Job 28
1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;
| כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מוֹצָא וּמָקוֹם לַזָּהָב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃ |
2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
| בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ |
3 [Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
| קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ |
4 He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.
| פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵֽעִם־גָּר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ נָֽעוּ׃ |
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;
| אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵֽצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵֽשׁ׃ |
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
| מְקוֹם־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֽוֹ׃ |
7 It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;
| נָתִיב לֹֽא־יְדָעוֹ עָיִט וְלֹא שְׁזָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּֽה׃ |
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.
| לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹֽא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָֽׁחַל׃ |
9 [Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
| בַּֽחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדוֹ הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃ |
10 He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
| בַּצּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֽוֹ׃ |
11 He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
| מִבְּכִי נְהָרוֹת חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֽוֹר׃ |
12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?
| וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃ |
13 Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
| לֹא־יָדַע אֱנוֹשׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הֽ͏ַחַיִּֽים׃ |
14 The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
| תְּהוֹם אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִֽי׃ |
15 Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
| לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגוֹר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃ |
16 It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
| לֹֽא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּֽיר׃ |
17 Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
| לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃ |
18 Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
| רָאמוֹת וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃ |
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
| לֹֽא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהוֹר לֹא תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ |
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
| וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃ |
21 For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
| וְֽנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ |
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
| אֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃ |
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
| אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃ |
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.
| כִּי־הוּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶֽה׃ |
25 In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
| לַעֲשׂוֹת לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּֽה׃ |
26 In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:
| בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֽוֹת׃ |
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;
| אָז רָאָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃ |
28 And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
| וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָֽה׃ |
