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Job 12:2-12

2Trulyyearethepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,andwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451shalldieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191withyou!

3Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571haveunderstandingaswellH1571asyou;Iamnotinferiortoyou;andwhoknowethnotsuchthingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428asthese?

4IamH1961tobeH1961oneH6662thatisaderisiontohisfriendלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,Iwhocallקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121uponGodלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433,andwhomhewillanswerוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030:aderisionisthejustupright [man].

5Hethatisreadytostumblewiththefootרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272isalampdespisedinthethoughtofhimthatis ateaseשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600.

6Thetentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168ofdesolatorsareinpeace,andtheythatprovokeGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410aresecure;intowhosehandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027GodH410bringeth.

7Butaskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowthebeasts,andtheyshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;andthefowloftheheavensהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyshalltellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee;

8OrspeakH7878totheearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,anditshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;andthefishesoftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shalldeclareunto thee.

9Whoknowethnotinallthese,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhath wroughtthis?

10Inwhosehandבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027isthesoulH5315ofeverylivingthing,andthespiritH7307ofallfleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320ofmanH376.

11Dothnottheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241trywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,asthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?

12Withtheagediswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,andinlengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

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