Job 28
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1“Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.1Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.2Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore.
3Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.3A miner puts an end to the darkness; he probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness.
4He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro.4He cuts a shaft far from human habitation, in places unknown to those who walk above ground. Suspended far away from people, the miners swing back and forth.
5As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;5Food may come from the earth, but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.
6Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.6Its rocks are a source of lapis lazuli, containing flecks of gold.
7That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon's eye has seen it.
8The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.8Proud beasts have never walked on it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.9The miner uses a flint tool and turns up ore from the root of the mountains.
10He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.11He dams up the streams from flowing so that he may bring to light what is hidden.
12“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?12But where can wisdom be found, and where is understanding located?
13Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.13No one can know its value, since 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 ocean depths say, "It's not in me," while the sea declares, "I don't have it."
15It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.15Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.16Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.17Gold and glass do not compare with it, and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.
18No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies.18Coral and quartz are not worth mentioning. The price of wisdom is beyond pearls.
19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.19Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it, and it cannot be valued in pure gold.
20“From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?20Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?
21It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air.21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky.
22Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’22Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard news of it with our ears."
23God understands its way, And He knows its place.23But God understands the way to wisdom, and he knows its location.
24For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure.25When God fixed the weight of the wind and distributed the water by measure,
26When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt,26when he established a limit for the rain and a path for the lightning,
27Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.27he considered wisdom and evaluated it; he established it and examined it.
28And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”28He said to mankind, "The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding."
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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