Job 28
1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
“Beae a wotu dwetɛ wɔ hɔ ne beae a wɔnan sika kɔkɔɔ.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Wotu dade fi fam, na wɔnan kɔbere fi dadebo mu.
3 Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
Onipa ma sum ba awiei; na ɔhwehwɛ kɔ akyirikyiri asase mu kɔhwehwɛ dadebo wɔ sum kabii mu.
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.
Wɔde fagudetu afiri hyɛ beae a ɛmmɛn ɔdesani atenae, mmeae a nnipa anan nsii hɔ da, baabi a ɛmmɛn nnipa no, ɛhɔ na wodi aforosian.
5 As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
Asase a ɛbɔ aduan no, wɔdan ase no te sɛ nea wɔde ogya na ayɛ;
6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
hoabo fi nʼabotan mu na sikakɔkɔɔ mpɔw nso wɔ ne mfutuma mu.
7 No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
Ɔkɔre biara nnim saa kwan a ahintaw no, akoroma biara ani nhuu ɛ.
8 The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
Mmoa ahantanfo nsi hɔ na gyata nkɔdɛɛdɛɛ wɔ hɔ.
9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
Onipa nsa paapae abotan dennen na ɔma mmepɔw ase da hɔ.
10 He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
Otwa aka fa abotan mu, na ohu nʼademude nyinaa.
11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
Ɔhwehwɛ baabi a nsubɔnten ti wɔ na ɔda nneɛma a ahintaw adi.
12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
“Nanso ɛhe na yebehu nea nyansa hyɛ? Ɛhe na ntease te?
13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
Onipa renhu ne bo a ɛsom; wɔrenhu wɔ ateasefo asase so.
14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
Na ebun ka se, ‘Enni me mu’; na po nso se, ‘Enni me nkyɛn.’
15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
Wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ ankasa ntɔ, na wɔrentumi mfa dwetɛ nkari ne bo.
16 It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sikakɔkɔɔ ntɔ apopobibiribo anaa hoabo nso saa ara.
17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
Wɔrentumi mfa ahwehwɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ntoto ho, na wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ nnwinne nsesa.
18 There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ ahene panyin ne ahwehwɛbo din; nyansa bo sen nhene pa.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
Etiopia akraatebo ne no nsɛ; wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ kronkron ntɔ.
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
“Ɛno de, na ɛhe na nyansa fi? Ɛhe na ntease te?
21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
Wɔde asie abɔde biara ani, wɔde asie wim nnomaa mpo.
22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
Ɔsɛe ne Owu ka se, ‘Yɛate no huhuhuhu kɛkɛ.’
23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
Onyankopɔn te ɔkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ ase, na ɔno nko ara na onim faako a ɛte,
24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
efisɛ ɔhwɛ kodu nsase ano na ohu biribiara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase.
25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
Bere a ɔhyɛɛ mframa ano den too hɔ na osusuw nsuwa no,
26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
bere a ɔkaa no ɔhyɛ so kyerɛɛ osutɔ na otwaa kwan maa aprannaa no,
27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
afei ɔhwɛɛ nyansa na ɔkarii no hwɛe; na ogyee no too mu na ɔsɔɔ no hwɛe.
28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ onipa se, ‘Awurade suro, ɛno ne nyansa; na sɛ wokyi bɔne, yɛ ntease.’”
