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כִּי יֵשׁ לַכֶּסֶף מוֹצָא וּמָקוֹם לַזָּהָב יָזֹקּוּ
For there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
Ἐστι γὰρ ἀργυρίῳ τόπος ὅθεν γίνεται, τόπος δὲ χρυσίου ὅθεν διηθεῖται.
For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, And a place for the gold, whence it is refined.
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בַּרְזֶל מֵעָפָר יֻקָּח וְאֶבֶן יָצוּק נְחוּשָׁה
Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Σίδηρος μὲν γὰρ ἐκ γῆς γίνεται, χαλκὸς δὲ ἶσα λίθῳ λατομεῖται.
For iron comes out of the earth, And brass is hewn out like stone.
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קֵץ שָׂם לַחֹשֶׁךְ וּלְכָל־תַּכְלִית הוּא חוֹקֵר אֶבֶן אֹפֶל וְצַלְמָוֶת
Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
Τάξιν ἔθετο σκότει, καὶ πᾶν πέρας αὐτὸς ἐξακριβάζεται, λίθος σκοτία, καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου.
He has set a bound to darkness, And he searches out every limit: A stone [is] darkness, and the shadow of death.
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פָּרַץ נַחַל מֵעִם־גָּר הַנִּשְׁכָּחִים מִנִּי־רָגֶל דַּלּוּ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ נָעוּ
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.
Διακοπὴ χειμάῤῥου ἀπὸ κονίας, οἱ δὲ ἐπιλανθανόμενοι ὁδὸν δικαίαν ἠσθένησαν, ἐκ βροτῶν ἐσαλεύθησαν.
There is a cutting off of the torrent by reason of dust: So they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from [among] men.
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אֶרֶץ מִמֶּנָּה יֵצֵא־לָחֶם וְתַחְתֶּיהָ נֶהְפַּךְ כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
Γῆ, ἐξ αὐτῆς ἐξελεύσεται ἄρτος, ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἐστράφη ὡσεὶ πῦρ.
[As for] the earth, out of it shall come bread: Under it has been turned up as it were fire.
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מְקוֹם־סַפִּיר אֲבָנֶיהָ וְעַפְרֹת זָהָב לוֹ
The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
Τόπος σαπφείρου οἱ λίθοι αὐτῆς, καὶ χῶμα χρυσίον αὐτῷ.
Her stones are the place of the sapphire: And [her] dust [supplies] man with gold.
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נָתִיב לֹא־יְדָעוֹ עָיִט וְלֹא שְׁזָפַתּוּ עֵין אַיָּה
That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;
Τρίβος, οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτὴν πετεινὸν, καὶ οὐ παρέβλεψεν αὐτὴν ὀφθαλμὸς γυπός·
[There is] a path, the fowl has not known it, Neither has the eye of the vulture seen it:
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לֹא־הִדְרִיכֻהוּ בְנֵי־שָׁחַץ לֹא־עָדָה עָלָיו שָׁחַל
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the lion passed thereby.
Καὶ οὐκ ἐπάτησαν αὐτὸν υἱοὶ ἀλαζόνων, οὐ παρῆλθεν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς λέων.
Neither have the sons of the proud trodden it, A lion has not passed upon it.
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בַּחַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַח יָדוֹ הָפַךְ מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ הָרִים
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Ἐν ἀκροτόμῳ ἐξέτεινε χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, κατέστρεψε δὲ ἐκ ῥιζῶν ὄρη.
He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp [rock], And turned up mountains by the roots:
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בַּצּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִים בִּקֵּעַ וְכָל־יְקָר רָאֲתָה עֵינוֹ
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
Δίνας δὲ ποταμῶν διέῤῥηξε, πᾶν δὲ ἔντιμον εἴδέ μου ὁ ὀφθαλμός.
And he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, And mine eye has seen every precious thing.
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מִבְּכִי נְהָרוֹת חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אוֹר
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Βάθη δὲ ποταμῶν ἀνεκάλυψεν, ἔδειξε δὲ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν εἰς φῶς.
And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, And has brought his power to light.
12
וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָה
But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
Ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς ἐπιστήμης;
But whence has wisdom been discovered? And what is the place of knowledge?
13
לֹא־יָדַע אֱנוֹשׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ ה͏ַחַיִּים
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Οὐκ οἶδε βροτὸς ὁδὸν αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ μὴν εὑρέθη ἐν ἀνθρώποις.
A mortal has not known its way, Neither indeed has it been discovered among men.
