Job 28
1 “It is true that there are places where men dig to find silver, and there are places where people refine/purify gold [that they have dug].
for there to/for silver: money exit and place to/for gold to refine
2 People dig iron [ore] out of the ground, and they (smelt copper ore/heat copper ore to get the copper from it).
iron from dust to take: take and stone to pour bronze
3 Men use lamps while they work far down under the ground to search for the ore inside the mines where it is very dark.
end to set: put to/for darkness and to/for all limit he/she/it to search stone darkness and shadow
4 They dig (shafts/narrow holes very deep down into the ground) in places that are far from where people live, where travelers do not go. They work far away from [other] people, swinging back and forth on ropes [as they descend into the mine shafts].
to break through torrent: river from from with to sojourn [the] to forget from foot to languish from human to shake
5 Food grows on the surface of the ground, but down under the ground, [where there is no food, ] the miners make fires to break apart the rocks.
land: soil from her to come out: produce food: bread and underneath: under her to overturn like fire
6 The stones [that are dug from under the ground] contain (sapphires/very valuable blue stones), and the dirt contains bits of gold.
place sapphire stone her and dust gold to/for him
7 [Some birds have very good eyes, ] but even hawks do not know [where the mines are], and falcons/vultures have not seen those places.
path not to know him bird of prey and not to see him eye falcon
8 Lions or [other] proud wild animals have not walked on the roads near those mines.
not to tread him son: type of pride not to advance upon him lion
9 Miners tear apart [MTY] very hard rock; [it is as though] they turn the mountains upside down [to get the ore].
in/on/with flint to send: reach hand: power his to overturn from root mountain: mount
10 They cut tunnels through the rocks, and they find (precious/very valuable) things.
in/on/with rock stream to break up/open and all preciousness to see: see eye his
11 They dam up small streams in order that water does not flow, and they bring up into the light valuable things that are hidden [in the ground and in the streams].
from weeping river to saddle/tie and secret her to come out: send light
12 “But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
and [the] wisdom from where? to find and where? this place understanding
13 Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it [here on this earth] where they are living.
not to know human valuation her and not to find in/on/with land: country/planet [the] alive
14 [It is as though] water that is deep [inside the earth] and [water that is in] the seas say [PRS], ‘Wisdom is not here!’
abyss to say not in/on/with me he/she/it and sea to say nothing with me me
15 [People] cannot buy wisdom by paying for it with silver or gold.
not to give: give enclosure underneath: instead her and not to weigh silver: money price her
16 Wisdom is worth much more than fine gold from Ophir [land] or other very valuable stones.
not to weigh in/on/with gold Ophir in/on/with onyx precious and sapphire
17 It is worth much more than gold or beautiful glass, worth more than vases made from fine gold.
not to arrange her gold and glass and exchange her article/utensil pure gold
18 Wisdom is worth more than coral or crystal/pure quartz; the price of wisdom is higher/more than the price of pearls.
coral and crystal not to remember and bag/price wisdom from jewel
19 The prices of (topaz/very valuable yellow stones) from Ethiopia and of pure gold are lower/less than the price of wisdom.
not to arrange her topaz Ethiopia in/on/with gold pure not to weigh
20 “So, where does wisdom come from? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
and [the] wisdom from where? to come (in): come and where? this place understanding
21 No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
and to conceal from eye all alive and from bird [the] heaven to hide
22 [It is as though] the places where people go after they die say [PRS], ‘We have only heard rumors about [where to find wisdom].’
Abaddon and death to say in/on/with ear our to hear: hear report her
23 God [is the only one who] knows how to find wisdom; he knows where it is,
God to understand way: direction her and he/she/it to know [obj] place her
24 because he can see things even in the most remote/distant places on the earth; he can see everything that is below the sky.
for he/she/it to/for end [the] land: country/planet to look underneath: under all [the] heaven to see: see
25 When he decided how strongly the winds should blow, and how much rain would be in the clouds,
to/for to make: offer to/for spirit: breath weight and water to measure in/on/with measure
26 and when he decided where rain [should fall], and what path lightning should take [from the clouds down to the ground],
in/on/with to make he to/for rain statute: decree and way: journey to/for lightning voice: thunder
27 at that time he saw wisdom and decided that it is extremely valuable. He examined it and (approved it/said that it was very good).
then to see: see her and to recount her to establish: establish her and also to search her
28 And [then] he said to humans, ‘Listen! To have an awesome respect for me is [what will enable you to become] wise; and to truly understand everything, you must first turn away from doing what is evil.’”
and to say to/for man look! fear Lord he/she/it wisdom and to turn aside: turn aside from bad: evil understanding
