1Tete Temanitɔ Elifaz ɖo eŋu na Hiob be,2“Ne ame aɖe te kpɔ be yeaƒo nu kpli wò la,ɖe nàgbɔ dzi ɖi aseea?Ke ame kae ate ŋu azi ɖoɖoe le nu sia ŋuti?3Bu ale si nèfia nu ame geɖewokple ale si nèdo ŋusẽ asi beliwoe ŋuti.4Wò nyawo lé ame siwo yina anyi dze ge la ɖe teeye nèdo ŋusẽ klo beliwo.5Ke azɔ la, dzɔgbevɔ̃e va dziwò,eye dzi ɖe le ƒo wò;eƒo wò ƒu anyi eye nèse veve.6Ɖe wò Mawuvɔvɔ̃ manye wò dzideƒoeye wò blibodede nanye wò mɔkpɔkpɔ oa?7“Azɔ bu eŋuti kpɔ.Ame maɖifɔ ka wohe to na kpɔ?Afi ka wogblẽ ame dzɔdzɔe dome le kpɔ?8Abe ale si mede dzesii ene la,ame siwo ŋlɔ vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi ƒe agbleeye woƒã dzɔgbevɔ̃e lae ŋenɛ.9Ne Mawu gbɔ ɖe wo dzi la woyrɔnaeye ne eƒe dziku fla la wotsrɔ̃na.10Dzatawo aɖe gbe,axlɔ̃ sesĩe gake woate ŋu aŋe aɖu na dzataviwo.11Dzata kuna ne mekpɔ nu lé oeye dzatanɔwo kakana.12“Wotsɔ nya aɖe vɛ nam le adzame,nye towo see wotsɔe do dalĩ nam.13Le drɔ̃ewo me le zã me,esi amewo dɔ alɔ̃ yi eme ʋĩi la,14vɔvɔ̃ kple dzodzo nyanyanya lémeye wona nye ƒuwo katã dzo kpekpekpe.15Gbɔgbɔ aɖe ɖo asagba va to nye ŋkume yieye ɖadoe ɖo to ɖe ŋunye.16Etɔ gake nyemate ŋu agblɔ nu si wònye o.Nɔnɔme aɖe va tsi tsitre ɖe ŋkunye meeye mese gbe bɔlɔe aɖe be,17‘Ɖe ame kodzogbea anɔ dzɔdzɔe wu Mawua?Ɖe amegbetɔ anɔ dzadzɛe wu eƒe Wɔlaa?18Ne Mawu meka ɖe eƒe dɔlawo dzi oeye wòbua fɔ eƒe dɔlawo be woda vo,19ʋuu keke, ke wòahanye ame siwo le anyixɔwo me,ame siwo gɔme woɖo anyi ɖe ke meeye wogbãa wo bɔbɔe abe ŋɔvi ene!20Wogbãa wo gudugudu le fɔŋli kple zã dome,ame aɖeke menyana gɔ̃ hã o,ale wotsrɔ̃na gbidii.21Ɖe womehoa woƒe agbadɔkawo, ale bewoaku numanyamanyae oa?’ ”