1Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588there is amineמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161forsilverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701, and aplaceוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725forgoldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091which theyrefineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212.
2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270istakenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947out of theearthמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083, and brass is molten out of thestoneוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.
3Manוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605setteth anendקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093todarknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822, and searchethoutחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713to the furthest bound thestonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68ofthickH6757darknessH2822and of theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757.
4He breaketh open a shaftawayמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480from wheremenH582sojourn; they areforgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911of thefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272that passeth by; theyhangדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809afar frommenH582, theyswingH5128to andfroH5128.
5As for theearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,outיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318of it comethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: andunderneathוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478it isturnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015upמִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480as it were byfireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
6Thestonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68thereof are theplaceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofsapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601, and it hathdustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.
8Theproudשָׁ֑חַץSha.chatzH7830beastsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808troddenהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869it,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hath the fiercelionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826passed thereby.
9He puttethforthשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027uponH3027theflintyבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁBa.cha.la.mishH2496rock; he overturneth themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022by therootsמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328.
10He cuttethoutרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975among therocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697; and hiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seetheveryH3605preciousיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366thingH3605.
11He bindeth thestreamsנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104that they tricklenotH216; and the thing that is hid bringeth heforthיֹ֣צִאYo.tzi'H3318tolightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216.
16Itcannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be valued with thegoldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211, with thepreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718, or thesapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.
18Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808mentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142shall be made ofcoralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215or ofcrystalוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378: yea, the price ofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is above rubies.
19Thetopazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357ofEthiopiaכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808equal it,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall it be valued withpureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.
20Whence then comethwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451? andwhereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335is theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
21Seeing it ishidנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from theeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605livingחָ֑יChaiH2416, and keptcloseוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from the fowls of the air.
22Destructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11andDeathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559,WeH8085haveheardH8085a rumour thereof with ourearsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.
23Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandeth thewayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870thereof, and he knoweth theplaceמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725thereof.
24For he looketh to theendsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098of theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and seethunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;
25Tomakeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213aweightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948for thewindלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307; yea, he metethoutH4948thewatersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measure.
26When hemadeבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213adecreeחֹ֑קChokH2706for therainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306, and awayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the lightning of thethunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963:
27Then did heseeH7200it, anddeclareוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvay.sa.pe.RahH5608it; heestablishedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea, andsearchedחֲקָרָֽהּ׃cha.ka.RahH2713itoutH7200.
28And untomanלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, that iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451; and todepartוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.
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