Job 28:1-13 ▼

1 “Certainly there is a mine for silver And a place for refining gold.

2 “Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

3 “Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

4 “He sinks a shaft away from inhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, away from people.

5 “From the earth comes food, And underneath, it is turned over like fire.

6 “Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

7 “No bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.

8 “The proud animals have not trodden it, Nor has the lion passed over it.

9 “He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

10 “He carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

11 “He dams up the streams from flowing, And brings to light what is hidden.

12 “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13 “Mankind does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.