1“Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426is amineמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701And a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725where they refineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091.
2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270is takenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947from the dustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,And copperנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154is smeltedיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694from rockוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.
3Manputsשָׂ֤םsamH7760an endקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093to darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822, Andto the farthestוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605limitתַּ֭כְלִיתTakh.litH8503he searchesחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713outThe rockאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in gloomאֹ֣פֶל'O.felH652and deepוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757shadowH6757.
4Hesinksפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555a shaftנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158far fromhabitationגָּ֗רGarH1481,Forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by the footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272;They hangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809and swingH5128to and froH5128far from menמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582.
5The earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,from it comesיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,And underneathוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478it is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015up as fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
6Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are thesourceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,And its dustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083containsgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.
7The pathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808birdעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861of preyH5861knowsיְדָ֣עוֹye.Da.'ovH3045,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808has the falcon’sאַיָּֽה׃'ai.YahH344eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869caughtH7805sightשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּShe.za.Fa.tuH7805of it.
8Theproudשָׁ֑חַץSha.chatzH7830beastsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121have not troddenהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869it,NorH3808has the fiercelionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826passedעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5710overעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921it.
9He putsשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027on the flintבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁBa.cha.la.mishH2496;He overturnsהָפַ֖ךְha.FakhH2015the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022at thebaseמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328.
10He hewsבִּקֵּ֑עַbi.Ke.a'H1234out channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975through the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697,And his eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seesרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200anythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605preciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366.
11He damsחִבֵּ֑שׁchi.BeshH2280up the streamsנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104fromflowingמִ֭בְּכִיMi.be.khiH1065,And whatH8587is hiddenH8587he bringsיֹ֣צִאYo.tzi'H3318out to the lightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216.
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
12“Butwhereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370can wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672?And whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335is the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
13Manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582does not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045its valueעֶרְכָּ֑הּ'er.KahH6187,NorH3808is it foundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אti.ma.Tze'H4672in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.
14The deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415saysאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘It is not in me’;And the seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saysאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘It is not with me.’
15PureH5462goldסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be givenיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414in exchangeתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478for it,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808can silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701be weighedיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254as its priceמְחִירָֽהּ׃me.chi.RahH4242.
16It cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be valuedתְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehH5541in the goldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211,In preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718,or sapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.
17Goldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091or glassוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.KhitH2137cannotH3808equalיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186it,NorH3808can it be exchangedוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545for articlesכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of fineH6337goldפָֽז׃FazH6337.
18Coralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215and crystalוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378are not to be mentionedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142;And the acquisitionוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901ofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is aboveH4480that ofpearlsמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
19The topazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357of Ethiopiaכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808equalיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahH6186it,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808can it be valuedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פte.su.LehH5541inpureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.
20Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370then does wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935from?And whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335is the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
21Thus it is hiddenוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605livingחָ֑יChaiH2416And concealedנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from the birdsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
22Abaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11and Deathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘With our earsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241we have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085a reportשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃shim.'AhH8088of it.’
23“Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandsהֵבִ֣יןhe.VinH995its wayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870,And He knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045its placeמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725.
24For Helooksיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to the endsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098of the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776And seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
25When He impartedלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213weightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948to the windלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307Andmetedתִּכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505out the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבְּמִדָּֽה׃be.mi.DahH4060,
26When He setבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213alimitחֹ֑קChokH2706for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306And a courseוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for thethunderboltלַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃la.cha.Ziz ko.LotH6963H2385,
27Thenאָ֣ז'azH227He sawרָ֭אָהּRa.'ahH7200it and declaredוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvay.sa.pe.RahH5608it;He establishedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571searchedחֲקָרָֽהּ׃cha.ka.RahH2713it out.
28And to manלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, ‘Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,that is wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;And to departוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451is understandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.’”
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