1約伯應講。Iok-pek ìn kóng.

2願我ê憂悶過秤重，願我一切ê災害平平hē tī天秤；Goān góa ê iu-būn kè chhìn-tāng, Goān góa it-chhè ê chai-hāi pîⁿ-pîⁿ hē tī thian-phêng;

3的確比海沙khah重；所以我ê話亂亂講。Tek-khak pí hái-soa khah-tāng; Só͘-í góa ê ōe loān-loān kóng.

4因為全能ê ê箭射tio̍h我；我ê心神lim-tio̍h伊ê毒。上帝hō͘我驚ê事排陣攻擊我。In-ūi Choân-lêng--ê ê chìⁿ siā-tio̍h góa; Góa ê sim-sîn lim-tio̍h i ê to̍k. Siōng-tè hō͘ góa kiaⁿ ê sū pâi-tīn kong-kek góa.

5野驢有草，kiám beh出聲？牛有草料，kiám beh哮mah？Iá-lû ū chháu, kiám beh chhut-siaⁿ? Gû ū chháu-liāu, kiám beh háu mah?

6物chiáⁿ無chham鹽，kiám會食得mah？卵ê清kiám有滋味mah？Mi̍h chiáⁿ bô chham iâm, kiám ōe chia̍h-tit mah? Nn̄g ê chheng kiám ū chu-bī mah?

7我ê心厭賤，m̄-ài kha̍p-tio̍h ê，in做我pháiⁿ味素ê食物。Góa ê sim iàm-chiān, m̄-ài kha̍p-tio̍h ê, In chòe góa pháiⁿ bī-sò͘ ê chia̍h-mi̍h.

8願我得tio̍h所求ê；我所欣慕ê，願上帝賞賜我。Goān góa tit-tio̍h só͘-kiû-ê; Góa só͘ him-bō͘-ê goān Siōng-tè siúⁿ-sù góa.

9就是願上帝teh碎我，放伊ê手，來絕我ê性命。Chiū-sī goān Siōng-tè teh-chhùi góa, Pàng I ê chhiú, lâi choa̍t góa ê sìⁿ-miā.

10若án-ni，我就得tio̍h安慰；tī痛苦無得tio̍h憐憫ê中間，iáu會快樂；因為我無違背至聖ê ê話。Nā án-ni, góa chiū tit-tio̍h an-ùi; Tī thòng-khó͘ bô tit-tio̍h lîn-bín ê tiong-kan, iáu ōe khoài-lo̍k; In-ūi góa bô ûi-pōe Chì-sèng--ê ê ōe.

11我有甚麼氣力，hō͘我iáu teh ǹg望？我有甚麼結局，hō͘我iáu thang吞忍？Góa ū sím-mi̍h khùi-la̍t, hō͘ góa iáu teh ǹg-bāng? Góa ū sím-mi̍h kiat-kio̍k, hō͘ góa iáu thang thun-lún?

12我ê力kiám是石ê力？我ê肉kiám是銅ê mah？Góa ê la̍t kiám sī chio̍h ê la̍t? Góa ê bah kiám sī tâng-ê mah?

13幫贊我ê，kiám m̄是lóng無去mah？我ê智慧，kiám m̄是離開我去mah？Pang-chān góa-ê, kiám-m̄-sī lóng bô--khì mah? Góa ê tì-hūi, kiám-m̄-sī lī-khui góa khì mah?

14絕望ê人，就若無敬畏全能ê主，伊ê朋友也tio̍h用仁慈款待伊。Choa̍t-bāng ê lâng, chiū nā bô kèng-ùi choân-lêng ê Chú, I ê pêng-iú iā tio̍h ēng jîn-chû khoán-thāi i.

15我ê兄弟誤我，親像溪，koh親像溪水流過ê地；Góa ê hiaⁿ-tī gō͘ góa, chhin-chhiūⁿ khoe, Koh chhin-chhiūⁿ khoe-chúi lâu-kè ê tōe;

16因為有冰塊就濁(lô)，有雪khǹg tī hiT內面；In-ūi ū peng-tè chiū lô, Ū seh khǹg tī hí(**hit) lāi-bīn;

17燒lō ê時chūn，in就消無，熱ê時，就tùi in ê所在乾去。Sio-lō ê sî-chūn, in chiū siau-bô, Joa̍h ê sî, chiū tùi in ê só͘-chāi ta--khì.

18沿溪kui陣teh行ê人彎來oat去，in上到拋荒ê所在就死。Iân-khoe kui-tīn teh-kiâⁿ ê lâng oan-lâi oat-khì, In chiūⁿ kàu pha-hng ê só͘-chāi chiū sí.

19Thê-má kui陣行ê人teh瞭望，Sī-pa kui群ê人teh thèng候。Thê-má kui-tīn kiâⁿ ê lâng teh liâu-bāng, Sī-pa kui-kûn ê lâng teh thèng-hāu.

