Job 28

1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].

“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 brass [is] melted [out of] the stone.

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

3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shades of death.

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

4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant: [even the waters] forgotten by the foot: they are dried up, they have gone away from men.

‌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, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

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

6 The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

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

7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vultur's eye hath not seen:

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

8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

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

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

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

10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

‌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 bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid he bringeth forth to 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 shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?

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

13 Man knoweth not the price of it; neither is it found 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 depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [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 It cannot be obtained for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price of it.

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

16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.

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

18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.

‌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 Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

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

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?

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

21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls 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 heard the fame 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 understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth its place.

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

24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [and] seeth under the whole heaven;

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

25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

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

26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

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

27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

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

28 And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.

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.’”