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. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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