1Surelyיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426there is aveinמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for thesilverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701, and aplaceוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725forgoldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091where theyrefineיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212it .
2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270istakenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947out of theearthמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083, andbrassנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154ismeltedיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694out of thestoneוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.
3Hesettethשָׂ֤םsamH7760anendקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093todarknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822, and searchethoutחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713allperfectionתַּ֭כְלִיתTakh.litH8503: thestonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68ofdarknessאֹ֣פֶל'O.felH652, and the shadow ofdeathוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
4Thefloodנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158breakethoutפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555from theinhabitantגָּ֗רGarH1481; even the watersforgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by thefootרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272: they are driedupדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809, they have goneawayנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128frommenמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582.
5As for theearthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776, out of itcomethיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: and under it is turnedupנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015as it werefireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.
6Thestonesאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68of it are theplaceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofsapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601: and it hathdustוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.
7There is apathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410which nofowlעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861knowethיְדָ֣עוֹye.Da.'ovH3045, and which thevulture’sאַיָּֽה׃'ai.YahH344eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869hath notseenשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּShe.za.Fa.tuH7805:
8Thelion’sשָׁ֑חַץSha.chatzH7830whelpsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121have nottroddenהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869it, nor the fiercelionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826passedעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5710by it.
10He cuttethoutבִּקֵּ֑עַbi.Ke.a'H1234riversיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975among therocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697; and hiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869seethרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200every preciousthingיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366.
11Hebindethחִבֵּ֑שׁchi.BeshH2280thefloodsנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104fromoverflowingמִ֭בְּכִיMi.be.khiH1065; and the thing that ishidוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּve.ta.'a.lu.MahH8587he bringethforthיֹ֣צִאYo.tzi'H3318tolightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216.
12Butwhereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370shallwisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451befoundתִּמָּצֵ֑אti.ma.Tze'H4672? and where is theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
13Manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not thepriceעֶרְכָּ֑הּ'er.KahH6187of it; neither is itfoundתִ֝מָּצֵ֗אti.ma.Tze'H4672in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thelivingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.
14Thedepthתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415saithאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, It is not in me: and theseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220saithאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, It is not with me.
15It cannot beobtainedיֻתַּ֣ןyu.TanH5414forgoldסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458, neither shallsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701beweighedיִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗לyi.sha.KelH8254for thepriceמְחִירָֽהּ׃me.chi.RahH4242of it.
16It cannot bevaluedתְ֭סֻלֶּהTe.su.lehH5541with thegoldבְּכֶ֣תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800ofOphirאוֹפִ֑יר'o.FirH211, with thepreciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368onyxבְּשֹׁ֖הַםbe.Sho.hamH7718, or thesapphireוְסַפִּֽיר׃ve.sa.PirH5601.
17Thegoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091and thecrystalוּזְכוֹכִ֑יתu.ze.kho.KhitH2137cannotequalיַעַרְכֶ֣נָּהya.'ar.Khe.nahH6186it: and theexchangeוּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּu.te.Mu.ra.TahH8545of it shall not be forjewelsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of finegoldפָֽז׃FazH6337.
18Nomentionיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142shall be made ofcoralרָאמ֣וֹתra.MotH7215, or ofpearlsוְ֭גָבִישׁVe.ga.vishH1378: for thepriceוּמֶ֥שֶׁךְu.Me.shekhH4901ofwisdomחָ֝כְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451is aboverubiesמִפְּנִינִֽים׃mi.pe.ni.NimH6443.
19Thetopazפִּטְדַת־pit.dat-H6357ofCushכּ֑וּשׁKushH3568shall notequalיַ֭עַרְכֶנָּהYa.'ar.khe.nahH6186it, neither shall it bevaluedתְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פte.su.LehH5541withpureטָ֝ה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldבְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temH3800.
20Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370thencomethתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935wisdomוְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהVe.ha.cha.khe.mahH2451? and where is theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998?
21Seeing it ishidוְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהVe.ne.'el.mahH5956from theeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of alllivingחָ֑יChaiH2416, and keptcloseנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from thefowlsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
22Destructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11anddeathוָ֭מָוֶתVa.ma.vetH4194sayאָ֣מְר֑וּ'a.me.RuH559, We haveheardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085thefameשִׁמְעָֽהּ׃shim.'AhH8088of it with ourearsבְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.
23Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430understandethהֵבִ֣יןhe.VinH995thewayדַּרְכָּ֑הּdar.KahH1870of it, and heknowethיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045itsplaceמְקוֹמָֽהּ׃me.ko.MahH4725.
24For helookethיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to theendsלִקְצוֹת־lik.tzot-H7098of theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andseethיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200under the wholeheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;
25Tomakeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213theweightמִשְׁקָ֑לmish.KalH4948for thewindsלָר֣וּחַla.Ru.achH7307; and heweighethתִּכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505thewatersוּ֝מַ֗יִםu.Ma.yimH4325bymeasureבְּמִדָּֽה׃be.mi.DahH4060.
26When hemadeבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.sa.Mek.ToH6213adecreeחֹ֑קChokH2706for therainלַמָּטָ֣רla.ma.TarH4306, and awayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for thelightningלַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.ZizH2385of thethunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963:
27Then did heseeרָ֭אָהּRa.'ahH7200it, anddeclareוַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּvay.sa.pe.RahH5608it; hepreparedהֱ֝כִינָ֗הּhe.khi.NahH3559it, yea, and searched itoutחֲקָרָֽהּ׃cha.ka.RahH2713.
28And tomanלָֽאָדָ֗םla.'a.DamH120hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Behold, thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136, that iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451; and todepartוְס֖וּרve.SurH5493fromevilמֵרָ֣עme.Ra'H7451isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃ סbi.NahH998.
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