20In為tio̍h所ǹg望來見笑，到tè就漏氣。In ūi-tio̍h só͘ ǹg-bāng lâi kiàn-siàu, kàu-tè chiū làu-khùi.

21Taⁿ lín真正無物；看見thang驚ê事就忍。Taⁿ lín chin-chiàⁿ bô mi̍h; Khòaⁿ-kìⁿ thang kiaⁿ ê sū chiū lún.

22我kiám bat講，請lín hō͘我？á是，tùi lín ê財產用物送我？Góa kiám bat kóng, Chhiáⁿ lín hō͘ góa? Á-sī, Tùi lín ê châi-sán ēng mi̍h sàng góa?

23á是，救我脫離對敵ê手ah？á是，屬我脫離強暴ê人ê手ah？Á-sī, Kiù góa thoat-lī tùi-te̍k ê chhiú ah? Á-sī, Sio̍k góa thoat-lī kiông-pō ê lâng ê chhiú ah?

24請lín教示我，我就靜靜；也hō͘我明白tī甚麼事有錯誤。Chhiáⁿ lín kà-sī góa, góa chiū chēng-chēng; Iā hō͘ góa bêng-pe̍k tī sím-mi̍h sū ū chhò-gō͘.

25正直ê話，伊ê力大到怎樣！總是lín teh辯駁，是辯駁甚麼？Chèng-ti̍t ê ōe, i ê la̍t tōa kàu cháiⁿ-iūⁿ! Chóng-sī lín teh piān-pok, sī piān-pok sím-mi̍h?

26Lín想beh辯駁人ê話mah？絕望ê人ê言論，是親像風。Lín siūⁿ beh piān-pok lâng ê ōe mah? Choa̍t-bāng ê lâng ê giân-lūn, sī chhin-chhiūⁿ hong.

27Lín liam-khau ài得tio̍h無父ê kiáⁿ，用你ê朋友做買賣ê物。Lín liam-khau ài tit-tio̍h bô-pē ê kiáⁿ, Ēng lí ê pêng-iú chòe bóe-bōe ê mi̍h.

28Taⁿ請lín甘願看我；我決斷無當lín ê面來講白賊。Taⁿ chhiáⁿ lín kam-goān khòaⁿ góa; Góa koat-toàn bô tng lín ê bīn lâi kóng pe̍h-chha̍t.

29請lín oa̍t-tńg，m̄-thang有不義，koh oa̍t倒tńg，我ê公義iáu-kú tī-teh。Chhiáⁿ lín oa̍t-tńg, m̄-thang ū put-gī, Koh oa̍t-tò-tńg, góa ê kong-gī iáu-kú tī-teh.

30我ê舌有不義mah？我ê嘴bōe分別災害mah？Góa ê chi̍h ū put-gī mah? Góa ê chhùi bōe hun-piat chai-hāi mah?

1人tī世間kiám m̄是勞苦ê時期mah？伊ê日子kiám m̄是親像chhiàⁿ工人ê日子mah？Lâng tī sè-kan kiám-m̄-sī lô-khó͘ ê sî-kî mah? I ê ji̍t-chí kiám m̄-sī chhin-chhiūⁿ chhiàⁿ-kang lâng ê ji̍t-chí mah?

2親像奴僕切切欣慕日落ê影，親像chhiàⁿ工人ǹg望工錢；Chhin-chhiūⁿ lô͘-po̍k chhiat-chhiat him-bō͘ ji̍t-lo̍h ê iáⁿ, Chhin-chhiūⁿ chhiàⁿ-kang lâng ǹg-bāng kang-chîⁿ;

3我也án-ni一定經過chōe-chōe空虛ê月，koh有厭倦ê暝kā我定tio̍h。Góa iā án-ni it-tēng keng-kè chōe-chōe khang-hu ê ge̍h, Koh ū ià-siān ê mî kā góa tiāⁿ-tio̍h.

4我倒teh ê時，就講，甚麼時thang起來？暝到hiah長。我翻來翻去直直到天光。Góa tó-teh ê sî, chiū kóng, Sím-mi̍h sî thang khí-lâi? mî kàu hiah tn̂g. Góa hoan-lâi hoan-khì ti̍t-ti̍t kàu thiⁿ-kng.

5我kui身軀lóng是蟲kap kui塊ê土；我ê皮膚收嘴，就koh出膿。Góa kui seng-khu lóng sī thâng kap kui-tè ê thô͘; Góa ê phê-hu siu chhùi, chiū koh chhut-lâng.

6我ê日子比梭khah緊，直直過去無所ǹg望。Góa ê ji̍t-chí pí so khah-kín, Ti̍t-ti̍t kè-khì bô só͘ ǹg-bāng.

