Job 28
1 Nítòótọ́, koto fàdákà ń bẹ, àti ibi tí wọ́n ti máa ń da wúrà.
“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 Nínú ilẹ̀ ni à ń gbé ń wa irin, bàbà ni a sì ń dà láti inú òkúta wá.
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Ènìyàn ni ó fi òpin si òkùnkùn, ó sì ṣe àwárí ìṣúra láti inú òjìji ikú sí ìhà gbogbo.
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
4 Wọ́n wa ihò ilẹ̀ tí ó jì sí àwọn tí ń gbé òkè, àwọn tí ẹsẹ̀ ènìyàn gbàgbé wọ́n rọ́ sí ìsàlẹ̀, wọ́n rọ́ sí ìsàlẹ̀ jìnnà sí àwọn ènìyàn.
Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
5 Bí ó ṣe ti ilẹ̀ ni, nínú rẹ̀ ni oúnjẹ ti ń jáde wá, àti ohun tí ó wà ní ìsàlẹ̀ ni ó yí padà bi iná;
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
6 òkúta ibẹ̀ ni ibi òkúta safire, o sì ní erùpẹ̀ wúrà.
Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
7 Ipa ọ̀nà náà ni ẹyẹ kò mọ̀, àti ojú gúnnugún kò rí i rí.
No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Àwọn ẹranko agbéraga kò rìn ibẹ̀ rí, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kìnnìún tí ń ké ramúramù kò kọjá níbẹ̀ rí.
Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9 Ó fi ọwọ́ rẹ̀ lé akọ òkúta, ó yí òkè ńlá po láti ìdí rẹ̀ wá.
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
10 Ó sì la ipa odò ṣíṣàn nínú àpáta, ojú inú rẹ̀ sì rí ohun iyebíye gbogbo.
He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11 Ó sì ṣe ìṣàn odò kí ó má ṣe kún àkúnya, ó sì mú ohun tí ó pamọ́ hàn jáde wá sí ìmọ́lẹ̀.
He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
12 Ṣùgbọ́n níbo ni á ó gbé wá ọgbọ́n rí, níbo sì ni òye ń gbe?
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
13 Ènìyàn kò mọ iye rẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a kò le è rí i ní ilẹ̀ àwọn alààyè.
No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 Ọ̀gbun wí pé, “Kò sí nínú mi”; omi òkun sì wí pé, “Kò si nínú mi.”
The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
15 A kò le è fi wúrà rà á, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a kò le è fi òsùwọ̀n wọn fàdákà ní iye rẹ̀.
It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 A kò le è fi wúrà Ofiri, tàbí òkúta óníkìsì iyebíye, tàbí òkúta safire díye lé e.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Wúrà àti òkúta kristali kò tó ẹgbẹ́ rẹ̀; bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a kò le è fi ohun èlò wúrà ṣe pàṣípàrọ̀ rẹ̀.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18 A kò lè dárúkọ iyùn tàbí òkúta jasperi; iye ọgbọ́n sì ju iyùn lọ.
Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Òkúta topasi ti Kuṣi kò tó ẹgbẹ́ rẹ̀; bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a kò le fi wúrà dáradára díwọ̀n iye rẹ̀.
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20 Níbo ha ni ọgbọ́n ti jáde wá? Tàbí níbo ni òye ń gbé?
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21 A rí i pé, ó fi ara sinko kúrò ní ojú àwọn alààyè gbogbo, ó sì fi ara sin fún ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run.
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Ibi ìparun àti ikú wí pé, àwa ti fi etí wa gbúròó rẹ̀.
Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
23 Ọlọ́run ni ó mọ òye ipa ọ̀nà rẹ̀, òun ni ó sì mọ ibi tí ó ń gbé.
But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24 Nítorí pé ó wòye dé òpin ayé, ó sì rí gbogbo ìsàlẹ̀ ọ̀run,
For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 láti dà òsùwọ̀n fún afẹ́fẹ́, ó sì fi òsùwọ̀n wọ́n omi.
When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 Nígbà tí ó pàṣẹ fún òjò, tí ó sì la ọ̀nà fún mọ̀nàmọ́ná àrá,
when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
27 nígbà náà ni ó rí i, ó sì sọ ọ́ jáde; ó pèsè rẹ̀ sílẹ̀, ó sì ṣe ìwádìí rẹ̀ rí.
then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
28 Àti fún ènìyàn ni ó wí pé, “Kíyèsi i, ẹ̀rù Olúwa èyí ni ọgbọ́n, àti láti jáde kúrò nínú ìwà búburú èyí ni òye.”
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
