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.
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