Job 28 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1כִּ֤י יֵ֣שׁ לַכֶּ֣סֶף מוֹצָ֑א וּ֝מָק֗וֹם לַזָּהָ֥ב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃
ki yesh lakkesef motza umakom lazzahav yazokku
For there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
2בַּ֭רְזֶל מֵעָפָ֣ר יֻקָּ֑ח וְ֝אֶ֗בֶן יָצ֥וּק נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
barzel me'afar yukkach ve'even yatzuk nechusha
Iron is taken out of the dust, And brass is molten out of the stone.
3קֵ֤ץ ׀ שָׂ֤ם לַחֹ֗שֶׁךְ וּֽלְכָל־תַּ֭כְלִית ה֣וּא חוֹקֵ֑ר אֶ֖בֶן אֹ֣פֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃
ketz sam lachoshekh ulekhal-takhlit hu choker even ofel vetzalmavet
Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out to the furthest bound The stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
4פָּ֤רַץ נַ֨חַל ׀ מֵֽעִם־גָּ֗ר הַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥ים מִנִּי־רָ֑גֶל דַּ֖לּוּ מֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁ נָֽעוּ׃
paratz nachal me'im-gar hannishkachim minni-ragel dallu me'enosh na'u
He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot that passeth by; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
5אֶ֗רֶץ מִמֶּ֥נָּה יֵֽצֵא־לָ֑חֶם וְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָ נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵֽשׁ׃
eretz mimmenna yetze-lachem vetachteha nehpakh kemo-esh
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6מְקוֹם־סַפִּ֥יר אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת זָהָ֣ב לֽוֹ׃
mekom-sappir avaneha ve'afrot zahav lo
The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.
7נָ֭תִיב לֹֽא־יְדָ֣עוֹ עָ֑יִט וְלֹ֥א שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּ עֵ֣ין אַיָּֽה׃
nativ lo-yeda'o ayit velo shezafattu en ayya
That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it;
8לֹֽא־הִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּ בְנֵי־שָׁ֑חַץ לֹֽא־עָדָ֖ה עָלָ֣יו שָֽׁחַל׃
lo-hidrikhuhu vene-shachatz lo-ada alav shachal
The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the lion passed thereby.
9בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ הָפַ֖ךְ מִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁ הָרִֽים׃
bachallamish shalach yado hafakh mishoresh harim
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְכָל־יְ֝קָ֗ר רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֽוֹ׃
batzurot ye'orim bikkea vekhal-yekar ra'ata eno
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. .
11מִ֭בְּכִי נְהָר֣וֹת חִבֵּ֑שׁ וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ יֹ֣צִא אֽוֹר׃
mibbekhi neharot chibbesh veta'alumah yotzi or
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תִּמָּצֵ֑א וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
vehachakhma me'ayin timmatze ve'e ze mekom bina
But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13לֹא־יָדַ֣ע אֱנ֣וֹשׁ עֶרְכָּ֑הּ וְלֹ֥א תִ֝מָּצֵ֗א בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
lo-yada' enosh erkah velo timmatze be'eretz hachayyim
Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14תְּה֣וֹם אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א בִי־הִ֑יא וְיָ֥ם אָ֝מַ֗ר אֵ֣ין עִמָּדִֽי׃
tehom amar lo vi-hi veyam amar en immadi
The deep saith: ‘It is not in me’; And the sea saith: ‘It is not with me.’
15לֹא־יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃
lo-yuttan segor tachteha velo yishakel kesef mechirah
It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16לֹֽא־תְ֭סֻלֶּה בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃
lo-tesulle bekhetem ofir beshoham yakar vesappir
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17לֹא־יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה זָ֭הָב וּזְכוֹכִ֑ית וּתְמ֖וּרָתָ֣הּ כְּלִי־פָֽז׃
lo-ya'arkhenna zahav uzekhokhit utemuratah keli-faz
Gold and glass cannot equal it; Neither shall the exchange thereof be vessels of fine gold.
18רָאמ֣וֹת וְ֭גָבִישׁ לֹ֣א יִזָּכֵ֑ר וּמֶ֥שֶׁךְ חָ֝כְמָ֗ה מִפְּנִינִֽים׃
ramot vegavish lo yizzakher umeshekh chakhma mippeninim
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19לֹֽא־יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם טָ֝ה֗וֹר לֹ֣א תְסֻלֶּֽה׃
lo-ya'arkhenna pitdat-kush bekhetem tahor lo tesulle
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃
vehachakhma me'ayin tavo ve'e ze mekom bina
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
21וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵ֣י כָל־חָ֑י וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃
vene'elma me'ene khal-chay ume'of hashamayim nistara
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the fowls of the air.
22אֲבַדּ֣וֹן וָ֭מָוֶת אָ֣מְר֑וּ בְּ֝אָזְנֵ֗ינוּ שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ שִׁמְעָֽהּ׃
avaddon vamavet amru be'aznenu shama'nu shim'ah
Destruction and Death say: ‘We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.’
23אֱ֭לֹהִים הֵבִ֣ין דַּרְכָּ֑הּ וְ֝ה֗וּא יָדַ֥ע אֶת־מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃
elohim hevin darkah vehu yada' et-mekomah
God understandeth the way thereof, And He knoweth the place thereof.
24כִּי־ה֭וּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָ֣רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִרְאֶֽה׃
ki-hu liktzot-ha'aretz yabbit tachat kal-hashamayim yir'e
For He looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
25לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָר֣וּחַ מִשְׁקָ֑ל וּ֝מַ֗יִם תִּכֵּ֥ן בְּמִדָּֽה׃
la'asot laruach mishkal umayim tikken bemidda
When He maketh a weight for the wind, And meteth out the waters by measure.
26בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ לַמָּטָ֣ר חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃
ba'asoto lammatar chok vederekh lachaziz kolot
When He made a decree for the rain, And a way for the storm of thunders;
27אָ֣ז רָ֭אָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃
az ra'ah vaysapperah hekhinah vegam-chakarah
Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
28וַיֹּ֤אמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָי הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְס֖וּר מֵרָ֣ע בִּינָֽה׃
vayyomer la'adam hen yir'at adonay hi chakhma vesur mera' bina
And unto man He said: ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.’
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.