1
"Surely there is a
mine for
silver And a
place where they
refine gold.
.WQ{z'y b'h'Z;l ~w{q'm.W a'cw{m @,s,K;l vey yiK
2
"Iron is
taken from the
dust, And
copper is
smelted from
rock.
h'v.Wx.n q.Wc'y !,b,a.w x'QUy r'p'[em l,z.r;B
3
"Man
puts an
end to
darkness, And to the
farthest limit he
searches out The
rock in
gloom and
deep shadow.
reqw{x a.Wh tyil.k;T -l'k.l.W .$,v{x;l ~'f #eq ? t,w'm.l;c.w l,p{a !,b,a
4
"He
sinks a
shaft far from
habitation,
Forgotten by the
foot; They
hang and
swing to and
fro far from
men.
l,g'r -yiNim ~yix'K.viN;h r'G -mi[em l;x;n #;r'P ? .W['n vw{n/aem .WL;D
5
"The
earth, from it
comes food, And
underneath it is
turned up as
fire.
vea -w{m.K .$;P.h,n 'hy,T.x;t.w ~,x'l -aecey h'N,Mim #,r,a
6
"Its
rocks are the
source of
sapphires, And its
dust contains
gold.
w{l b'h'z t{r.p;[.w 'hy,n'b]a ryiP;s -mw{q.m
7
"The
path no bird of
prey knows,
Nor has the
falcon's eye caught sight of it.
!ye[ .WT;p'z.v a{l.w jIy'[ w{['d.y -a{l byit'n ? h'Y;a
8
"The
proud beasts have not
trodden it,
Nor has the fierce
lion passed over it.
wy'l'[ h'd'[ -a{l #;x'v -yen.b .WhUkyir.dih -a{l ? l;x'v
9
"He
puts his
hand on the
flint; He
overturns the
mountains at the
base.
~yir'h v,r{Vim .$;p'h w{d'y x;l'v vyim'L;x;B
10
"He
hews out
channels through the
rocks, And his
eye sees anything precious.
h't]a'r r'q.y -l'k.w ;[eQiB ~yir{a.y tw{r.WC;B ? w{nye[
11
"He
dams up the
streams from
flowing, And
what is
hidden he
brings out to the
light.
rw{a aic{y H'mUl][;t.w veBix tw{r'h.n yik.Bim
12
"But
where can
wisdom be
found? And
where is the
place of
understanding?
h'nyiB ~w{q.m ]h,z yea.w aec'MiT !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w
13
"Man does not
know its
value,
Nor is it
found in the
land of the
living.
#,r,a.B aec'Mit a{l.w H'K.r,[ vw{n/a [;d'y -a{l ? ~yiY;x;h
14
"The
deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the
sea says, 'It is not with me.'
!yea r;m'a ~'y.w ayih -yib a{l r;m'a ~w{h.T ? yid'Mi[
15
"Pure gold cannot be
given in
exchange for it,
Nor can
silver be
weighed as its
price.
@,s,K leq'VIy a{l.w 'hy,T.x;T rw{g.s !;TUy -a{l ? H'ryix.m
16
"It
cannot be
valued in the
gold of
Ophir, In
precious onyx, or
sapphire.
ryiP;s.w r'q'y ~;h{v.B ryipw{a ~,t,k.B h,LUs.t -a{l
17
"Gold or
glass cannot equal it,
Nor can it be
exchanged for
articles of
fine gold.
H't'r.Wm.t.W tyikw{k.z.W b'h'z h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? z'p -yil.K
18
"Coral and
crystal are not to be
mentioned; And the
acquisition of
wisdom is
above that of
pearls.
~yinyin.Pim h'm.k'x .$,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