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תְּהוֹם אָמַר לֹא בִי־הִיא וְיָם אָמַר אֵין עִמָּדִי
The deep saith: 'It is not in me'; and the sea saith: 'It is not with me.'
Ἄβυσσος εἶπεν, οὐκ ἔνεστιν ἐν ἐμοί· καὶ ἡ θάλασσα εἶπεν, οὐκ ἔνεστι μετʼ ἐμοῦ.
The depth said, It is not in me: And the sea said, It is not with me.
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לֹא־יֻתַּן סְגוֹר תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְלֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כֶּסֶף מְחִירָהּ
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Οὐ δώσει συνκλεισμὸν ἀντʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐ σταθήσεται ἀργύριον ἀντάλλαγμα αὐτῆς.
One shall not give fine gold instead of it, Neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.
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לֹא־תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּיר
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Καὶ οὐ συνβασταχθήσεται χρυσίῳ Σωφεὶρ, ἐν ὄνυχι τιμίῳ καὶ σαπφείρῳ.
Neither shall it be compared with gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx and sapphire.
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לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה זָהָב וּזְכוֹכִית וּתְמוּרָתָהּ כְּלִי־פָז
Gold and glass cannot equal it; neither shall the exchange thereof be vessels of fine gold.
Οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ χρυσίον καὶ ὕαλος, καὶ τὸ ἄλλαγμα αὐτῆς σκεύη χρυσᾶ.
Gold and crystal shall not be equaled to it, Neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange.
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רָאמוֹת וְגָבִישׁ לֹא יִזָּכֵר וּמֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Μετέωρα καὶ γαβὶς οὐ μνησθήσεται, καὶ ἕλκυσον σοφίαν ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσώτατα.
Coral and fine pearl shall not be mentioned: But do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things.
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לֹא־יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהוֹר לֹא תְסֻלֶּה
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ τοπάζιον Αἰθιοπίας, χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ οὐ συμβασταχθήσεται.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equaled to it; It shall not be compared with pure gold.
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וְהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָה
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς συνέσεως;
Whence then is wisdom found? And of what kind is the place of understanding?
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וְנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל־חָי וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּרָה
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Λέληθε πάντα ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀπὸ πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκρύβη.
It has escaped the notice of every man, And has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
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אֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת אָמְרוּ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ שִׁמְעָהּ
Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
Ἡ ἀπώλεια καὶ ὁ θάνατος εἶπαν, ἀκηκόαμεν δὲ αὐτῆς τὸ κλέος.
Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
23
אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת־מְקוֹמָהּ
G-d understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.
Ὁ Θεὸς εὖ συνέστησεν αὐτῆς τὴν ὁδὸν, αὐτὸς δὲ οἶδε τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς.
God has well ordered the way of it, And he knows the place of it.
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כִּי־הוּא לִקְצוֹת־הָאָרֶץ יַבִּיט תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְאֶה
For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
Αὐτὸς γὰρ τὴν ὑπʼ οὐρανὸν πᾶσαν ἐφορᾷ· εἰδὼς τὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ, πάντα
For he surveys the whole [earth] under heaven, Knowing the things in the earth:
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לַעֲשׂוֹת לָרוּחַ מִשְׁקָל וּמַיִם תִּכֵּן בְּמִדָּה
When He maketh a weight for the wind, and meteth out the waters by measure.
ἃ ἐποίησεν, ἀνέμων σταθμὸν, ὕδατος μέτρα ὅτε ἐποίησεν·
all that he has made; The weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
26
בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ לַמָּטָר חֹק וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֹת
When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the storm of thunders;
οὕτως ἰδὼν ἠρίθμησε, καὶ ὁδὸν ἐν τινάγματι φωνάς.
When he made [them], thus he saw and numbered them, And made a way for the pealing of the thunder.
27
אָז רָאָהּ וַיְסַפְּרָהּ הֱכִינָהּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָהּ
Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
Τότε εἶδεν αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐξηγήσατο αὐτὴν, ἑτοιμάσας ἐξιχνίασεν.
Then he saw it, and declared it: He prepared it [and] traced it out.
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וַיֹּאמֶר לָאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָה
And unto man He said: 'Behold, the fear of the L-rd, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
Εἶπε δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ, Ἰδοὺ ἡ θεοσέβειά ἐστι σοφία, τὸ δὲ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐστὶν ἐπιστήμη.
And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; And to abstain from evil is understanding.