| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 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 earth, and copper is smelted from ore. |
| 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 probes the farthest recesses for ore in 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 human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways. |
| 5As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. | 5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. |
| 6Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. | 6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. |
| 7“That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it. | 7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it. |
| 8The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. | 8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it. |
| 9“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. | 9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. |
| 10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. | 10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. |
| 11He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. | 11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. |
| 12“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | 12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? |
| 13Man does not know its worth, and it is not 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 in 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.’ |
| 15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. | 15It cannot be bought with gold, 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 valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. |
| 17Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. | 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it. |
| 18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. | 18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. |
| 19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. | 19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. |
| 20“From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? | 20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? |
| 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 air. |
| 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ | 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ |
| 23“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. | 23But God understands its way, and He 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 sees everything under the heavens. |
| 25When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, | 25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters, |
| 26when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, | 26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt, |
| 27then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. | 27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and 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.’” | 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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