1Surelythereisamineforsilverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,Andaplaceוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725forgoldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091whichtheyrefineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212. 2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270istakenH3947outoftheearthH6083,Andcopperismolten outofthestoneוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68. 3Mansettethanendקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093todarknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822,Andsearchethout,tothefurthest bound,Thestonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68ofobscurityandofthickdarknessH2822. 4Hebreaketh openashaftawayfromwheremensojourn;Theyareforgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911ofthefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272;Theyhangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809afarfrommen,theyswingtoandfro. 5Asfortheearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,outofitcomethbreadH3899;Andunderneathitisturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015upasitwerebyfireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784. 6ThestonesH68thereofaretheplaceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofsapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,Andithathdustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091. 7Thatpathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410nobirdעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861ofpreyH5861knoweth,Neitherhaththefalcon’seyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869seenit: 8TheproudbeastshavenottroddenH1869it,Norhaththefiercelionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826passed thereby. 9HeputtethforthH7971hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027upontheflintyrock;Heoverturneththemountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022bytherootsמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328. 10Hecuttethoutchannelsamongtherocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697;Andhiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seetheverypreciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366thing. 11Hebindeththestreamsthattheytricklenot;Andthethingthatishid bringethheforthH3318tolightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216. 12Butwhereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335shallwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451befoundH4672?AndwhereH335istheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998? 13Manknowethnottheprice thereof;NeitherisitfoundH4672inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving. 14Thedeepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415saith,Itisnotinme;Andtheseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saith,Itisnotwithme. 15Itcannotbegottenforgold,Neithershallsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beweighedיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254forthepricethereof. 16Itcannotbevalued withthegoldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211, Withthepreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718,orthesapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601. 17Goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091andglasscannotequalit,Neithershallitbeexchangedוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545forjewelsoffinegoldH2091. 18Nomentionshallbemadeofcoralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215orofcrystal: Yea,thepriceofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451isabove rubies. 19Thetopazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357ofEthiopiashallnotequalit,Neithershallitbevalued withpureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800. 20Whencethencomethwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451?Andwhereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335istheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998? 21SeeingitishidH5641fromtheeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869ofallliving,Andkeptclosefromthebirdsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. 22DestructionandDeathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559,WehaveheardH8085arumor thereofwithourearsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241. 23Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandeththewayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870thereof,Andheknoweththeplaceמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725thereof. 24Forhelookethtotheendsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098oftheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andseethunderthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; 25Tomakeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213aweightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948forthewindלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307: Yea,hemetethoutthewatersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasure. 27Thenאָ֣ז'azH227didheseeH7200it,anddeclareit;Heestablishedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea,andsearchedH2713itout. 28AnduntomanH120hesaidH559,Behold,thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374oftheLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,thatiswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;AndtodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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