Job 28

1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

“Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ai ʻae halanga ki he siliva, mo e potu ki he koula ʻoku fakamaʻa ʻe he kakai.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.

‌ʻOku toʻo ʻae ʻaione mei he kelekele, pea ʻoku haka ʻae palasa mei he maka.

3 Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.

‌ʻOku ne fakangata ʻae fakapoʻuli, pea ne kumi ki hono ngataʻanga: ko e ngaahi maka ʻoe poʻuli mo e ʻata ʻoe mate.

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.

‌ʻOku ʻoho mai ʻae vai mei he potu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae kakai; ne ngalo ia ʻi he kau vaʻe: kuo matuʻu hake ia, ʻo mole atu mei he kakai.

5 As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.

‌ʻOku tupu ʻae mā mei he kelekele: pea ʻoku fulihi ʻi lalo ia ʻo hangē ko e afi.

6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

Ko hono ngaahi maka ko e potu ia ʻoe ngaahi safaia: pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae efu koula.

7 No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.

Ko e hala eni ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe he manupuna, pea kuo ʻikai mamata ki ai ʻae mata ʻoe vulita.

8 The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.

Naʻe ʻikai moloki ia ʻe he fānganga ʻoe laione, pe ʻalu ʻi ai ʻae laione fekai.

9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.

‌ʻOku ne ʻai hono nima ki he maka; ʻoku taʻaki fuʻu hake ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi moʻunga.

10 He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.

‌ʻOku ne matofa ʻae ngaahi tafeʻanga vai ʻi he ngaahi maka; pea ʻoku mamata ʻa hono mata ki he meʻa mahuʻinga kotoa pē.

11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.

‌ʻOku ne nonoʻo ʻae ngaahi vai ke ʻoua naʻa mafola ia; pea ko ia naʻe fufū ʻoku ne ʻomi ki he maama.

12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

“Ka ʻe ʻilo ki fē ʻae poto? Pea komaʻa ia ʻae potu ʻoe ʻilo?

13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.

Ko hono mahuʻinga ʻo ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he tangata; pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui.

14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe he loloto, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ʻiate au ia:’ ʻoku pehē mo e tahi, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ʻiate au.’

15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

‌ʻE ʻikai faʻa maʻu ia ʻaki ʻae koula, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamamafa ʻae siliva mo hono totongi ʻoʻona.

16 It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

‌ʻE ʻikai fakatauʻaki ia ʻae koula ʻo Ofeli, pe ko e oniki mahuʻinga, pe ko e safaia.

17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

‌ʻOku ʻikai tatau mo ia ʻae koula mo e kalisitala: pea ʻe ʻikai fetongi ʻaki ia ʻae ngaahi teunga koula lelei.

18 There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.

‌ʻE ʻikai lau ki ai ʻae feo kulokula, mo e mataʻitofe: he ko e mahuʻinga ʻoe poto ʻoku lahi hake ia ʻi he ngaahi maka mahuʻinga.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

‌ʻOku ʻikai tatau mo ia ʻae topasi ʻo ʻItiopea, pea ʻe ʻikai totongi ʻaki ia ʻae koula haohaoa.

20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

Ko ia, ʻoku haʻu mei fē ʻae poto? pea ko maʻā ia ʻae potu ʻoe ʻilo?

21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.

He kuo fufū ia mei he mata ʻoe moʻui kotoa pē, pea fakalilolilo mei he fanga manu ʻoe ʻatā.

22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe he fakaʻauha mo e mate, ‘Kuo ma fanongo ki hono ongoongo ʻo ia ʻaki homa telinga.’

23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;

“ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa hono hala, pea ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi mo hono potu.

24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.

He ʻoku ne sio ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani, pea ʻoku ne ʻafioʻi ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi lalo langi;

25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;

Ke ne ngaohi ʻae mamafa ʻoe matangi; pea ʻoku ne tuʻutuʻuni ʻae ngaahi vai ʻi he fuofua.

26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;

‌ʻI heʻene fokotuʻu ʻae fono ki he ʻuha, pea mo e hala ki he ʻuhila ʻoe mana:

27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

Ko ia naʻa ne mamata ki ai, pea fakahā ia; naʻa ne fokotuʻumaʻu ia, ʻio, pea naʻa ne hakule ki ai.

28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia ki he tangata, ‘Vakai, ko e manavahē kia Sihova, ko e poto ia; pea ko e afe mei he kovi ko e ʻilo ia.’”