Job 28:1-8 ▼

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.