1Surelythereisaveinforthesilverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701,andaplaceוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725forgoldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091whichtheyrefineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212; 2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270istakenH3947outofthedustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,andcopperismolten outofthestoneוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68. 3[Man] puttethanendקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093tothedarknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822,andexplorethtotheutmostlimit,thestonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68ofdarknessH2822andoftheshadowofdeath. 4Heopenethashaft farfromtheinhabitants [oftheearth]:forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911ofthefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272,theyhangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809suspended;awaybelowmentheyhover. 5Asfortheearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,outofitcomethbreadH3899,andunderneathitisturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015upasbyfireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784; 6ThestonesH68ofitaretheplaceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofsapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,andithathdustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091. 7Itisapathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410nobirdעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861ofpreyH5861knoweth,andthevulture'seyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869hathnotseenit; 8TheproudbeastshavenottroddenH1869it,northefiercelionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826passedoverit. 9[Man] puttethforthH7971hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027upontheflintyrock,heoverturneththemountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022bytherootמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328. 10Hecuttethoutchannelsintherocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697,andhiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seetheverypreciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366thing. 11Hebindeththestreamsthattheydripnot,andwhatishiddenhebringethforthH3318tolightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216. 12Butwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451,whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335shallitbefoundH4672?andwhereH335istheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998? 13Manknowethnotthevaluethereof;anditisnotfoundH4672inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving. 14Thedeepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415saith,Itisnotinme;andtheseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saith,Itisnotwithme. 15ChoicegoldcannotbegivenH5414forit,norsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beweighedיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254foritsprice. 16Itisnotsetinthebalance withgoldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211, withthepreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718,andthesapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601. 17Goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091andglasscannotbecomparedtoit,norvesselsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627offinegoldH2091beitsexchangeוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545. 18Coralsandcrystalarenomorerememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142; yea,theacquisitionofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451isabove rubies. 19Thetopazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357ofEthiopiashallnotbecomparedtoit,neithershallitbesetinthebalance withpureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800. 20Whencethencomethwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451?andwhereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335istheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998? 21ForitishiddenH5641fromtheeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869ofallliving,andconcealedH5641fromthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. 22Destructionanddeathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559,WehaveheardH8085itsreportשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃shim.'AhH8088withourearsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241. 23Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandeththewayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870thereof,andheknowethitsplaceמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725: 24Forhelookethtotheendsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098oftheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,heseethunderthewholeheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. 25Inmakingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213aweightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948forthewindלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307,andmetingoutthewatersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasure, 26InappointingastatuteH2706fortherainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306,andawayH1870forthethunder's flash: 27Thenאָ֣ז'azH227didheseeH7200it,anddeclareit;heestablishedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea,andsearchedH2713itout; 28AnduntomanH120hesaidH559,Lo,thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374oftheLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,thatiswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;andtodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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