O, ukube usizi lwami belingalinganiswa nenhlekelele yami kanye esikalini!
“Sengathi ukuncokolozwa kwami ngabe kulinganiswe nokulinganiswa, inhlupheko yami ibekwe esilinganisweni kanyekanye.
“Sengathi usizi lwami nenhlekelele engehlele kungalinganiswa nokulinganiswa, nokubhujiswa kwami kubekwe esilinganisweni kanyekanye.
Namuhla ukukhala kwami kumunyu; umvimbo wami unzima kunokububula kwami.
Ake ngilinganiswe esikalini esilinganayo, ukuze uNkulunkulu azi ubuqotho bami.
Kodwa manje sekufikile kuwe, futhi uyadangala; kuyakuthinta, uyesaba.
Kodwa uJobe waphendula wathi:
Inhliziyo iyakwazi umunyu wayo; nomfokazi akamxubi nenjabulo yakhe.