Job 28
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1“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine.1"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.
2Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.2Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.
3Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.3Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.
4He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.4Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways.
5As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.5The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire;
6Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.6a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold;
7“That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.7a hidden path no bird of prey knows--no falcon's eye has spotted it.
8The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it.8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.
9“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.9On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.
10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.10He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing.
11He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.
12“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?12"But wisdom--where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’14The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.16It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
17Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.17Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.18Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.
19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.19The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold.
20“From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?20"But wisdom--where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
21It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air.21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’22Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.'
23“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.
24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.24For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens.
25When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure,25When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.
26when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder,26When he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,
27then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out.27then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.
28And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”28And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
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