“surely there is a vein for silver and a place for gold where they find it.”
Job 28
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1"Surely 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.
“Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is molten out of the stone,”
3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
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4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
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5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
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6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
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7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon's eye has seen it.
“There is a path which no fowl knoweth and which the vulture's eye hath not seen.”
8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
“The lion's whelps hath not trodden it nor the fierce lion passed by it.”
9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
“He putteth forth His hand upon the rock. He overturneth the mountains by the roots.”
10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
“He cutteth out rivers among the rocks. And His eye seeth every precious thing.”
11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
“He bindeth the floods from overflowing and the thing that is hid bringeth He forth to light.”
12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?”
“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?”
“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of what? Understanding.”
“where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding?”
13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
“Man does not know its value. Nor is it found in the land of the living.”
“Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of the living.”
14The ocean depths say, 'It is not in me,' while the sea declares, 'It is not with me.'
“The depths saith, it is not in me. The sea saith, it is not with me.”
15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
“It cannot be gotten for gold. Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”
“Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it. Nor can silver be weighed as its price.”
“It cannot be gotten for gold. Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
“It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, or with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.”
“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir. In precious onyx or sapphire,”
“It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.”
17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
“gold or glass cannot equal it. Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.”
“The gold and the crystal cannot equal it, and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of gold, fine gold.”
“The gold in the crystal cannot equal it. And the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.”
18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
“No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls. For the price of wisdom is above rubies.”
“No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”
19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
“The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.”
“The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.”
20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
“From whence then does wisdom come and where is the place of understanding?”
“Whence then cometh wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?”
21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept closed from the fowls of the air.”
“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowls of the air.”
“Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all the living and concealed from the birds of the sky.”
22Abaddon and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor about it.'
“Destruction and death say, we have heard the fame thereof with our ears,”
“Destruction and death say we have heard the fame thereof with our ears.”
23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
“God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.”
24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
“For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.”
“For he looks to the ends of the earth and he sees under the whole heaven”
“For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth unto the whole heaven,”
25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
“to make the weight for the winds, and He weigheth the waters by measure.”
“to make the weight for the winds and he weighs the waters by measure.”
26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
“When he set a limit for the rain and a course for the thunderbolt,”
“When He made decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,”
“when He made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of thunder. Then”
27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
“Then did He see it and declare it. He prepared it, yea, and He searched it out”
“then did He see it and declared it. He prepared it. Yea, and He searched it out.”
“then did he see it and declare it and he prepared it. Yea, he searched it out.”
“then he saw it and he declared it. He established it and he searched it out.”
28And He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
“And unto man he said, behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to depart from evil is understanding.”
“and unto man He said, Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to depart from evil is understanding.”
“And to man, he said, behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to depart from sin is understanding.”