Job 28
1 Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;
SURELY there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold: —
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
8 Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:
The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26 When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
