Job 28
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1"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. 1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper. 2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness. 3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
4Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways. 4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
5The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire; 5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
6a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold; 6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
7a hidden path no bird of prey knows--no falcon's eye has spotted it. 7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it. 8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. 9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
10He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing. 10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light. 11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
12"But wisdom--where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? 12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living. 13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
14The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' 14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. 18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold. 19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20"But wisdom--where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding? 20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. 21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.' 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place. 23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens. 24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge. 25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
26When he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, 26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
27then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely. 27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
28And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'" 28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”
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