Job 28
1 The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.
Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
2 Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
3 God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.
Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
4 The flood breaketh out against the inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foote, being higher then man, are gone away.
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.
5 Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.
As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
6 The stones thereof are a place of saphirs, and the dust of it is golde.
Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
8 The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
9 He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
10 He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.
He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
11 He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
12 But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.
Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
14 The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
15 Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.
Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
16 It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir.
It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
17 The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.
There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
19 The Topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
20 Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?
For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
22 Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares.
Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
23 But God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
24 For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,
For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven.
25 To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;
26 When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,
When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;
27 Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.
Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
