Hiob 4
1 Na Temanni Elifas buaa Hiob sɛ,
Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2 “Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔne wo kasa a, worennya ntoboaseɛ mma no anaa? Hwan na wɔbɛtumi aka nʼano ato mu?
If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Dwene sɛdeɛ wakyerɛkyerɛ nnipa bebree, sɛdeɛ woahyɛ nsa a emu ayɛ mmerɛ den.
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Wo nsɛm ahyɛ wɔn a wɔasunti no den; woahyɛ nkotodwe a ayɛ mmerɛ mu den.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
5 Na afei a ɔhaw aba no, wʼaba mu abu; aba wo so, na wo ho adwiri wo.
But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Wo nyamesuro mma wo ahotosoɔ anaa, na wʼakwan a ɛho nni asɛm mma wo anidasoɔ anaa?
Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, [And] the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
7 “Dwene ho: Wɔasɛe obi a ne ho nni asɛm pɛn anaa? Ɛhefa na wɔsɛee obi a ɔyɛ pɛ?
Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
8 Sɛdeɛ mahunu no, wɔn a wɔfɛntɛm bɔne ne wɔn a wɔdua ɔhaw no, wɔtwa so aba.
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
9 Sɛ Onyankopɔn home a, wɔsɛe; nʼabufuo ma wɔyera.
By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
10 Agyata bɛtumi abobom na wɔapɔ so, nanso wɔbɛbubu gyata akɛseɛ no se.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11 Gyata annya haboa a ɔwu, na gyatabereɛ mma no bɔ hwete.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
12 “Wɔbɛkaa kokoamsɛm bi kyerɛɛ me na mʼaso tee no sɛ asomusɛm.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
13 Wɔ anadwo daeɛso basabasa mu, ɛberɛ a nnipa adeda nnahɔɔ no,
In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men,
14 ehu ne nketenkete kyeree me. Ɛmaa me nnompe nyinaa wosoeɛ.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.
15 Honhom bi twaa mʼani so, na me ho nwi sɔre gyinaeɛ.
Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
16 Ɛgyinaeɛ, nanso, manhunu nʼabɔsuo. Biribi bɛgyinaa mʼanim, na metee nne bɔkɔɔ bi a ɛrebisa sɛ,
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance thereof; A form was before mine eyes: [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
17 ‘Onipa dasani bɛtumi atene asene Onyankopɔn? Onipa bɛtumi ayɛ kronn asene ne Yɛfoɔ anaa?
Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 Sɛ Onyankopɔn ntumi mfa ne ho nto nʼankasa asomfoɔ so, na sɛ ɔka nʼabɔfoɔ mpo anim a,
Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:
19 hwan ne onipa a wɔde dɔteɛ anwene no, a ne fapem sisi mfuturo mu na wɔdwerɛ no ntɛm so sene abubummabaa?
How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
20 Ɛfiri anɔpahema kɔsi anwummerɛ wɔbubu wɔn mu nketenkete; na wɔyera korakora a obiara nhunu wɔn bio.
Betwixt morning and evening they are destroyed: They perish for ever without any regarding it.
21 Wɔtete wɔn ntomadan nhoma mu, ɛno enti wɔwuwu a wɔnnim.’
Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.
