யோபு 28
“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].
People dig iron [ore] out of the ground, and they (smelt copper ore/heat copper ore to get the copper from it).
3 ௩ மனிதன் அந்தகாரத்திலும் மரண இருளிலும் இருக்கிற கற்களைக் கடைசிவரை ஆராய்ந்து தேடி, இருளுக்கும் அங்கே முடிவுண்டாக்குகிறான்.
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 ௪ கடக்கமுடியாததும் நிலையாததுமான ஆறு எழும்பினாலும், உழைப்பாளியானவன் அதை மனிதரால் வற்றிப்போகவைத்துச் செல்லுகிறான்.
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].
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.
The stones [that are dug from under the ground] contain (sapphires/very valuable blue stones), and the dirt contains bits of gold.
[Some birds have very good eyes, ] but even hawks do not know [where the mines are], and falcons/vultures have not seen those places.
Lions or [other] proud wild animals have not walked on the roads near those mines.
Miners tear apart [MTY] very hard rock; [it is as though] they turn the mountains upside down [to get the ore].
10 ௧0 கன்மலைகளுக்குள்ளும் நீர்க்கால்களை வெட்டுகிறான்; அவனுடைய கண் விலையுயர்ந்த எல்லாவற்றையும் காணும்.
They cut tunnels through the rocks, and they find (precious/very valuable) things.
11 ௧௧ ஒரு துளியும் கசியாதபடி ஆறுகளை அடைக்கிறான்; மறைவிடத்திலிருக்கிறதை வெளிச்சத்திலே கொண்டுவருகிறான்.
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].
“But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it [here on this earth] where they are living.
[It is as though] water that is deep [inside the earth] and [water that is in] the seas say [PRS], ‘Wisdom is not here!’
[People] cannot buy wisdom by paying for it with silver or gold.
Wisdom is worth much more than fine gold from Ophir [land] or other very valuable stones.
It is worth much more than gold or beautiful glass, worth more than vases made from fine gold.
18 ௧௮ பவளத்தையும் ஸ்படிகத்தையும் அத்துடன் ஒப்பிட்டுப் பேசக்கூடாது; முத்துகளைவிட ஞானத்தின் விலை உயர்ந்தது.
Wisdom is worth more than coral or crystal/pure quartz; the price of wisdom is higher/more than the price of pearls.
The prices of (topaz/very valuable yellow stones) from Ethiopia and of pure gold are lower/less than the price of wisdom.
“So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
[It is as though] the places where people go after they die say [PRS], ‘We have only heard rumors about [where to find wisdom].’
God [is the only one who] knows how to find wisdom; he knows where it is,
because he can see things even in the most remote/distant places on the earth; he can see everything that is below the sky.
When he decided how strongly the winds should blow, and how much rain would be in the clouds,
and when he decided where rain [should fall], and what path lightning should take [from the clouds down to the ground],
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 ௨௮ மனிதனை நோக்கி: இதோ, ஆண்டவருக்குப் பயப்படுவதே ஞானம்; பொல்லாப்பை விட்டு விலகுவதே புத்தி என்றார்” என்று சொன்னான்.
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.’”
