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Job 28:12-19

12But whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370can wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672,and whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335does understandingזֶ֝ה בִּינָֽה׃zeh bi.NahH998 H2088dwellמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725?

13Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582can knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045its valueעֶרְכָּ֑הּ'er.KahH6187,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808is it foundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אti.ma.Tze'H4672in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

14The ocean depthsתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415sayאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘Itהִ֑יאHi'H1931isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in me,’while the seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220declaresאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘It isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369with meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.’

15It cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be boughtיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414withתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478goldסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808canits priceמְחִירָֽהּ׃me.chi.RahH4242be weighed outיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254in silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701.

16It cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehH5541in the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,in preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718or sapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.

17Neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091nor crystalוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.KhitH2137can compare to itיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186,nor jewelsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of fine goldפָֽז׃FazH6337be exchanged for itוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545.

18Coralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215and quartzוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378are unworthyלֹ֣אlo'H3808of mentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142;the priceוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901of wisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451isbeyond rubiesמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.

19Topazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357from Cushכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compare to itיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahH6186,nor can itלֹ֣אlo'H3808be valuedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פte.su.LehH5541in pureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.

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