איוב 28

1 כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מוֹצָא וּמָקוֹם לַזָּהָב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃

Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;

2 בַּרְזֶל מֵֽעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;

3 קֵץ ׀ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּֽלְכׇל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃

An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

4 פָּרַץ נַחַל ׀ מֵֽעִם־גָּר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ נָֽעוּ׃

He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;

5 אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵֽצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵֽשׁ׃

As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;

6 מְקוֹם־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לֽוֹ׃

The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold: —

7 נָתִיב לֹא־יְדָעוֹ עָיִט וְלֹא שְׁזָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּֽה׃

A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;

8 לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכוּהוּ בְנֵֽי־שָׁחַץ לֹֽא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָֽׁחַל׃

Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:

9 בַּחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדוֹ הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃

Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;

10 בַּצּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכׇל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינֽוֹ׃

Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:

11 מִבְּכִי נְהָרוֹת חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֽוֹר׃

From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.

12 וְֽהַחׇכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃

Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13 לֹא־יָדַע אֱנוֹשׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּֽים׃

Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;

14 תְּהוֹם אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִֽי׃

The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!

15 לֹֽא־יֻתַּן סְגוֹר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃

Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;

16 לֹֽא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּֽיר׃

It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;

17 לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃

Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

18 רָאמוֹת וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חׇכְמָה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃

Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;

19 לֹֽא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהוֹר לֹא תְסֻלֶּֽה׃

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

20 וְֽהַחׇכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה׃

Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

21 וְֽנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כׇל־חָי וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃

Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

22 אֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאׇזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃

Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

23 אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃

GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;

24 כִּי־הוּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כׇּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶֽה׃

For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;

25 לַעֲשׂוֹת לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּֽה׃

Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,

26 בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֽוֹת׃

When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,

27 אָז רָאָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃

Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;

28 וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חׇכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָֽה׃

And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.