Job 28
1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;
HE oiaio, he wahi ahu no ke kala, A he wahi no ke gula, kahi a lakou e hoomaemae ai.
2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.
Ua laweia ka hao mailoko mai o ka lepo, A ua hooheheeia ke keleawe mailoko mai o ka pohaku.
3 An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
Hoonoho no ia i ka hope no ka pouli, A imi no ia ma na wahi hohonu a pau; I ka pohaku o ka pouli a me ka malu make.
4 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.
Eli ae ia i lua mao aku mai kahi e noho ai na kanaka; Iho lakou ilalo aole ma ka wawae, A lewa lakou mai kanaka aku.
5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.
O ka honua, kahi i puka mai ai ka berena, Ua hoohuaiia oia malalo iho ona e like me ke ahi.
6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.
O kona mau pohaku, kahi o ka sapira; A he lepo gula kona.
7 A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
O ke alanui aole i ikeia e ka manu, Aole i ikeia e ka maka o ka vuletura;
8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
Aole i hehi iho na holoholona hihiu ia ia, Aole ka liona i maalo ae ilaila.
9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
Kau aku no ia i kona lima maluna o ka pohakupaa; Hookahuli ae ia i na mauna mai ke kumu aku.
10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
Hoopoha no ia i ke kahawai mawaena o na pohaku; A ike no kona maka i na mea waiwai nui a pau.
11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.
Pani aku no ia i na wai i ke kahe ana iho, A o na mea i hunaia kana i lawe mai ai i ka malamalama.
12 And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
Aka, mahea la e loaa'i ka noeau? Mahea hoi kahi o ka naauao?
13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Aohe kanaka i ike i kona kumukuai; Aole hoi e loaa ia ma ka aina o ka poe e ola ana.
14 The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'
I mai ka hohonu, Aole ia iloko o'u: I mai la hoi ke kai, Aole ia me au.
15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.
Aole e haawiia ke gula maikai i kumu e loaa mai ai, Aole hoi e kaupaona ke kala i kumukuai nona.
16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
Aole e kau pu ia oia me ke gula o Opira, Me ka pohaku onika maikai a me ka sapira.
17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
Aole e hoolikeia ke gula a me ka pohaku aniani me ia: Aole e hooliloia ia mea no na ipu gula maikai.
18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.
Aole e manaoia ke akoakoa, a me ka pohaku maikai: No ka mea, o ka waiwai o ka noeau ua oi aku ia mamua o na momi.
19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
Aole e hoolikeia ke topaza o Aitiopa me ia, Aole hoi ia e kau pu ia me ke gula maikai.
20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
Mai hea mai hoi ka noeau? A mahea hoi kahi o ka naauao?
21 It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.
No ka mea, ua hunaia oia mai na maka aku o ka poe a pau e ola ana, A ua nalo oia mai na manu o ka lewa aku.
22 Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'
I mai la ka po a me ka make, Ua lohe no maua me ko maua pepeiao i kona lono.
23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.
Ua maopopo no i ke Akua kona aoao, A oia ka i ike i kona wahi.
24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,
No ka mea, oia ka i nana aku i na welau o ka honua, Ua ike no ia malalo o ka lani a pau;
25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
E hana i ka mea kaupaona no ka makani, A ua ana no ia i na wai maloko o ka mea ana.
26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
I kana hana ana i ke kanawai no ka ua, A me ke ala no ka uwila o ka hekili;
27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,
Alaila ike no oia ia mea, a hoike mai hoi ia; Hoomakaukau oia ia mea, a imi aku hoi ia mea.
28 And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'
A ua i mai no ia i ke kanaka, Aia hoi, o ka makau i ka Haku, oia ka noeau; A o ka haalele i ka hewa, oia ka naauao.
