Job 28
1 For there for silver [is] a mine and a place for gold [which] people refine.
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron from [the] dust it is taken and stone someone pours out copper.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 An end - someone puts to the darkness and to every outermost part he [is] searching for [the] stone of gloom and deep darkness.
He sets an end to darkness, and searches out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 He breaks open a shaft - away from with a sojourner forgotten from foot they hang down away from humankind they swing.
The flood breaks out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 [the] earth From it it comes forth food and under it it is turned over like fire.
As for the earth, out of it comes bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 [are] a place of Sapphire stones its and dust of gold [belong] to it.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it has dust of gold.
7 [the] path Not it knows it a bird of prey and not it catches sight of it [the] eye of a hawk.
There is a path which no fowl knows, and which the vulture's eye has not seen:
8 Not they tread it [the] sons of pride not it passes by on it a lion.
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 On the flint he stretches out hand his he overturns from [the] root mountains.
He puts forth his hand upon the rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.
10 In the rocks shafts he splits open and every precious thing it sees eye his.
He cuts out rivers among the rocks; and his eye sees every precious thing.
11 From weeping rivers he restrains and secret her he brings out light.
He binds the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid brings he forth to light.
12 And wisdom from where? will it be found and where? this [is the] place of understanding.
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Not he knows humankind valuation its and not it is found in [the] land of the living [ones].
Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 [the] deep It says not [is] in me it and [the] sea it says not [it] [is] with me.
The depth says, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
15 Not it will be given fine gold for it and not it will be weighed out silver price its.
It cannot be got for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 Not it will be paid in [the] gold of Ophir in onyx precious and sapphire.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Not it will be comparable to it gold and glass and [is] exchange its a vessel of pure gold.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 Corals and crystal not it is remembered and [the] price of wisdom [is] more than pearls.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 Not it will be comparable to it topaz of Cush in gold pure not it will be paid.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 And wisdom from where? does it come and where? this [is the] place of understanding.
Whence then comes wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 And it has been concealed from [the] eyes of every living [thing] and from [the] bird[s] of the heavens it has been hidden.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Abaddon and death they say with ears our we have heard report its.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 God he understands way its and he he knows place its.
God understands the way thereof, and he knows the place thereof.
24 For he to [the] ends of the earth he looks under all the heavens he sees.
For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole heaven;
25 To make for the wind weight and [the] waters he has measured with a measure.
To make the weight for the winds; and he weights the waters by measure.
26 When made he for the rain a decree and a path for [the] storm of thunder claps.
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Then he saw it and he recounted it he established it and also he examined it.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And he said - to humankind here! [the] fear of [the] Lord that [is] wisdom and to turn from evil [is] understanding.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
