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.

1約伯應講，Iok-pek ìn kóng,

2我真正知是án-ni；因為人tī上帝ê面前，thái能算做義ah？Góa chin-chiàⁿ chai sī án-ni; In-ūi lâng tī Siōng-tè ê bīn-chêng, thái ōe sǹg-chòe-gī ah?

3若beh kap伊辯論，千項也bōe應伊一項。Nā beh kap I piān-lūn, Chheng-hāng iā bōe ìn I chi̍t-hāng.

4伊ê心是智慧，伊ê力是大；是誰抵抗伊，也得tio̍h安然？I ê sim sī tì-hūi, I ê la̍t sī tōa; Chī-chūi tí-khòng I, iā tit-tio̍h an-jiân?

5伊移徙山，山也m̄知；伊受氣中，hō͘山崩落去。I î-sóa soaⁿ, soaⁿ iā m̄-chai; I siū-khì tiong, hō͘ soaⁿ pang--lo̍h-khì.

6伊hō͘地振動，離開伊ê本位，地ê柱就搖choah。I hō͘ tōe tín-tāng, lī-khui i ê pún-ūi, Tōe ê thiāu chiū iô-choah.

7伊命令日，日就無出；koh封密眾星。I bēng-lēng ji̍t, ji̍t chiū bô chhut; Koh hong-ba̍t chèng chhiⁿ.

8伊家己thí開天；koh行踏tī海湧ê頂面。I ka-kī thí-khui thiⁿ; Koh kiâⁿ-ta̍h tī hái-éng ê téng-bīn.

9伊創造北斗、參星、卯星，kap南方ê密宮。I chhòng-chō Pak-táu, Chham-chhiⁿ, Báu-chhiⁿ, kap lâm-hng ê bi̍t-kiong.

10伊行tāi-chí大到bōe測度得，行奇事算bōe了。I kiâⁿ tāi-chì tōa kàu bōe chhek-to̍k-tit, Kiâⁿ kî-sū sǹg-bōe-liáu.

11看ah，伊tùi我chia經過，我也無看見，伊行過去，我也m̄知。Khòaⁿ ah, I tùi góa chia keng-kè, góa iā bô khòaⁿ-kìⁿ, I kiâⁿ kè--khì, góa iā m̄-chai.

12看ah，伊搶去，是誰能阻擋伊？Chī-chūi敢問伊，你做甚麼？Khòaⁿ ah, I chhiúⁿ-khì, chī-chūi ōe chó͘-tòng I? Chī-chūi káⁿ mn̄g I, Lí chòe sím-mi̍h?

13上帝的確無收回伊ê受氣，扶助La̍h-hap-pek ê，屈落tī伊ê下面。Siōng-tè tek-khak bô siu-hôe I ê siū-khì, Hû-chō͘ La̍h-hap-pek ê, khut-lo̍h tī I ê ē-bīn.

14何況我thái-thó敢應伊，á是揀甚麼話來kap伊辯論？Hô-hòng góa thái-thó káⁿ ìn I, Á-sī kéng sím-mi̍h ōe lâi kap I piān-lūn?

15我雖然是公義，也m̄敢應伊；獨獨對審判我ê求恩。Góa sui-jiân sī kong-gī, iā m̄-káⁿ ìn I; To̍k-to̍k tùi sím-phòaⁿ góa--ê kiû-un.

16我若求叫伊，伊若應我，我也m̄信伊有聽我ê聲。Góa nā kiû-kiò I, I nā ìn góa, Góa iā m̄-sìn I ū thiaⁿ góa ê siaⁿ.

17因為伊用大風phah我；無緣故加添我ê傷。In-ūi I ēng tōa-hong phah góa; Bô iân-kò͘ ke-thiⁿ góa ê siong.

18伊m̄容允我喘一個氣；獨獨用苦充滿我。I m̄ iông-ún góa chhoán chi̍t-ê khùi; To̍k-to̍k ēng khó͘ chhiong-móa góa.

19若論強猛，看ah，伊ê力tī-chia，若論審判，是誰能kā我定tio̍h期日？Nā lūn kiông-béng, khòaⁿ ah, I ê la̍t tī-chia, Nā lūn sím-phòaⁿ, chī-chūi ōe kā góa tiāⁿ-tio̍h kî-ji̍t?

