Job 28
1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
For there for silver [is] a mine and a place for gold [which] people refine.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Iron from [the] dust it is taken and stone someone pours out copper.
3 Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
An end - someone puts to the darkness and to every outermost part he [is] searching for [the] stone of gloom and deep darkness.
4 He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.
He breaks open a shaft - away from with a sojourner forgotten from foot they hang down away from humankind they swing.
5 As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
[the] earth From it it comes forth food and under it it is turned over like fire.
6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
[are] a place of Sapphire stones its and dust of gold [belong] to it.
7 No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
[the] path Not it knows it a bird of prey and not it catches sight of it [the] eye of a hawk.
8 The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
Not they tread it [the] sons of pride not it passes by on it a lion.
9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
On the flint he stretches out hand his he overturns from [the] root mountains.
10 He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
In the rocks shafts he splits open and every precious thing it sees eye his.
11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
From weeping rivers he restrains and secret her he brings out light.
12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
And wisdom from where? will it be found and where? this [is the] place of understanding.
13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
Not he knows humankind valuation its and not it is found in [the] land of the living [ones].
14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
[the] deep It says not [is] in me it and [the] sea it says not [it] [is] with me.
15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
Not it will be given fine gold for it and not it will be weighed out silver price its.
16 It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
Not it will be paid in [the] gold of Ophir in onyx precious and sapphire.
17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
Not it will be comparable to it gold and glass and [is] exchange its a vessel of pure gold.
18 There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
Corals and crystal not it is remembered and [the] price of wisdom [is] more than pearls.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
Not it will be comparable to it topaz of Cush in gold pure not it will be paid.
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
And wisdom from where? does it come and where? this [is the] place of understanding.
21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
And it has been concealed from [the] eyes of every living [thing] and from [the] bird[s] of the heavens it has been hidden.
22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
Abaddon and death they say with ears our we have heard report its.
23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
God he understands way its and he he knows place its.
24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
For he to [the] ends of the earth he looks under all the heavens he sees.
25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
To make for the wind weight and [the] waters he has measured with a measure.
26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
When made he for the rain a decree and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps.
27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
Then he saw it and he recounted it he established it and also he examined it.
28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
And he said - to humankind here! [the] fear of [the] Lord that [is] wisdom and to turn from evil [is] understanding.
