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9 God stretched forth his hand to a flint; he destroyed [the] hills from the roots thereof. (God stretched forth his hand to the stones; he destroyed the mountains down to 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 He hewed down rivers in stones (He hewed out rivers among the stones); and his eye saw all precious thing/s.
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10 He tunnels through the rock; his eyes see all its treasures.
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11 And he sought out the depths/the deepness of (the) floods; and he brought forth hid things into light. (And he dammed up the sources of the rivers; and he brought forth hidden things into the 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 where is wisdom found, and which is the place of understanding? (But where is wisdom found, and 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 Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither it is found in the land of men living delicately. (Man knoweth not its price, or its value, nor is it 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 depth of (the) waters saith, It is not in me; and the sea speaketh, It is not with 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 Gold full clean shall not be given for wisdom, neither silver shall be weighed in the (ex)changing thereof. (Pure gold cannot purchase wisdom, or be exchanged for it, nor can its price be weighed out 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 It shall not be comparisoned to the dyed colours of India (It cannot be compared to the gold of Ophir), nor to the most precious stone sardius, neither to the sapphire.
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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, neither glass shall be made even worth thereto; and high and far appearing vessels of gold shall not be (ex)changed for wisdom, (Neither gold, nor crystal, can be made equal in worth to it; and high-priced and outstanding vessels of gold cannot be exchanged for wisdom,)
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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 neither they shall be had in mind in comparison thereof. Forsooth wisdom is drawn out of privy things; (nor shall they even be considered when compared to it. For wisdom is drawn from private, or hidden, things;)
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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 topaz of Ethiopia shall not be made even worth to wisdom (the topaz of Ethiopia cannot be made equal in worth to wisdom), and most precious dyeings shall not be set together in price, or comparisoned, thereto.
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19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
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