12But whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370shall wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672? and where isthe placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
13Manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not the priceעֶרְכָּ֑הּ'er.KahH6187thereof; neither is it foundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אti.ma.Tze'H4672in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.
14The depthתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415saithאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, It isnot in me: and the seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saithאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, It is not with me.
15It cannot be gottenיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414for goldסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458,neither shall silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701be weighedיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254forthe priceמְחִירָֽהּ׃me.chi.RahH4242thereof.
16It cannot be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehH5541with the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,with the preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718,or the sapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.
17The goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091and the crystalוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.KhitH2137cannot equalיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186it: and the exchangeוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545of it shall not be forjewelsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of fine goldפָֽז׃FazH6337.
18No mentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142shall be made of coralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215,or of pearlsוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378:for the priceוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901of wisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451isabove rubiesמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
19The topazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357of Ethiopiaכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568shall not equalיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahH6186it, neither shall it be valuedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פte.su.LehH5541with pureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.
20Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370then comethתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451? and where isthe placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
21Seeing it is hidוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of all livingחָ֑יChaiH2416,and kept closeנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from the fowlsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
22Destructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11and deathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559,We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085the fameשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃shim.'AhH8088thereof with our earsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.
23Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandethהֵבִ֣יןhe.VinH995the wayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870thereof, and he knowethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045the placeמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725thereof.
24For he lookethיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to the endsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andseethיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200under the whole heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;
25To makeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the weightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948for the windsלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307;and he weighethתִּכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבְּמִדָּֽה׃be.mi.DahH4060.
26When he madeבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213a decreeחֹ֑קChokH2706for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306,and a wayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the lightningלַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.ZizH2385of the thunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963:
27Then did he seeרָ֭אָהּRa.'ahH7200it, and declareוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvay.sa.pe.RahH5608it; he preparedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea, and searched it outחֲקָרָֽהּ׃cha.ka.RahH2713.
28And unto manלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Behold, the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, that iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;and to departוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.
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