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Job 28

Common English Bible CEB

1 There is a sure source of silver, a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the earth; rock is smelted into copper.

3 Humans put an end to darkness, dig for ore to the farthest depths, into stone in utter darkness,

4 open a shaft away from any inhabitant, places forgotten by those on foot, apart from any human they hang and sway.

5 Earth—from it comes food— is turned over below ground as by fire.

6 Its rocks are the source for lapis lazuli; there is gold dust in it.

7 A path— no bird of prey knows it; a hawk's eye hasn't seen it;

8 proud beasts haven't trodden on it; a lion hasn't crossed over it.

9 Humans thrust their hands into flint, pull up mountains from their roots,

10 cut channels into rocks; their eyes see everything precious.

11 They dam up the sources of rivers; hidden things come to light.

12 But wisdom, where can it be found; where is the place of understanding?

13 Humankind doesn't know its value; it isn't found in the land of the living.

14 The Deep says, "It's not with me"; the Sea says, "Not alongside me!"

15 It can't be bought with gold; its price can't be measured in silver,

16 can't be weighed against gold from Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

17 Neither gold nor glass can compare with it; she can't be acquired with gold jewelry.

18 Coral and jasper shouldn't be mentioned; the price of wisdom is more than rubies.

19 Cushite topaz won't compare with her; she can't be set alongside pure gold.

20 But wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the place of understanding?

21 She's hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from birds of the sky.

22 Destruction and Death have said, "We've heard a report of her."

23 God understands her way; he knows her place;

24 for he looks to the ends of the earth and surveys everything beneath the heavens.

25 In order to weigh the wind, to prepare a measure for waters,

26 when he made a decree for the rain, a path for thunderbolts,

27 then he observed it, spoke of it, established it, searched it out,

28 and said to humankind: "Look, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; turning from evil is understanding."

English Standard Version ESV

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore.

3 Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.

5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

6 Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

7 “That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.

8 The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it.

9 “Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.

10 He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

11 He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.

12 “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.

14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me, ’and the sea says, ‘It is not with me. ’

15 It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

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

17 Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20 “From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air.

22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears. ’

23 “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.

24 For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

25 When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure,

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

27 then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out.

28 And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding. ’”