Job 28
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Job 28
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| Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. | Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out. |
| Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone. | Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire. |
| [Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. | Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark. |
| He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. | He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord. |
| As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. | As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire. |
| The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold. | Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. |
| That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it: | No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it. |
| The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby. | The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way. |
| He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. | Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots. |
| He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. | He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value. |
| He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light. |
| But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge? |
| Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. | Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living. |
| The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me. | The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me. |
| It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it. |
| It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire. |
| Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. | Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold. |
| No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies. | There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls. |
| The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold. |
| Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? | From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? |
| Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens. | For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. |
| Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears. | Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears. |
| God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof. | God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place; |
| For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven; | For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. |
| To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure. | When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters; |
| When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; | When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames; |
| Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out. | Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely. |
| And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding. | And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge. |
