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Job 28

Job 28

Job 28:1 ^
Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
Job 28:1 ^
Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
Job 28:2 ^
Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
Job 28:2 ^
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Job 28:3 ^
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
Job 28:3 ^
[Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Job 28:4 ^
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.
Job 28:4 ^
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.
Job 28:5 ^
As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
Job 28:5 ^
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
Job 28:6 ^
Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
Job 28:6 ^
The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.
Job 28:7 ^
No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
Job 28:7 ^
That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
Job 28:8 ^
The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
Job 28:8 ^
The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
Job 28:9 ^
Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
Job 28:9 ^
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Job 28:10 ^
He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
Job 28:10 ^
He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
Job 28:11 ^
He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
Job 28:11 ^
He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Job 28:12 ^
But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Job 28:12 ^
But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:13 ^
Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
Job 28:13 ^
Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 28:14 ^
The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
Job 28:14 ^
The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
Job 28:15 ^
Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
Job 28:15 ^
It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Job 28:16 ^
It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
Job 28:16 ^
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Job 28:17 ^
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
Job 28:17 ^
Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
Job 28:18 ^
There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
Job 28:18 ^
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Job 28:19 ^
The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
Job 28:19 ^
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Job 28:20 ^
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Job 28:20 ^
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:21 ^
For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
Job 28:21 ^
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
Job 28:22 ^
Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
Job 28:22 ^
Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
Job 28:23 ^
God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
Job 28:23 ^
God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
Job 28:24 ^
For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
Job 28:24 ^
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
Job 28:25 ^
When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
Job 28:25 ^
To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
Job 28:26 ^
When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
Job 28:26 ^
When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
Job 28:27 ^
Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
Job 28:27 ^
Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
Job 28:28 ^
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
Job 28:28 ^
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
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