Hiob 27

1 Hiob toaa nʼasɛm so sɛ,

Job again took up his parable, and said,

2 “Sɛ Onyankopɔn te ase yi, ɔno a wammu me atɛntenenee, Otumfoɔ a wama madi me kra mu awerɛhoɔ;

“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

3 mmerɛ dodoɔ a nkwa wɔ me mu, na Onyankopɔn homeɛ wɔ me mu yi,

(for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

4 mʼano renka amumuyɛsɛm, na me tɛkrɛma rentwa nkontompo.

surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.

5 Merennye nto mu da sɛ deɛ woka no yɛ nokorɛ; merenka me mudie nhyɛ, kɔsi sɛ mɛwuo.

Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

6 Mɛkura me tenenee mu. Merennyaa mu; sɛ mete ase yi, me tiboa remmu me fɔ.

I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

7 “Ma mʼatamfoɔ nyɛ sɛ amumuyɛfoɔ, na wɔn a wɔkyiri me nyɛ sɛ atorofoɔ.

“Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

8 Anidasoɔ bɛn na deɛ ɔnni nyamesu no wɔ wɔ ne wuo akyi, ɛberɛ a Onyankopɔn agye ne nkwa afiri ne nsam?

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

9 Onyankopɔn tie ne sufrɛ ɛberɛ a amanehunu aba ne so anaa?

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

10 Nʼani bɛgye wɔ Otumfoɔ mu? Ɔbɛsu afrɛ Onyankopɔn ɛberɛ biara anaa?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

11 “Mɛma mo Onyankopɔn tumi ho nkyerɛkyerɛ; meremfa Otumfoɔ no akwan nhinta.

I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

12 Mo ankasa moahunu yeinom nyinaa. Afei nsɛnhunu yi ase ne sɛn?

Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

13 “Yei ne deɛ Onyankopɔn ahyɛ ato hɔ ama omumuyɛfoɔ, agyapadeɛ a otirimuɔdenfoɔ nya firi Otumfoɔ nkyɛn:

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

14 Sɛ ɔwɔ mma dodoɔ sɛn ara, wɔn hyɛberɛ ne akofena; na nʼasefoɔ rennidi mmee da.

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

15 Ɔyaredɔm bɛsie wɔn a wɔbɛka wɔ nʼakyi, na wɔn akunafoɔ rensu wɔn.

Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation.

16 Ɛwom sɛ ɔhɔre dwetɛ te sɛ mfuturo na ɔboa ntoma ano sɛ dɔteɛ deɛ,

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

17 nanso deɛ ɔpɛ gu hɔ no, ateneneefoɔ na wɔbɛfira na pɛpɛfoɔ no nso akyekyɛ dwetɛ no.

he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

18 Efie a ɔsi no te sɛ ananse afafa, ɛte sɛ pata bi a ɔwɛmfoɔ abɔ.

He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.

19 Ɔda hɔ te sɛ ɔdefoɔ, nanso ɔrenna saa bio; ɔbɛte nʼani no na ne nyinaa atu ayera.

He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

20 Ahunahuna ba ne so sɛ nsuyire; ahum hwim no kɔ anadwo.

Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.

21 Apueeɛ mframa soa no kɔ, na ɔnni hɔ bio; ɛtwe no firi ne teberɛ.

The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.

22 Ɛbɔ no a ahummɔborɔ nni mu ɛberɛ a ɔredwane afiri ne tumi ase.

For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

23 Ɔde fɛ bɔ ne nsam na ɔpamoo no firi ne teberɛ.”

Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.