3:1 [] Meta tauta hnoixen o Iwb to stoma autou, kai kathrasqh thn hmeran autou.

3:2 Kai elalhsen o Iwb kai eipen×

3:3 Eiqe na caqh h hmera kaq' hn egennhqhn, kai h nux kaq' hn eipon, Egennhqh arsenikon.

3:4 H hmera ekeinh na hnai skotoV× o QeoV na mh anazhthsh authn anwqen, kai na mh fegxh ep' authn fwV.

3:5 SkotoV kai skia qanatou na amaurwswsin authn× gnofoV na epikaqhtai ep' authn. Na epelqwsin ep' authn wV pikrotathn hmeran.

3:6 Thn nukta ekeinhn na katakrathsh skotoV× na mh sunafqh me taV hmeraV tou etouV× na mh eiselqh eiV ton ariqmon twn mhnwn.

3:7 Idou, erhmoV na hnai h nux ekeinh× fwnh carmosunoV na mh epelqh ep' authn.

3:8 Na katarasqwsin authn oi katarwmenoi taV hmeraV, oi etoimoi na anegeirwsi to penqoV autwn.

3:9 Na skotisqwsi ta astra thV esperaV authV× na prosmenh to fwV, kai na mh erchtai× kai na mh idh ta blefara thV aughV×

3:10 dioti den ekleise taV quraV thV koiliaV thV mhtroV mou, kai den ekruye thn qliyin apo twn ofqalmwn mou.

3:11 [] Dia ti den apeqanon apo mhtraV; kai den exepneusa ama exhlqon ek thV koiliaV;

3:12 Dia ti me upedecqhsan ta gonata; h dia ti oi mastoi dia na qhlasw;

3:13 Dioti twra hqelon koimasqai kai hsucazei× hqelon upnwttei× tote hqelon eisqai eiV anapausin,

3:14 meta basilewn kai bouleutwn thV ghV, oikodomountwn eiV eautouV erhmwseiV×

3:15 h meta arcontwn, oitineV ecousi crusion, oitineV egemisan touV oikouV autwn arguriou×

3:16 h wV examblwma kekrummenon den hqelon uparcei, wV brefh mh idonta fwV.

3:17 Ekei oi asebeiV pauousin apo tou na tarattwsi, kai ekei anapauontai oi kekopiasmenoi×

3:18 ekei anapauontai omou oi aicmalwtoi× den akouousi fwnhn katadunastou×

3:19 ekei einai o mikroV kai o megaV× kai o douloV, eleuqeroV tou kuriou autou.

3:20 [] Dia ti edoqh fwV eiV ton dustuch, kai zwh eiV ton pepikramenon thn euchn,

3:21 oitineV poqousi ton qanaton kai den epitugcanousin, an kai anoruttwsin auton mallon para kekrummenouV qhsaurouV,

3:22 oitineV upercairousin, upereufrainontai, otan eurwsi ton tafon;

3:23 Dia ti edoqh fwV eiV anqrwpon, tou opoiou h odoV einai kekrummenh, kai ton opoion o QeoV periekleise;

3:24 Dioti pro tou faghtou mou ercetai o stenagmoV mou, kai oi brugmoi mou ekceontai wV udata.

3:25 Epeidh ekeino, to opoion efoboumhn, sunebh eiV eme, kai ekeino, to opoion etromazon, hlqen ep' eme.