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Job 28:12-28

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.

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