Job 28 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold 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 from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass. 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 hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade. 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 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered. 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 it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned 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 A place of the sapphire are its stones, And it hath dust of 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 A path -- not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite, “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 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion. 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 flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. “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 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. 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 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out 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 the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, 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 Man hath not known its arrangement, 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 deep hath said, 'It is not in me,' And the sea hath said, '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 is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- 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 pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and 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 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor 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 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above 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 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued. 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 -- whence doth it come? And where is this, 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 It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden. 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 Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.' 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 hath understood its way, And He hath 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 to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see, 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 the waters He meted out in 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 for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices, 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 hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared 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 saith to man: -- 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn 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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