New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 28:12-23

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.’

15PureH5458goldH5458cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be givenיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414inH8478exchangeH8478forH8478it,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.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.

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