The Book of Job, Chapter 12איוב 12

וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

And Job answered and said,

אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה

No doubt but you the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

גַּם לִ֤י לֵבָ֨ב כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם לֹא נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת מִי אֵ֥ין כְּמוֹ אֵֽלֶּה

But I have understanding as well as you; I not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

שְׂחֹ֤ק לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה קֹרֵ֣א לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק צַדִּ֥יק תָּמִֽים

I am one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright laughed to scorn.

לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כ֗וֹן לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל

He that is ready to slip with feet a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי אֵ֑ל לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבִ֖יא אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth .

וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְע֥וֹף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְיַגֶּד לָֽךְ

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you:

א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach you: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to you.

מִ֭י לֹא יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of YHWH has wrought this?

אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל חָ֑י וְ֝ר֗וּחַ כָּל בְּשַׂר אִֽישׁ

In whose hand the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

הֲלֹא אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם לֽוֹ

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה

With the ancient wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה

With him wisdom and strength, he has counsel and understanding.

הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

עִ֭מּוֹ עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה

With him strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver his.

מוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹעֲצִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהוֹלֵֽל

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

מוֹלִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

מֵסִ֣יר שָׂ֭פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them .

מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא דָֽרֶךְ

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness no way.

יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like drunken .