Job 28
1 for there to/for silver: money exit and place to/for gold to refine
“It is true that there are places where men dig to find silver, and there are places where people refine/purify gold [that they have dug].
2 iron from dust to take: take and stone to pour bronze
People dig iron [ore] out of the ground, and they (smelt copper ore/heat copper ore to get the copper from it).
3 end to set: put to/for darkness and to/for all limit he/she/it to search stone darkness and shadow
Men use lamps while they work far down under the ground to search for the ore inside the mines where it is very dark.
4 to break through torrent: river from from with to sojourn [the] to forget from foot to languish from human to shake
They dig (shafts/narrow holes very deep down into the ground) in places that are far from where people live, where travelers do not go. They work far away from [other] people, swinging back and forth on ropes [as they descend into the mine shafts].
5 land: soil from her to come out: produce food: bread and underneath: under her to overturn like fire
Food grows on the surface of the ground, but down under the ground, [where there is no food, ] the miners make fires to break apart the rocks.
6 place sapphire stone her and dust gold to/for him
The stones [that are dug from under the ground] contain (sapphires/very valuable blue stones), and the dirt contains bits of gold.
7 path not to know him bird of prey and not to see him eye falcon
[Some birds have very good eyes, ] but even hawks do not know [where the mines are], and falcons/vultures have not seen those places.
8 not to tread him son: type of pride not to advance upon him lion
Lions or [other] proud wild animals have not walked on the roads near those mines.
9 in/on/with flint to send: reach hand: power his to overturn from root mountain: mount
Miners tear apart [MTY] very hard rock; [it is as though] they turn the mountains upside down [to get the ore].
10 in/on/with rock stream to break up/open and all preciousness to see: see eye his
They cut tunnels through the rocks, and they find (precious/very valuable) things.
11 from weeping river to saddle/tie and secret her to come out: send light
They dam up small streams in order that water does not flow, and they bring up into the light valuable things that are hidden [in the ground and in the streams].
12 and [the] wisdom from where? to find and where? this place understanding
“But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
13 not to know human valuation her and not to find in/on/with land: country/planet [the] alive
Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it [here on this earth] where they are living.
14 abyss to say not in/on/with me he/she/it and sea to say nothing with me me
[It is as though] water that is deep [inside the earth] and [water that is in] the seas say [PRS], ‘Wisdom is not here!’
15 not to give: give enclosure underneath: instead her and not to weigh silver: money price her
[People] cannot buy wisdom by paying for it with silver or gold.
16 not to weigh in/on/with gold Ophir in/on/with onyx precious and sapphire
Wisdom is worth much more than fine gold from Ophir [land] or other very valuable stones.
17 not to arrange her gold and glass and exchange her article/utensil pure gold
It is worth much more than gold or beautiful glass, worth more than vases made from fine gold.
18 coral and crystal not to remember and bag/price wisdom from jewel
Wisdom is worth more than coral or crystal/pure quartz; the price of wisdom is higher/more than the price of pearls.
19 not to arrange her topaz Cush in/on/with gold pure not to weigh
The prices of (topaz/very valuable yellow stones) from Ethiopia and of pure gold are lower/less than the price of wisdom.
20 and [the] wisdom from where? to come (in): come and where? this place understanding
“So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
21 and to conceal from eye all alive and from bird [the] heaven to hide
No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
22 Abaddon and death to say in/on/with ear our to hear: hear report her
[It is as though] the places where people go after they die say [PRS], ‘We have only heard rumors about [where to find wisdom].’
23 God to understand way: direction her and he/she/it to know [obj] place her
God [is the only one who] knows how to find wisdom; he knows where it is,
24 for he/she/it to/for end [the] land: country/planet to look underneath: under all [the] heaven to see: see
because he can see things even in the most remote/distant places on the earth; he can see everything that is below the sky.
25 to/for to make: offer to/for spirit: breath weight and water to measure in/on/with measure
When he decided how strongly the winds should blow, and how much rain would be in the clouds,
26 in/on/with to make he to/for rain statute: decree and way: journey to/for lightning voice: thunder
and when he decided where rain [should fall], and what path lightning should take [from the clouds down to the ground],
27 then to see: see her and to recount her to establish: establish her and also to search her
at that time he saw wisdom and decided that it is extremely valuable. He examined it and (approved it/said that it was very good).
28 and to say to/for man look! fear Lord he/she/it wisdom and to turn aside: turn aside from bad: evil understanding
And [then] he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is [what will enable you to become] wise; and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’”
