New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 12:2-12

2“Trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551thenכִּ֣יkiH3588you are the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,And with you wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451will dieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191!

3ButI have intelligenceלֵבָ֨ב׀le.VavH3824as wellגַּם־gam-H1571as you;I am not inferiorנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307to you. Andwhoמִי־mi-H4310does not knowוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854suchH3644things as theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

4I amאֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehH1961ajokeשְׂחֹ֤קse.ChokH7814tomy friendsלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,The one who calledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him;The justצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662andblamelessתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549manis a jokeשְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.ChokH7814.

5He who is at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600holdsלְעַשְׁתּ֣וּתle.'ash.TutH6248calamityלַפִּ֣ידla.PidH6365in contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937,As preparedנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559for those whose feetרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272slipלְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.deiH4571.

6Thetentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168of the destroyersלְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםle.Sho.de.DimH7703prosperיִשְׁלָ֤יוּyish.La.yuH7951,And those who provokeלְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיle.mar.Gi.zeiH7264Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410are secureוּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתU.va.tu.chotH987,Whomלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433bringsהֵבִ֖יאhe.Vi'H935into their powerבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7“But nowנָ֣אna'H4994askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592the beastsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929,and let them teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384you;And the birdsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775of the heavensהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and let them tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046you.

8Orא֤וֹ'oH176speakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and let it teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384you;And let the fishדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220declareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608to you.

9Whoמִ֭יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428does not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045Thatthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisH2088,

10In whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027is the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2416thingחָ֑יChaiH2416, Andthe breathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindבְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃be.sar- 'IshH376 H1320?

11Does notthe earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241testתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,As the palateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastesיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938its foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?

12Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is withagedH3453menH3453, Withlongוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117is understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

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