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1 “Certainly there is 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 dust, And copper is smelted from rock. 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 “Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow. 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 sinks a shaft away from inhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, away from people. 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 “From the earth comes food, And underneath, it is turned over like 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 “Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold. 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 “No bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of 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 animals have not trodden it, Nor has the lion 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 “He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base. “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 carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything 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 streams from flowing, And brings to light what is hidden. 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 “But where can wisdom be found? And 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 “Mankind does not know its value, Nor is it 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 ocean depth 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 “Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as 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 cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In 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 or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of pure 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 crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is more valuable than 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 “The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, Nor can it be 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 “Where then does wisdom come from? 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 “It is hidden from the eyes of every living creature, And concealed from the birds of the sky. 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, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’ 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 understands its way, And He knows 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; He sees everything 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 imparted weight to the wind, And assessed 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 When He made a limit for the rain, And a course for the thunderbolt, 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 it and declared 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 to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away 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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