Job-28

(New International Version)

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  • 1 Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
  • 2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
  • 3 Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
  • 4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
  • 5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
  • 6 lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
  • 7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
  • 8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
  • 9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
  • 10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
  • 11 They search 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
  • 12 But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
  • 13 No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
  • 14 The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
  • 15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
  • 16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
  • 17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
  • 18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
  • 19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
  • 20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
  • 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
  • 22 Destruction 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
  • 23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
  • 24 for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
  • 25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
  • 26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
  • 27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
  • 28 And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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