7Tio̍h記得我ê活命ná喘一個氣；我ê目睭bōe koh看見好景。Tio̍h kì-tit góa ê oa̍h-miā ná chhoán chi̍t ê khùi; Góa ê ba̍k-chiu bōe koh khòaⁿ-kìⁿ hó-kéng.

8看我ê人，伊ê目睭beh無koh看見我；你ê目睭beh siòng我，總是我無tī-teh。Khòaⁿ góa ê lâng, i ê ba̍k-chiu beh bô koh khòaⁿ-kìⁿ góa; Lí ê ba̍k-chiu beh siòng góa, chóng-sī góa bô tī-teh.

9雲消散就過去，án-ni，人落陰間也bōe koh起來。Hûn siau-sòaⁿ chiū kè-khì, Án-ni, lâng lo̍h im-kan iā bōe koh khí-lâi.

10伊無koh tò來家己ê家，本所在也無koh認得伊。I bô koh tò-lâi ka-kī ê ke, Pún só͘-chāi iā bô koh jīn-tit i.

11所以我無beh約束我ê嘴；我ê神憂苦，我beh án-ni講出。我ê心苦痛，我beh án-ni分訴。Só͘-í góa bô beh iok-sok góa ê chhùi; Góa ê sîn iu-khó͘, góa beh án-ni kóng-chhut. Góa ê sim khó͘-thàng, góa beh án-ni hun-sò͘.

12我kiám是大海，á是蛟龍mah？你竟然設一個監視我ê ah？Góa kiám-sī tōa-hái, á-sī kau-lêng mah? Lí kéng-jiân siat chi̍t-ê kam(**kám)-sī góa ê ah?

13我若講，我ê眠床beh安慰我，我ê床舖beh改我ê憂悶；Góa nā kóng, Góa ê bîn-chhn̂g beh an-ùi góa, Góa ê chhn̂g-pho͘ beh kóe góa ê iu-būn;

14你就用眠夢hō͘我驚，用異象hō͘我忍。Lí chiū ēng bîn-bāng hō͘ góa kiaⁿ, Ēng īⁿ-siōng hō͘ góa lún.

15致到我ài摧死；ài死無，khah贏chhun chiah-ê骨。Tì-kàu góa ài chhui-sí; Ài sí-bô, khah-iâⁿ chhun chiah ê kut.

16我厭恨性命，m̄-ài永遠活teh；願你chhut-chāi我；因為我ê日子lóng是空虛。Góa iàm-hūn sìⁿ-miā, m̄-ài éng-oán oa̍h-teh; Goān lí chhut-chāi góa; in-ūi góa ê ji̍t-chí lóng-sī khang-hu.

17人是甚麼，致到你掠伊做大，致到你將伊khòa tī心裡，Lâng sī sím-mi̍h, tì-kàu Lí lia̍h i chòe-tōa, Tì-kàu Lí chiong i khòa tī sim--nih,

18致到你ta̍k早起鑑察伊，時刻試驗伊？Tì-kàu Lí ta̍k chá-khí kàm-chhat i, Sî-khek chhì-giām i?

19你beh到tī時chiah oa̍t-tńg無看我，寬我tiap-á久，hō͘我吞nōa-cheh？Lí beh kàu tī-sî chiah oa̍t-tńg bô khòaⁿ góa, Khoan góa tiap-á-kú, hō͘ góa thun-nōa-cheh?

20鑑察人ê ah，我若有罪，礙tio̍h你甚麼？你啥事用我做你ê箭靶？致到我看家己做重擔。Kàm-chhat lâng--ê ah, góa nā ū chōe, gāi-tio̍h Lí sím-mi̍h? Lí siáⁿ-sū ēng góa chòe Lí ê chìⁿ-pé? Tì-kàu góa khòaⁿ ka-kī chòe tāng-tàⁿ.

21你啥事m̄赦免我ê過失，除去我ê罪過？因為我taⁿ beh倒tī塵埃；你beh致意chhē我，總是我已經無tī-teh。Lí siáⁿ-sū m̄ sià-bián góa ê kè-sit, tû-khì góa ê chōe-kòa? In-ūi góa taⁿ beh tó tī tîn-ai; Lí beh tì-ì chhē góa, chóng-sī góa í-keng bô tī-teh.

1Su-a人Pí-le̍k-ta̍t應講，Su-a lâng Pí-le̍k-ta̍t ìn kóng,

2Chiah-ê話你beh講到tī時？你嘴內ê話親像狂風beh到jōa久？Chiah ê ōe lí beh kóng kàu tī-sî? Lí chhùi-lāi ê ōe chhin-chhiūⁿ kông-hong beh kàu jōa-kú?

