1“Certainlyכִּ֤יkiH3588thereH3426isH3426amineמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701And a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for refiningיָזֹֽקּוּ׃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.KerH2713outH2713The rockאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in gloomאֹ֣פֶל'O.felH652and deepוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757shadowH6757.
4Hesinksפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555a shaftנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158awayH4480frominhabitedH1481areasH1481,Forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by the footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272;They hangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809andswingנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128,awayH4480from peopleמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582.
5From the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776comesיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,And underneathוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478,it is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015overH2015like fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
6Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are thesourceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,And its dustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083containsgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.
7Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808birdעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861ofH5861preyH5861knowsיְדָ֣עוֹye.Da.'ovH3045the pathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808has the falcon’sאַיָּֽה׃'ai.YahH344eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869caughtH7805sightשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּShe.za.Fa.tuH7805of it.
8Theproudשָׁ֑חַץSha.chatzH7830animalsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121have not troddenהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869it,NorH3808has the lionשָֽׁחַל׃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 carvesH1234outH1234channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975through the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697,And his eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seesרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200anythingוְכָל־ve.kholH3605preciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366.
12“Butwhereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370can wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451be foundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672?And whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335is the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
13Mankindאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'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 oceanH8415depthH8415saysאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘It is not in me’;And the seaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saysאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘It is not with me.’
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.KhitH2137cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808equalיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186it,Nor can it be exchangedוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545for articlesכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of pureפָֽז׃FazH6337goldH6337.
18Coralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215and crystalוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378are not to be mentionedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142;And the acquisitionוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901ofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is moreH4480valuablethanH4480pearlsמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
19The topazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357ofCushכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568cannotלֹֽא־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 thisזֶ֝֗הZehH2088placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
21It is hiddenוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of everyכָל־khol-H3605livingחָ֑יChaiH2416creature,And 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.retzH776;He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
25When He impartedלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213weightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948to the windלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307, Andassessedתִּכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבְּמִדָּֽה׃be.mi.DahH4060,
26When He madeבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213alimitחֹ֑קChokH2706for the rainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306,And 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-H1571searchedH2713it outH2713.
28And to mankindלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, ‘Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,that is wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;And to turnוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493awayH5493from evilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451is understandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.’”
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