3
But I have
understanding as well as you; I am not
inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such
things as these?
~,Kim yik{n'a lep{n -a{l ]m,kw{m.K b'bel yil -m;G ? h,Lea -w{m.K !yea -yim -t,a.w
4
I am as one
mocked of his
neighbour, who
calleth upon
God, and he
answereth him: the
just upright man is laughed to
scorn.
.When][;Y;w ;Hw{l/a,l aer{q h,y.h,a .Whe[er.l q{x.f ? ~yim'T qyiD;c qw{x.f
5
He that is
ready to
slip with his
feet is as a
lamp despised in the
thought of him that is at
ease.
yed][w{m.l !w{k'n !'n]a;v t.WT.v;[.l z.WB dyiP;l ? l,g'r
6
The
tabernacles of
robbers prosper, and they that
provoke God are
secure; into whose
hand God bringeth abundantly.
yezyiG.r;m.l tw{xUJ;b.W ]myid.d{v.l ~yil'h{a .Wy'l.vIy ? w{d'y.B ;Hw{l/a ayibeh r,v]a;l lea
7
But ask now the
beasts, and they shall
teach thee; and the
fowls of the
air, and they shall
tell thee:
~Iy;m'V;h @w{[.w 'K,r{t.w tw{meh.b a'n -l;a.v ~'l.Wa.w ? .$'l -d,G;y.w
8
Or
speak to the
earth, and it shall
teach thee: and the
fishes of the
sea shall
declare unto thee.
yeg.D '$.l .Wr.P;syiw 'K,r{t.w #,r'a'l ;xyif w{a ? ~'Y;h
9
Who
knoweth not in all these that the
hand of the
LORD hath
wrought this?
h'wh.y -d;y yiK h,Lea -l'k.B [;d'y -a{l yim ? ta{Z h't.f'[
10
In whose
hand is the
soul of every living
thing, and the
breath of all
mankind*.
vyia -r;f.B -l'K ;x.Wr.w y'x -l'K v,p,n w{d'y.B r,v]a
11
Doth not the
ear try words? and the
mouth taste his
meat?
w{l -m;[.jIy l,k{a .$ex.w !'x.biT !yiLim !,z{a -a{l]h
12
With the
ancient is
wisdom; and in
length of
days understanding.
h'n.Wb.T ~yim'y .$,r{a.w h'm.k'x ~yivyivyiB
13
With him is
wisdom and
strength, he hath
counsel and
understanding.
h'n.Wb.t.W h'ce[ w{l h'r.Wb.g.W h'm.k'x w{Mi[