3上帝kiám有偏私來審判？全能ê kiám有偏私，無公義？Siōng-tè kiám ū phian-su lâi sím-phòaⁿ? Choân-lêng--ê kiám ū phian-su, bô kong-gī?

4你ê kiáⁿ兒若有得罪 伊，伊交付in tī in ê過失ê手頭。Lí ê kiáⁿ-jî nā ū tek-chōe I, I kau-hù in tī in ê kè-sit ê chhiú-thâu.

5你若致意chhē上帝，koh tùi全能ê求恩；Lí nā tì-ì chhē Siōng-tè, Koh tùi Choân-lêng--ê kiû un;

6你若清氣正直，伊beh為tio̍h你醒起來，koh hō͘你公義ê厝興通。Lí nā chheng-khì chèng-ti̍t, I beh ūi-tio̍h lí chhíⁿ--khí-lâi, Koh hō͘ lí kong-gī ê chhù heng-thong.

7你起頭雖然微細，到尾beh真發達。Lí khí-thâu sui-jiân bî-sòe, Kàu-bé beh chin hoat-ta̍t.

8請你查問前代，追念in ê列祖所查出ê；Chhiáⁿ lí chhâ-mn̄g chêng-tāi, Tui-liām in ê lia̍t-chó͘ só͘ chhâ-chhut-ê;

9因為咱不過是昨昏chiah有，m̄知半項；咱tī世間ê日子親像影；In-ūi lán put-kò sī cha-hng chiah ū, m̄-chai pòaⁿ-hāng; Lán tī sè-kan ê ji̍t-chí chhin-chhiūⁿ iáⁿ;

10In kiám無教示你，kā你講，講出伊心腹ê話？In kiám bô kà-sī lí, kā lí kóng, Kóng-chhut i sim-pak ê ōe?

11蘆葦無土糜，能發mah？蘆竹無水，能大叢mah？Lô͘-úi bô thô͘-bê, ōe hoat mah? Lô͘-tek bô chúi, ōe tōa châng mah?

12當伊青翠，iáu未割起來，比lóng總ê草事先枯焦。Tng i chhiⁿ-chhùi, iáu-bē koah-khí-lâi, Pí lóng-chóng ê chháu tāi-seng ko͘-tâ.

13見若bōe記得上帝ê人，伊ê路徑也是án-ni；無敬虔ê人，伊ê ǹg望beh無去。Kìⁿ-nā bōe-kì-tit Siōng-tè ê lâng, i ê lō͘-kèng iā sī án-ni; Bô kèng-khiân ê lâng, i ê ǹg-bāng beh bô--khì.

14伊所依óa-ê beh絕斷；伊所óa靠ê是蜘蛛網。I só͘ i-óa-ê beh choa̍t-tn̄g; I só͘ óa-khò-ê sī ti-tu-bāng.

15伊beh óa靠厝，總是厝beh倒；伊beh擒tiâu厝，總是厝bōe久長tī-teh。I beh óa-khò chhù, chóng-sī chhù beh tó; I beh khîⁿ-tiâu chhù, chóng-sī chhù bōe kú-tn̂g tī-teh.

16伊受日照，就青翠。伊ê藤soan到滿園。I siū ji̍t chiò, chiū chhiⁿ-chhùi. I ê tîn soan kàu móa-hn̂g.

17伊ê根khûn tī石堆，透到石ê所在。I ê kun khûn tī chio̍h-tui, Thàu-kàu chio̍h ê só͘-chāi.

18伊若對伊ê所在除去，hit所在就m̄承認伊，講，我bē-bat看見你。I nā tùi i ê só͘-chāi tû-khì, hit só͘-chāi chiū m̄ sêng-jīn i, Kóng, Góa bē-bat khòaⁿ-kìⁿ lí.

19看ah，這就是伊ê路ê快樂，以後beh有別ê tùi地裡生出來。Khòaⁿ ah, che chiū-sī i ê lō͘ ê khoài-lo̍k, Í-āu beh ū pa̍t-ê tùi tōe--nih siⁿ--chhut-lâi.

20看ah，上帝的確無棄sak完全ê人，也無扶助行pháiⁿ ê人。Khòaⁿ ah, Siōng-tè tek-khak bô khì-sak oân-choân ê lâng, Iā bô hû-chō͘ kiâⁿ-pháiⁿ ê lâng.

21伊iáu beh hō͘你滿嘴笑gī-gī，hō͘你ê嘴唇出歡喜ê聲。I iáu beh hō͘ lí móa-chhùi chhiò-gī-gī, Hō͘ lí ê chhùi-tûn chhut hoaⁿ-hí ê siaⁿ.

22怨恨你ê人beh滿身見笑，pháiⁿ人ê布棚beh歸tī無。Oàn-hūn lí ê lâng beh móa-sin kiàn-siàu, Pháiⁿ-lâng ê pò͘-pîⁿ beh kui tī bô.