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1 There is a sure source of silver, a place where gold is refined.
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1 "There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
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2 Iron is taken from the earth; rock is smelted into copper.
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2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
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3 Humans put an end to darkness, dig for ore to the farthest depths, into stone in utter darkness,
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3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
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4 open a shaft away from any inhabitant, places forgotten by those on foot, apart from any human they hang and sway.
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4 Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways.
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5 Earth—from it comes food— is turned over below ground as by fire.
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5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
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6 Its rocks are the source for lapis lazuli; there is gold dust in it.
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6 sapphires come from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
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7 A path— no bird of prey knows it; a hawk's eye hasn't seen it;
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7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it.
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8 proud beasts haven't trodden on it; a lion hasn't crossed over it.
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8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
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9 Humans thrust their hands into flint, pull up mountains from their roots,
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9 Man's hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains.
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10 cut channels into rocks; their eyes see everything precious.
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10 He tunnels through the rock; his eyes see all its treasures.
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11 They dam up the sources of rivers; hidden things come to light.
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11 He searches the sources of the rivers and brings hidden things to light.
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12 But wisdom, where can it be found; where is the place of understanding?
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12 "But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
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13 Humankind doesn't know its value; it isn't found in the land of the living.
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13 Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
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14 The Deep says, "It's not with me"; the Sea says, "Not alongside me!"
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14 The deep says, 'It is not in me'; the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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15 It can't be bought with gold; its price can't be measured in silver,
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15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.
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16 can't be weighed against gold from Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
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17 Neither gold nor glass can compare with it; she can't be acquired with gold jewelry.
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17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
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18 Coral and jasper shouldn't be mentioned; the price of wisdom is more than rubies.
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18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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19 Cushite topaz won't compare with her; she can't be set alongside pure gold.
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19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
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20 But wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the place of understanding?
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20 "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
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21 She's hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from birds of the sky.
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21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air.
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22 Destruction and Death have said, "We've heard a report of her."
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22 Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.'
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23 God understands her way; he knows her place;
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23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
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24 for he looks to the ends of the earth and surveys everything beneath the heavens.
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24 for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
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25 In order to weigh the wind, to prepare a measure for waters,
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25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
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26 when he made a decree for the rain, a path for thunderbolts,
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26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
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27 then he observed it, spoke of it, established it, searched it out,
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27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
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28 and said to humankind: "Look, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; turning from evil is understanding."
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28 And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.' "
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