The Latin Vulgate VUL
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1 habet argentum venarum suarum principia et auro locus est in quo conflatur
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There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 ferrum de terra tollitur et lapis solutus calore in aes vertitur
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Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 tempus posuit tenebris et universorum finem ipse considerat lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis
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Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
4 dividit torrens a populo peregrinante eos quos oblitus est pes egentis hominum et invios
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Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 terra de qua oriebatur panis in loco suo igne subversa est
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The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6 locus sapphyri lapides eius et glebae illius aurum
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lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 semitam ignoravit avis nec intuitus est oculus vulturis
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No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 non calcaverunt eam filii institorum nec pertransivit per eam leaena
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Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 ad silicem extendit manum suam subvertit a radicibus montes
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People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 in petris rivos excidit et omne pretiosum vidit oculus eius
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They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est et abscondita produxit in lucem
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They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 sapientia vero ubi invenitur et quis est locus intellegentiae
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But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 nescit homo pretium eius nec invenitur in terra suaviter viventium
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No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 abyssus dicit non est in me et mare loquitur non est mecum
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The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea nec adpendetur argentum in commutatione eius
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It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 non conferetur tinctis Indiae coloribus nec lapidi sardonico pretiosissimo vel sapphyro
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It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 non adaequabitur ei aurum vel vitrum nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri
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Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 excelsa et eminentia non memorabuntur conparatione eius trahitur autem sapientia de occultis
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Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 non adaequabitur ei topazium de Aethiopia nec tincturae mundissimae conponetur
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The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
20 unde ergo sapientia veniet et quis est locus intellegentiae
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Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium volucres quoque caeli latet
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It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 perditio et mors dixerunt auribus nostris audivimus famam eius
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Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 Deus intellegit viam eius et ipse novit locum illius
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God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 ipse enim fines mundi intuetur et omnia quae sub caelo sunt respicit
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for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 qui fecit ventis pondus et aquas adpendit mensura
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When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 quando ponebat pluviis legem et viam procellis sonantibus
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when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 tunc vidit illam et enarravit et praeparavit et investigavit
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then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
28 et dixit homini ecce timor Domini ipsa est sapientia et recedere a malo intellegentia
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And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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