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Job 28:12-28

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.

26WhenhemadeH6213adecreeחֹ֑קChokH2706fortherainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306,AndawayH1870forthelightningofthethunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963;

27Thenאָ֣ז'azH227didheseeH7200it,anddeclareit;Heestablishedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea,andsearchedH2713itout.

28AnduntomanH120hesaidH559,Behold,thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374oftheLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,thatiswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;AndtodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.

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