Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 12

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר	1 And Job answered and said,
2 אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָה	2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּמֹוכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמֹו־אֵלֶּה	3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלֹוהַּ וַיַּעֲנֵהוּ חֹוק צַדִּיק תָּמִים	4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכֹון לְמֹועֲדֵי רָגֶל	5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּבַטֻּחֹות לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלֹוהַּ בְּיָדֹו	6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7 וְאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמֹות וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָךְ	7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 אֹו שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּם	8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּאת	9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֹו נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִישׁ	10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֹו	11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12 בִּישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָה	12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 עִמֹּו חָכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לֹו עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָה	13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 הֵן יַהֲרֹוס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵחַ	14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָרֶץ	15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 עִמֹּו עֹז וְתוּשִׁיָּה לֹו שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּה	16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 מֹולִיךְ יֹועֲצִים שֹׁולָל וְשֹׁפְטִים יְהֹולֵל	17 He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזֹור בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם	18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 מֹולִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שֹׁולָל וְאֵתָנִים יְסַלֵּף	19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 מֵסִיר פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּח	20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 שֹׁופֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּה	21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקֹות מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאֹור צַלְמָוֶת	22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 מַשְׂגִּיא לַגֹּויִם וַיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגֹּויִם וַיַּנְחֵם	23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָרֶךְ	24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 יְמַשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹור וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכֹּור	25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.