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