Job 28
1 Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.
Ɛwɔ deɛ wɔtu dwetɛ ne beaeɛ a wɔhoa sika kɔkɔɔ ho.
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and ore, unbound by heat, is turned into brass.
Wɔtu dadeɛ firi fam, na wɔnane kɔbere firi dadeben mu.
3 He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death.
Onipa ma esum ba awieeɛ; na ɔhwehwɛ kɔ akyirikyiri asase mu kɔpɛ dadeben wɔ esum kabii mu.
4 The burning separates a pilgrim people from those who have been forgotten by the feet of the destitute man and from the unapproachable.
Baabi a ɛne deɛ ɔdasani teɛ ntam ɛkwan ware no, ɔtu amena de fagudeɛtuo afidie hyɛ hɔ, mmeammea a onipa nan sii hɔ akyɛre baabi a ɛmmɛn nnipa no, ɛhɔ na ɔdi aforosiane.
5 The land, where bread appeared in its place, has been destroyed by fire.
Asase a ɛbɔ aduane no, wɔnane aseɛ no te sɛ deɛ wɔde ogya na ayɛ;
6 Its stones are embedded with sapphires, and its soil, with gold.
aboɔdemmoɔ firi nʼabotan mu na sikakɔkɔɔ mpɔ nso wɔ ne mfuturo mu.
7 The bird does not know its path, nor has the eye of the vulture beheld it.
Ɔkɔdeɛ biara nnim saa kwan a ahinta no, akorɔma biara ani nhunuiɛ.
8 The sons of merchants have not walked there, nor has the lioness traveled through it.
Mmoa ahantanfoɔ nnante wɔ hɔ na agyata nkɔdɛɛdɛɛ wɔ hɔ.
9 He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.
Onipa nsa paapae abotan denden na ɔma mmepɔ ase da hɔ.
10 He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.
Ɔtwa aka fa abotan mu, na ɔhunu nʼademudeɛ nyinaa.
11 The depths of rivers he has also examined, and he has brought hidden things into the light.
Ɔhwehwɛ baabi a nsubɔntene ti wɔ na ɔda nneɛma a ahinta adi.
12 But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
Nanso ɛhe na yɛbɛhunu deɛ nyansa hyɛ? Ɛhe na nteaseɛ teɛ?
13 Man does not know its price, nor is it found in the land of those who live in sweetness.
Onipa renhunu ne bo a ɛsom; wɔrenhunu wɔ ateasefoɔ asase so.
14 The abyss declares, “It is not in me.” And the sea says, “It is not with me.”
Na ebunu ka sɛ, “Ɛnni me mu”; na ɛpo nso sɛ, “Ɛnni me nkyɛn.”
15 The finest gold will not be paid for it, nor will silver be weighed in exchange for it.
Wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ amapa ntɔ, na wɔrentumi mfa dwetɛ nkari ne boɔ.
16 It will not be compared with the dyed colors of India, nor with the very costly stone sardonyx, nor with the sapphire.
Wɔrentumi mfa Ofir sikakɔkɔɔ ntɔ apopobibirieboɔ anaa aboɔdemmoɔ nso saa ara.
17 Neither gold nor crystal will be its equal; neither will vessels of gold be fitted for it.
Wɔrentumi mfa ahwehwɛ anaa sikakɔkɔɔ ntoto ho, na wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ nnwinneɛ nsesa.
18 The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛbɔ ahwene panin ne ahwehwɛboɔ din; nyansa boɔ sene nhwene pa.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not be equal to it, nor will it be compared to the purest dyes.
Etiopia akarateboɔ ne no nsɛ; wɔrentumi mfa sikakɔkɔɔ kronn ntɔ.
20 So then, where does wisdom begin, and where is the place of understanding?
Ɛnneɛ na ɛhe na nyansa firie? Ɛhe na nteaseɛ teɛ?
21 It has been hidden from the eyes of all living things, just as the birds of the heavens escape notice.
Wɔde asie abɔdeɛ biara ani, wɔde asie ewiem nnomaa mpo.
22 Perdition and death have said, “With our ears, we have heard its fame.”
Ɔsɛeɛ ne Owuo ka sɛ, “Yɛate no huhuhuhu kɛkɛ.”
23 God understands its way, and he knows its location.
Onyankopɔn te ɛkwan a ɛkɔ hɔ ase, na ɔno nko ara na ɔnim baabi a ɛteɛ,
24 For he beholds the limits of the world, and he looks upon all things that are under heaven.
ɛfiri sɛ ɔhwɛ kɔduru nsase ano na ɔhunu biribiara a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase.
25 He created a counterweight for the winds, and he suspended the waters to measure them.
Ɛberɛ a ɔhyɛɛ mframa ano den too hɔ na ɔsusuu nsuwa no,
26 At that time, he gave a law to the rain and a path to the resounding storms.
ɛberɛ a ɔkaa no ɔhyɛ so kyerɛɛ osutɔ na ɔtwaa ɛkwan maa aprannaa no,
27 Then he saw and explained it, and he made ready and examined it.
afei ɔhwɛɛ nyansa na ɔkarii no hwɛeɛ; na ɔgyee no too mu na ɔsɔɔ no hwɛeɛ.
28 And he said to man, “Behold the fear of the Lord. Such is wisdom. And to withdraw from evil, this is understanding.”
Na ɔka kyerɛɛ onipa sɛ, “Awurade suro, ɛno ne nyansa; na sɛ wɔkyiri bɔne a, wowɔ nteaseɛ.”
