| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 they refine gold. |
| 2Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore. | 2"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock. |
| 3Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death. | 3"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. |
| 4He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro. | 4"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men. |
| 5As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire; | 5"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire. |
| 6Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust. | 6"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. |
| 7That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it. | 7"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it. |
| 8The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. | 8"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. |
| 9He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots. | 9"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. |
| 10He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing. | 10"He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious. |
| 11He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light. | 11"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light. |
| 12“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | 12"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? |
| 13Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. | 13"Man does not 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.’ | 14"The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' |
| 15It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. | 15"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. |
| 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire. | 16"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire. |
| 17Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold. | 17"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold. |
| 18No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies. | 18"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls. |
| 19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. | 19"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. |
| 20“From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? | 20"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding? |
| 21It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air. | 21"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky. |
| 22Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’ | 22"Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.' |
| 23God understands its way, And He knows its place. | 23"God understands its way, And He knows its place. |
| 24For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens, | 24"For 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. | 25"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure, |
| 26When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, | 26When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt, |
| 27Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. | 27Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. |
| 28And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ” | 28"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'" |
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