Verse 1: Wayesethatha u-Elifazi umThemani, wathi:
Verse 2: “Umuntu angaba yinsizakalo kuNkulunkulu ukuba ohlakaniphileyo abe nosizo kuye na?
Verse 3: Kuyintokozo yini kuSomandla, uma ulungile, kuyinzuzo kuye, uma wenza izindlela zakho ziphelele, na?
Verse 4: “Kungokumesaba kwakho akusolayo, angene nawe ekwahlulelweni, na?
Verse 5: Ububi bakho abubukhulu yini? Izono zakho azinakuphela.
Verse 6: Ngokuba uthathe ngeze izibambiso kumfowenu, wahlubula abampofu izingubo zabo.
Verse 7: Awumphuzisanga owomileyo amanzi, wamgodlela olambileyo ukudla.
Verse 8: Umuntu onamandla, izwe lingelakhe; onodumo uyahlala kulo.
Verse 9: Umukisile abafelokazi bengenalutho; izingalo zezintandane zaphuliwe.
Verse 10: Ngalokho izingibe ziyakuhaqa; uvalo oluzumayo luyakwethusa.
Verse 11: Ukukhanya kwakho kuphenduke ubumnyama, ukuze ungaboni, nesikhukhula samanzi siyakusibekela.
Verse 12: “UNkulunkulu akakho ekuphakameni kwezulu na? Bheka inhloko yezinkanyezi ukuthi iphakeme kangaka.
Verse 13: Uthi wena: ‘UNkulunkulu wazini na? Angahlulela engale kwesigayegaye na?
Verse 14: Amafu ayamsibekela ukuze angaboni; uyahamba esiyingelezini sezulu.’
Verse 15: Uyakugcina indlela yamandulo eyahanjwa yizoni na?
Verse 16: Yizo ezahlwitha kungakabi yisikhathi, ezisisekelo sazo sathululwa njengomfula,
Verse 17: nezathi kuNkulunkulu: ‘Suka kithina, ngokuba uSomandla ubeyakwenzani kubo na?’
Verse 18: Kepha nguye owayegcwalisa izindlu zabo ngokuhle. Amasu ababi akude nami.
Verse 19: “Abalungileyo bayakukubona, bathokoze; abangenasici bayabaklododela ngokuthi:
Verse 20: ‘Impela ababesivukela sebechithiwe, nabakushiyileyo umlilo ukuqedile.’
Verse 21: “Mawujwayelane naye, ube nokuthula; ngalokho okuhle kuyakufika kuwe.
Verse 22: Mawamukele umthetho emlonyeni wakhe, ubeke amazwi akhe enhliziyweni yakho.
Verse 23: Uma ubuyela kuSomandla, uyakwakhiwa, uma udedisa okubi kude etendeni lakho,
Verse 24: ubeke igolide lakho othulini, nelase-Ofiri phakathi kwamatshe eminonjana.
Verse 25: USomandla uyakuba yigugu lakho, nesiliva elikhazimulayo kuwe,
Verse 26: ngokuba lapho uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla, uphakamisele kuNkulunkulu ubuso bakho.
Verse 27: Uyakukhuleka kuye, akuzwe, wena ugcwalise izithembiso zakho.
Verse 28: Uma unquma indaba, uyakuyenzelwa, ukukhanya kukhanye ezindleleni zakho.
Verse 29: Uma zehla, uyakuthi: ‘Phezulu!’ abesephakanyiswa ozithobileyo.
Verse 30: Abantu abangemsulwa uyakubakhulula nabo, bakhululwe ngobumhlophe bezandla zakho.”