1
Surely there is a
vein for the
silver, and a
place for
gold where they
fine it.
.WQ{z'y b'h'Z;l ~w{q'm.W a'cw{m @,s,K;l vey yiK
2
Iron is
taken out of the
earth, and
brass is
molten out of the
stone.
h'v.Wx.n q.Wc'y !,b,a.w x'QUy r'p'[em l,z.r;B
3
He
setteth an
end to
darkness, and searcheth
out all
perfection: the
stones of
darkness, and the shadow of
death.
reqw{x a.Wh tyil.k;T -l'k.l.W .$,v{x;l ~'f #eq ? t,w'm.l;c.w l,p{a !,b,a
4
The
flood breaketh
out from the
inhabitant; even the waters
forgotten of the
foot: they are dried
up, they are gone
away from
men.
l,g'r -yiNim ~yix'K.viN;h r'G -mi[em l;x;n #;r'P ? .W['n vw{n/aem .WL;D
5
As for the
earth, out of it
cometh bread: and under it is turned
up as it were
fire.
vea -w{m.K .$;P.h,n 'hy,T.x;t.w ~,x'l -aecey h'N,Mim #,r,a
6
The
stones of it are the
place of
sapphires: and it hath
dust of
gold.
w{l b'h'z t{r.p;[.w 'hy,n'b]a ryiP;s -mw{q.m
7
There is a
path which no
fowl knoweth, and which the
vulture's eye hath not
seen:
!ye[ .WT;p'z.v a{l.w jIy'[ w{['d.y -a{l byit'n ? h'Y;a
8
The
lion's whelps have not
trodden it, nor the fierce
lion passed by it.
wy'l'[ h'd'[ -a{l #;x'v -yen.b .WhUkyir.dih -a{l ? l;x'v
9
He putteth
forth his
hand upon the
rock; he
overturneth the
mountains by the
roots.
~yir'h v,r{Vim .$;p'h w{d'y x;l'v vyim'L;x;B
10
He cutteth
out rivers among the
rocks; and his
eye seeth every precious
thing.
h't]a'r r'q.y -l'k.w ;[eQiB ~yir{a.y tw{r.WC;B ? w{nye[
11
He
bindeth the
floods from
overflowing; and the thing that is
hid bringeth he
forth to
light.
rw{a aic{y H'mUl][;t.w veBix tw{r'h.n yik.Bim
12
But
where shall
wisdom be
found? and where is the
place of
understanding?
h'nyiB ~w{q.m ]h,z yea.w aec'MiT !Iy;aem h'm.k'x;h.w
13
Man knoweth not the
price thereof; neither is it
found in the
land of the
living.
#,r,a.B aec'Mit a{l.w H'K.r,[ vw{n/a [;d'y -a{l ? ~yiY;x;h
14
The
depth saith, It is not in me: and the
sea saith, It is not with me.
!yea r;m'a ~'y.w ayih -yib a{l r;m'a ~w{h.T ? yid'Mi[
15
It cannot be
gotten for
gold, neither shall
silver be
weighed for the
price thereof.
@,s,K leq'VIy a{l.w 'hy,T.x;T rw{g.s !;TUy -a{l ? H'ryix.m
16
It cannot be
valued with the
gold of
Ophir, with the
precious onyx, or the
sapphire.
ryiP;s.w r'q'y ~;h{v.B ryipw{a ~,t,k.B h,LUs.t -a{l
17
The
gold and the
crystal cannot
equal it: and the
exchange of it shall not be for
jewels of fine
gold.
H't'r.Wm.t.W tyikw{k.z.W b'h'z h'N,k.r;[;y -a{l ? z'p -yil.K
18
No
mention shall be made of
coral, or of
pearls: for the
price of
wisdom is above
rubies.
~yinyin.Pim h'm.k'x .$,v,m.W rek'ZIy a{l vyib'g.w tw{ma'r
19
The
topaz of
Ethiopia shall not
equal it, neither shall it be
valued with
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
Whence then
cometh wisdom? 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
Seeing it is
hid from the
eyes of all
living, and kept
close from the
fowls of the
air.
~Iy;m'V;h @w{[em.W y'x -l'k yenye[em h'm.l,[,n.w ? h'r'T.sin
22
Destruction and
death say, We have
heard the
fame thereof with our
ears.
H'[.miv .Wn.[;m'v .Wnyen.z'a.B .Wr.m'a t,w'm'w !w{D;b]a
23
God understandeth the
way thereof, and he
knoweth the
place thereof.
H'mw{q.m -t,a [;d'y a.Wh.w H'K.r;D !yibeh ~yih{l/a
24
For he
looketh to the
ends of the
earth, and
seeth under the whole
heaven;
~Iy;m'V;h -l'K t;x;T jyiB;y #,r'a'h -tw{c.qil a.Wh -yiK ? h,a.rIy
25
To
make the
weight for the
winds; and he
weigheth the
waters by
measure.
h'Dim.B !eKiT ~Iy;m.W l'q.vim ;x.Wr'l tw{f][;l
26
When he
made a
decree for the
rain, and a
way for the
lightning of the
thunder:
tw{l{q zyiz]x;l .$,r,d.w q{x r'j'M;l w{tf][;B
27
Then did he
see it, and
declare it; he
prepared it, yea, and 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 unto
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