Revised Version 1895

Job 12:2-12

2No doubt but ye are thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971, andwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451shalldieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191withyouאַתֶּם־'a.tem-H859.

3But I haveunderstandingלֵבָ֨ב׀le.VavH3824aswellגַּם־gam-H1571asyouH3808; I amnotH3808inferiorנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307toyouH3808: yea, who knowethnotH3808suchH428things astheseH428?

4I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, amanH6662thatcalledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121uponאֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehH1961Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433, and heansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him: thejustH6662, theperfectתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549manH6662is a laughing-stock.

5In the thought of him that is ateaseשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600there iscontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937for misfortune; it isreadyנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559for them whosefootרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272slippeth.

6Thetentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168ofrobbersלְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםle.Sho.de.DimH7703prosperיִשְׁלָ֤יוּyish.La.yuH7951, and they thatprovokeלְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיle.mar.Gi.zeiH7264Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410aresecureוּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתU.va.tu.chotH987;intoהֵבִ֖יאhe.Vi'H935whoseלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027GodH410bringeth abundantly.

7Butaskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowנָ֣אna'H4994thebeastsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929, and they shallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shalltellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee:

8Orspeakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and it shallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee; and the fishes of theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shalldeclareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608unto thee.

9Who knowethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428, that thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofLORDיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068hath wrought this?

10Inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027is thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofeveryH3605livingחָ֑יChaiH2416thingH3605, and thebreathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofallH3605mankindבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320.

11DothnotH3808theearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241tryתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,evenH3808as thepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethitsיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938meat?

12WithagedH3453menH3453iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451, and inlengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

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