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Job 28:1

& "Surely there is a (Or {source}) mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.

Job 28:2

& "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.

Job 28:3

& "{Man} puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

Job 28:4

& "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

Job 28:5

& "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.

Job 28:6

& "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust {contains} gold.

Job 28:7

& "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.

Job 28:8

& "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the {fierce} lion passed over it.

Job 28:9

& "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.

Job 28:10

& "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.

Job 28:11

& "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

Job 28:12

& "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:13

& "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:14

& "The deep says, `It is not in me'; And the sea says, `It is not with me.'

Job 28:15

& "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

Job 28:16

& "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.

Job 28:17

& "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

Job 28:18

& "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above {that of} pearls.

Job 28:19

& "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Job 28:20

& "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:21

& "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.

Job 28:22

& "(I.e. Destruction) Abaddon and Death say, `With our ears we have heard a report of it.'

Job 28:23

& "God understands its way, And He knows its place.

Job 28:24

& "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.

Job 28:25

& "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

Job 28:26

& When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,

Job 28:27

& Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.

Job 28:28

& "And to man He said, `Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding."'

Job 28

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