Job 28
1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;
For there for silver [is] a mine and a place for gold [which] people refine.
2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.
Iron from [the] dust it is taken and stone someone pours 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 - someone puts to the darkness and to every outermost part he [is] searching for [the] stone of gloom and deep darkness.
4 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.
He breaks open a shaft - away from with a sojourner forgotten from foot they hang down away from humankind they swing.
5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.
[the] earth From it it comes forth food and under it it is turned over like fire.
6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.
[are] a place of Sapphire stones its and dust of gold [belong] to it.
7 A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
[the] path Not it knows it a bird of prey and not it catches sight of it [the] eye of a hawk.
8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
Not they tread it [the] sons of pride not it passes by on it a lion.
9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
On the flint he stretches out hand his he overturns from [the] root mountains.
10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
In the rocks shafts he splits open and every precious thing it sees eye his.
11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.
From weeping rivers he restrains and secret her he brings out light.
12 And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
And wisdom from where? will it be found and where? this [is the] place of understanding.
13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Not he knows humankind valuation its and not it is found in [the] land of the living [ones].
14 The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'
[the] deep It says not [is] in me it and [the] sea it says not [it] [is] with me.
15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.
Not it will be given fine gold for it and not it will be weighed out silver price its.
16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
Not it will be paid in [the] gold of Ophir in onyx precious and sapphire.
17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
Not it will be comparable to it gold and glass and [is] exchange its a vessel of pure gold.
18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.
Corals and crystal not it is remembered and [the] price of wisdom [is] more than pearls.
19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
Not it will be comparable to it topaz of Cush in gold pure not it will be paid.
20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
And wisdom from where? does it come and where? this [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.
And it has been concealed from [the] eyes of every living [thing] and from [the] bird[s] of the heavens it has been hidden.
22 Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'
Abaddon and death they say with ears our we have heard report its.
23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.
God he understands way its and he he knows place its.
24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,
For he to [the] ends of the earth he looks under all the heavens he sees.
25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
To make for the wind weight and [the] waters he has measured with a measure.
26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
When made he for the rain a decree and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps.
27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,
Then he saw it and he recounted it he established it and also he examined it.
28 And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'
And he said - to humankind here! [the] fear of [the] Lord that [is] wisdom and to turn from evil [is] understanding.
