn bɔ deɛ ɔde ma wɔn ho ban.
The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth.
7 “Bisa mmoa no, na wɔbɛkyerɛ wo anaasɛ ewiem nnomaa no, na wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
8 anaasɛ kasa kyerɛ asase, na ɛbɛkyerɛ wo, anaasɛ ma ɛpo mu mpataa nka nkyerɛ wo.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Wɔn nyinaa mu hwan na ɔnnim sɛ Awurade nsa na ayɛ yei.
Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?
10 Ne nsam na abɔdeɛ nyinaa ahome wɔ ne adasamma nyinaa ahome.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.
11 Aso nsɔ nsɛm nnhwɛ, sɛdeɛ tɛkrɛma ka aduane hwɛ no anaa?
Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?
12 Wɔnnya nyansa mfiri mpanin nkyɛn, na ɛnyɛ ɔnyinkyerɛ na ɛde nteaseɛ ba anaa?
With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.
13 “Nyansa ne tumi yɛ Onyankopɔn dea; afotuo ne nteaseɛ yɛ ne dea.
With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Deɛ ɔbubu guo no, obiara rentumi nsi; deɛ ɔde no to nneduadan mu no, obiara rentumi nyi no.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
15 Sɛ ɔma osuo gyae tɔ a, asase no so yɛ wesee; sɛ ɔgyaa osutɔ mu a, ɛsɛe asase no.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 Ahoɔden ne nkonimdie wɔ no osisifoɔ ne deɛ wɔsisi noɔ nso wɔ no.
With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 Ɔpa afotufoɔ ho ntoma ma wɔkɔ na ɔma atemmufoɔ yɛ nkwasea.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
18 Ɔworɔ ahemfo nkyehoma na ɔde abɔsoɔ bɔ wɔn asene.
He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
19 Ɔpa asɔfoɔ ho ntoma, na ɔtu nnipa a wɔn ase atim akyɛre gu.
He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
20 Ɔka afotufoɔ a wɔgye wɔn die no kasaboa hyɛ, na ɔgye mpanimfoɔ nhunumu.
He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
21 Ɔde animguaseɛ gu atitire so na ɔtintim gye ahoɔdenfoɔ nsam akodeɛ.
He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;
22 Ɔda esum mu nneɛma a ahinta adi na ɔde esum kabii ba hann mu.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
23 Ɔyɛ aman akɛseɛ, na ɔsɛe wɔn; ɔtrɛ aman mu, na ɔhwete wɔn mu.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
24 Ɔgye ewiase akannifoɔ adwene firi wɔn nsam; na ɔma wɔkyinkyini asase wesee a ɛkwan nna soɔ so.
He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
25 Wɔhwehwɛ wɔ esum mu a wɔnni kanea; na ɔma wɔtɔ ntintan sɛ asabofoɔ.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard.
