Job 28
1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;
Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;
2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.
Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
3 An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
4 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.
He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;
5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.
As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;
6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.
The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold: —
7 A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;
8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:
9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;
10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:
11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.
From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.
12 And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;
14 The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'
The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.
Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;
16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,
18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.
Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.
20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
21 It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.
Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
22 Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'
Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!
23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.
GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;
24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,
For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;
25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,
26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,
27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,
Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;
28 And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'
And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.