20我雖然做義，我家己ê嘴beh定我ê罪；我雖然完全，伊beh顯明我ê橫逆。Góa sui-jiân chòe-gī, góa ka-kī ê chhùi beh tēng góa ê chōe; Góa sui-jiân oân-choân, i beh hián-bêng góa ê hêng-ge̍k.

21我是完全ê，我無顧家己；我看輕我ê活命。Góa sī oân-choân-ê, góa bô kò͘ ka-kī; Góa khòaⁿ-khin góa ê oa̍h-miā.

22通通是一樣，所以我講，完全ê kap行pháiⁿ-ê，伊lóng剿滅。Thong-thong sī chi̍t-iūⁿ, só͘-í góa kóng, Oân-choân--ê kap kiâⁿ-pháiⁿ-ê, I lóng châu-bia̍t.

23災厄若忽然phah死人，伊就恥笑無罪ê人tú-tio̍h試煉。Chai-ē nā hut-jiân phah-sí lâng, I chiū thí-chhiò bô-chōe ê lâng tú-tio̍h chhì-liān.

24世界交付tī pháiⁿ人ê手；伊遮蓋審判司ê面；若m̄是伊，是是誰 ah？Sè-kài kau-hù tī pháiⁿ-lâng ê chhiú; I jia-khàm sím-phòaⁿ-si ê bīn; Nā m̄-sī I, sī chī-chūi ah?

25我ê日子比走文書ê khah緊，緊緊過去，無看見甚麼福氣。Góa ê ji̍t-chí pí cháu-bûn-su--ê khah-kín, Kín-kín kè--khì, bô khòaⁿ-kìⁿ sím-mi̍h hok-khì.

26緊緊過去親像快船；koh親像鷹緊緊飛落去la̍k物。Kín-kín kè-khì chhin-chhiūⁿ khoài-chûn; Koh chhin-chhiūⁿ eng kín-kín pe--lo̍h-khì la̍k-mi̍h.

27我若講beh bōe記得我ê哀怨，beh改我ê憂容做歡喜；Góa nā kóng beh bōe-kì-tit góa ê ai-oàn, Beh kóe góa ê iu-iông chòe hoaⁿ-hí;

28我就驚我chiah-ê憂苦；因為我知你的確無掠我做無罪。Góa chiū kiaⁿ góa chiah ê iu-khó͘; In-ūi góa chai Lí tek-khak bô lia̍h góa chòe bô-chōe.

29我beh受定罪，我啥事空空tio̍h磨ah？Góa beh siū tēng-chōe, Góa siáⁿ-sū khang-khang tio̍h-bôa ah?

30我若用雪ê水家己洗，用鹼(kiⁿ)清氣我ê手，Góa nā ēng seh ê chúi ka-kī sóe, Ēng kiⁿ chheng-khì góa ê chhiú,

31你beh hiat我tī溝á底，我ê衫也beh厭惡我。Lí beh hiat góa tī kau-á-tóe, Góa ê saⁿ iā beh iàm-ò͘ⁿ góa.

32因為伊m̄是世間人親像我，hō͘我thang應伊，也hō͘阮thang對訊。In-ūi I m̄-sī sè-kan lâng chhin-chhiūⁿ góa, hō͘ góa thang ìn I, Iā hō͘ goán thang tùi-sìn.

33阮中間無有判斷ê。Thang hō͘阮二彼(jī-pí)降服伊。Goán tiong-kan bô ū phòaⁿ-toàn--ê. Thang hō͘ goán jī-pí hâng-ho̍k i.

34願伊徙伊ê柺á 離開我，無用伊ê威嚴hō͘我驚；Goān I sóa I ê koáiⁿ-á lî-khui góa, Bô ēng I ê ui-giâm hō͘ góa kiaⁿ;

35我就敢講，也無驚伊；總是我本m̄是hit款。Góa chiū káⁿ kóng, iā bô kiaⁿ I; Chóng-sī góa pún m̄-sī hit-khoán.