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1 “ Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for the gold that they refine. “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 Iron is taken from the dust, and from rock copper is smelted. Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 An end he has set for the darkness, yet to every limit he is searching out, a stone in darkness and the shadow of death. Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
4 He opens a shaft away from habitation; those forgotten by the foot, they hang down away from man, and they sway. He 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. Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which bread comes forth, and underneath is turned as by fire— As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6 a place of sapphire are its stones, and dust of gold is unto it. Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 The path no bird of prey knows, and no eye of a falcon has seen it. “That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it. No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 The sons of pride have not trodden it, and the lion has not passed over it. The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 Against the flinty rock he stretched out his hand; he overturns the hills from the root. “Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 In the rocks he cuts out channels, and his eye sees every precious thing. He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 The rivers he has bound from weeping, and a hidden thing he brings to light. He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 And wisdom—from where is it found? And where is this place of understanding? “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Man does not know its value, and it is not found in the land of the living. Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ The deep says, “It is not in me|; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 Gold cannot be given for it, nor can silver be weighed for its price. It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It is not valued with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphire. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Gold and crystal cannot equal it, or is its exchange a vessel of fine gold. Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 Coral and quartz are not to be mentioned; and the acquisition of wisdom is more than rubies. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, nor it is valued in pure gold. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
20 And the wisdom, from where does it come? And where is this place of understanding? “From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 And is it hidden from the eyes of every living thing; even from the birds of the heavens it is concealed. It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a report of it with our ears.’ Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God has understood its way, and He has known its place. “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth, and He sees under all the heavens, For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 to make for the wind a weight, and He portioned out the waters by measure, When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 in His making a limit for the rain, and a path for the flash of the thunders— when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 then He saw and recounted it; He established it and also searched it out. then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
28 And He said to the man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and the turning aside from evil is understanding.’” And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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