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à ëÌÄé éÅùÑ ìÇëÌÆñÆó îåÉöÈà; åÌîÈ÷åÉí, ìÇæÌÈäÈá éÈæÉ÷ÌåÌ.
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1 For there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
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á áÌÇøÀæÆì, îÅòÈôÈø éË÷ÌÈç; åÀàÆáÆï, éÈöåÌ÷ ðÀçåÌùÑÈä.
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2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
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â ÷Åõ, ùÒÈí ìÇçÉùÑÆêÀ, åÌìÀëÈì-úÌÇëÀìÄéú, äåÌà çåÉ÷Åø: àÆáÆï àÉôÆì åÀöÇìÀîÈåÆú.
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3 Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
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ã ôÌÈøÇõ ðÇçÇì, îÅòÄí-âÌÈø--äÇðÌÄùÑÀëÌÈçÄéí îÄðÌÄé-øÈâÆì; ãÌÇìÌåÌ îÅàÁðåÉùÑ ðÈòåÌ.
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4 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.
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ä àÆøÆõ--îÄîÌÆðÌÈä éÅöÅà-ìÈçÆí; åÀúÇçÀúÌÆéäÈ, ðÆäÀôÌÇêÀ ëÌÀîåÉ-àÅùÑ.
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5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
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å îÀ÷åÉí-ñÇôÌÄéø àÂáÈðÆéäÈ; åÀòÇôÀøÉú æÈäÈá ìåÉ.
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6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
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æ ðÈúÄéá, ìÉà-éÀãÈòåÉ òÈéÄè; åÀìÉà ùÑÀæÈôÇúÌåÌ, òÅéï àÇéÌÈä.
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7 That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;
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ç ìÉà-äÄãÀøÄéëåÌäåÌ áÀðÅé-ùÑÈçÇõ; ìÉà-òÈãÈä òÈìÈéå ùÑÈçÇì.
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8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the lion passed thereby.
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è áÌÇçÇìÌÈîÄéùÑ, ùÑÈìÇç éÈãåÉ; äÈôÇêÀ îÄùÌÑÉøÆùÑ äÈøÄéí.
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9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
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é áÌÇöÌåÌøåÉú, éÀàÉøÄéí áÌÄ÷ÌÅòÇ; åÀëÈì-éÀ÷Èø, øÈàÂúÈä òÅéðåÉ.
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10 He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
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éà îÄáÌÀëÄé, ðÀäÈøåÉú çÄáÌÅùÑ; åÀúÇòÂìËîÈäÌ, éÉöÄà àåÉø.
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11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. {P}
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éá åÀäÇçÈëÀîÈä, îÅàÇéÄï úÌÄîÌÈöÅà; åÀàÅé æÆä, îÀ÷åÉí áÌÄéðÈä.
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12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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éâ ìÉà-éÈãÇò àÁðåÉùÑ òÆøÀëÌÈäÌ; åÀìÉà úÄîÌÈöÅà, áÌÀàÆøÆõ äÇçÇéÌÄéí.
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13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
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éã úÌÀäåÉí àÈîÇø, ìÉà áÄé-äÄéà; åÀéÈí àÈîÇø, àÅéï òÄîÌÈãÄé.
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14 The deep saith: 'It is not in me'; and the sea saith: 'It is not with me.'
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èå ìÉà-éËúÌÇï ñÀâåÉø úÌÇçÀúÌÆéäÈ; åÀìÉà éÄùÌÑÈ÷Åì, ëÌÆñÆó îÀçÄéøÈäÌ.
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15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
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èæ ìÉà-úÀñËìÌÆä, áÌÀëÆúÆí àåÉôÄéø; áÌÀùÑÉäÇí éÈ÷Èø åÀñÇôÌÄéø.
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16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
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éæ ìÉà-éÇòÇøÀëÆðÌÈä æÈäÈá, åÌæÀëåÉëÄéú; åÌúÀîåÌøÈúÈäÌ ëÌÀìÄé-ôÈæ.
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17 Gold and glass cannot equal it; neither shall the exchange thereof be vessels of fine gold.
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éç øÈàîåÉú åÀâÈáÄéùÑ, ìÉà éÄæÌÈëÅø; åÌîÆùÑÆêÀ çÈëÀîÈä, îÄôÌÀðÄéðÄéí.
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18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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éè ìÉà-éÇòÇøÀëÆðÌÈä, ôÌÄèÀãÇú-ëÌåÌùÑ; áÌÀëÆúÆí èÈäåÉø, ìÉà úÀñËìÌÆä.
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19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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ë åÀäÇçÈëÀîÈä, îÅàÇéÄï úÌÈáåÉà; åÀàÅé æÆä, îÀ÷åÉí áÌÄéðÈä.
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20 Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
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ëà åÀðÆòÆìÀîÈä, îÅòÅéðÅé ëÈì-çÈé; åÌîÅòåÉó äÇùÌÑÈîÇéÄí ðÄñÀúÌÈøÈä.
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21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
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ëá àÂáÇãÌåÉï åÈîÈåÆú, àÈîÀøåÌ; áÌÀàÈæÀðÅéðåÌ, ùÑÈîÇòÀðåÌ ùÑÄîÀòÈäÌ.
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22 Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
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ëâ àÁìÉäÄéí, äÅáÄéï ãÌÇøÀëÌÈäÌ; åÀäåÌà, éÈãÇò àÆú-îÀ÷åÉîÈäÌ.
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23 God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.
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ëã ëÌÄé-äåÌà, ìÄ÷ÀöåÉú-äÈàÈøÆõ éÇáÌÄéè; úÌÇçÇú ëÌÈì-äÇùÌÑÈîÇéÄí éÄøÀàÆä.
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24 For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
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ëä ìÇòÂùÒåÉú ìÈøåÌçÇ îÄùÑÀ÷Èì; åÌîÇéÄí, úÌÄëÌÅï áÌÀîÄãÌÈä.
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25 When He maketh a weight for the wind, and meteth out the waters by measure.
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ëå áÌÇòÂùÒúåÉ ìÇîÌÈèÈø çÉ÷; åÀãÆøÆêÀ, ìÇçÂæÄéæ ÷ÉìåÉú.
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26 When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the storm of thunders;
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ëæ àÈæ øÈàÈäÌ, åÇéÀñÇôÌÀøÈäÌ; äÁëÄéðÈäÌ, åÀâÇí-çÂ÷ÈøÈäÌ.
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27 Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
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ëç åÇéÌÉàîÆø, ìÈàÈãÈí--äÅï éÄøÀàÇú àÂãÉðÈé, äÄéà çÈëÀîÈä; åÀñåÌø îÅøÈò áÌÄéðÈä.
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28 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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