Interlinear Bible - Job 28:12-28

12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
h'nyiB ~w{q.m ]h,z yea.w aec'MiT !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w
13 "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
#,r,a.B aec'Mit a{l.w H'K.r,[ vw{n/a [;d'y -a{l ? ~yiY;x;h
14 "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
!yea r;m'a ~'y.w ayih -yib a{l r;m'a ~w{h.T ? yid'Mi[
15 "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
@,s,K leq'VIy a{l.w 'hy,T.x;T rw{g.s !;TUy -a{l ? H'ryix.m
16 "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
ryiP;s.w r'q'y ~;h{v.B ryipw{a ~,t,k.B h,LUs.t -a{l
17 "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
H't'r.Wm.t.W tyikw{k.z.W b'h'z h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? z'p -yil.K
18 "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
~yinyin.Pim h'm.k'x .$,v,m.W rek'ZIy a{l vyib'g.w tw{ma'r
19 "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
rw{h'j ~,t,k.B v.WK -t;d.jiP h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? h,LUs.t a{l
20 "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
h'nyiB ~w{q.m h,z yea.w aw{b'T !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w
21 "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
~Iy;m'V;h @w{[em.W y'x -l'k yenye[em h'm.l,[,n.w ? h'r'T.sin
22 "Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
H'[.miv .Wn.[;m'v .Wnyen.z'a.B .Wr.m'a t,w'm'w !w{D;b]a
23 "God understands its way, And He knows its place.
H'mw{q.m -t,a [;d'y a.Wh.w H'K.r;D !yibeh ~yih{l/a
24 "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.
~Iy;m'V;h -l'K t;x;T jyiB;y #,r'a'h -tw{c.qil a.Wh -yiK ? h,a.rIy
25 "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,
h'Dim.B !eKiT ~Iy;m.W l'q.vim ;x.Wr'l tw{f][;l
26 When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt *,
tw{l{q zyiz]x;l .$,r,d.w q{x r'j'M;l w{tf][;B
27 Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
H'r'q]x -m;g.w H'nyik/h H'r.P;s.y;w H'a'r z'a
28 "And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.' "
h'm.k'x ayih y'n{d]a t;a.rIy !eh ~'d'a'l r,ma{Y;w ? h'nyiB ['rem r.Ws.w
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