| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1"Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold. | 1"Surely there are mines for silver and places where gold is refined. |
| 2"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock. | 2Iron is taken from the ground; and copper is smelted from ore. |
| 3"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. | 3Mankind limits the darkness as they search the deepest depths for ore in unfathomable darkness. |
| 4"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men. | 4He sinks his shaft far from human habitations, in a place forgotten by explorers; they hang on harnesses as they swing back and forth. |
| 5"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire. | 5"While the ground produces food, underneath it is torn up and burning hot, |
| 6"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. | 6where stones are sapphire and gold dust can be found, |
| 7"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it. | 7a place where birds of prey never fly, and the eyes of the falcon have never seen. |
| 8"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. | 8The proud beasts haven't walked there; lions have never passed over it. |
| 9"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. | 9"Using a flint, he thrusts his hand, overturning mountains by the roots. |
| 10"He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. | 10He cuts a channel through the rocks, while his eyes search for anything of value. |
| 11"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light. | 11He dams up flowing rivers, bringing hidden things to light." |
| 12"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | 12"Where can wisdom be found? Where is understanding's home? |
| 13"Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. | 13Mankind doesn't appreciate their value; and you won't find it anywhere on earth. |
| 14"The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' | 14The deepest ocean says, 'It's not within me.' and the sea says, 'You'll never find it with me.' |
| 15"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. | 15You can't buy it with gold, and its value cannot be calculated in silver. |
| 16"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire. | 16It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir, with precious onyx, or with sapphire. |
| 17"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold. | 17It cannot be compared to gold and fine glass crystal, nor can it be exchanged for gold-plated weaponry. |
| 18"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls. | 18Don't even bother to mention coral and crystal— wisdom is more valuable than a bag of rubies. |
| 19"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. | 19It can neither be compared with the topaz of Ethiopia nor valued in comparison to pure gold." |
| 20"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding? | 20"From where, then, does wisdom originate? Where does understanding live? |
| 21"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky. | 21It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature and hidden even from the birds in the skies. |
| 22"Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.' | 22Abaddon and death said, 'We did hear a rumor about it.' |
| 23"God understands its way, And He knows its place. | 23God understands how to get there; he knows where they live. |
| 24"For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens. | 24For he looks as far as the ends of the earth and sees everything under the sky. |
| 25"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure, | 25"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement. |
| 26When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt, | 26He set in place ordinances for the rain; and determined the pathway for thunder that accompanies lightning. |
| 27Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. | 27Then he looked at wisdom, and fixed it in place; he established it, and also examined it. |
| 28"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'" | 28He has commanded mankind: 'To fear the Lord—that is wisdom; to move away from evil—that is understanding.'" |
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