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1 There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for refining gold. “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 earth, and copper smelted out of stone. 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 He sets a boundary for the darkness; the farthest confines he explores. 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 breaks open a shaft far from habitation, unknown to human feet; suspended, far from people, 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, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath. 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 Its stones are the source of lapis lazuli, and there is gold in its dust. 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, nor has the hawk’s eye 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 proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion gone that way. 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 He sets his hand to the flinty rock, and overturns the mountains at their 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 He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious. 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 He dams up the sources of the streams, and brings hidden things 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 As for wisdom—where can she be found? 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? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Mortals do not know her path, nor is she to be 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, “She is not in me”; and the Sea says, “She 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 Solid gold cannot purchase her, nor can her price be paid with silver. 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 She cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli, 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 or crystal cannot equal her, nor can golden vessels be exchanged for her. 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 Neither coral nor crystal should be thought of; the value of wisdom surpasses pearls. 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 Ethiopian topaz does not equal her, nor can she be weighed out for 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 As for wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the 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 She is hidden from the eyes of every living thing; even from the birds of the air she 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, “Only by rumor have we heard of her.” 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 But God understands the way to her; it is he who knows her 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 beholds the ends of the earth and sees all that is under 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 When he weighed out the wind, and measured out the waters; 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 When he made a rule for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts, 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 wisdom and appraised her, established her, and searched her 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 to mortals he said: See: the fear of the Lord is wisdom; and avoiding 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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