Parallel Chapters The Earth's Treasures | 1There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. | 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 they refine gold. | 1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. | 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 out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. | 2"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock. | 2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. | 2Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore. |
| 3Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness. | 3Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. | 3"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. | 3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of 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. |
| 4Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway. | 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. | 4"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men. | 4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. | 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. |
| 5The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire; | 5As for the earth, out of 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. | 5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. | 5Food may come from the earth, but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire. |
| 6lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold. | 6Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. | 6"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. | 6The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. | 6Its rocks are a source of sapphire, containing flecks of gold. |
| 7No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it. | 7“That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it. | 7"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it. | 7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: | 7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon's eye has seen it. |
| 8Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there. | 8The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. | 8"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. | 8The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. | 8Proud beasts have never walked on it; no lion has ever prowled over it. |
| 9People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains. | 9“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. | 9"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. | 9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. | 9The miner strikes the flint and transforms the mountains at their foundations. |
| 10They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures. | 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. | 10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. | 10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. |
| 11They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light. | 11He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. | 11"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light. | 11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | 11He dams up the streams from flowing so that he may bring to light what is hidden. |
Wisdom an Excellent Gift of God | 12But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell? | 12“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | 12"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | 12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? | 12But where can wisdom be found, and where is understanding located? |
| 13No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living. | 13Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. | 13"Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. | 13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. | 13No man can know its value, since it cannot be found in the land of the living. |
| 14The deep says, "It is not in me"; the sea says, "It is not with me." | 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.' | 14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, 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 bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. | 15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. | 15"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. | 15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | 15Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price. |
| 16It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli. | 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. | 16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | 16Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. |
| 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold. | 17Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. | 17"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold. | 17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. | 17Gold and glass do not compare with it, and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it. |
| 18Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. | 18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. | 18"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls. | 18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: 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 Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold. | 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. | 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | 19Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it, and it cannot be valued in pure gold. |
| 20Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? | 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? | 20Whence then cometh wisdom? 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 every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky. | 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. | 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls 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, "Only a rumor of it has reached our ears." | 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ | 22"Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.' | 22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. | 22Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard news of it with our ears." |
| 23God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, | 23“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. | 23"God understands its way, And He knows its place. | 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. | 23But God understands the way to wisdom, and He knows its location. |
| 24for he views 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. | 24"For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens. | 24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; | 24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. |
| 25When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, | 25When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, | 25"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure, | 25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. | 25When God fixed the weight of the wind and limited the water by measure, |
| 26when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, | 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 course for the thunderbolt, | 26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: | 26when He established a limit for the rain and a path for the lightning, |
| 27then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. | 27then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. | 27Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. | 27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. | 27He considered wisdom and evaluated it; He established it and examined it. |
| 28And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun 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.’” | 28"And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'" | 28And unto 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 is this: wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding." |
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