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Job 28

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 "There are mines for silver and places where gold is refined;

2 iron is extracted from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

3 Miners conquer the darkness and dig as far in as they can, to the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

4 There where no one lives, they break open a shaft; the feet passing over are oblivious to them; far from people, suspended in space, they swing to and fro.

5 "While the earth is [peacefully] yielding bread, underneath, it is being convulsed as if by fire;

6 its rocks have veins of sapphire, and there are flecks of gold.

7 Birds of prey don't know that path, no falcon's eye has seen it,

8 the proud beasts have never set foot on it, no lion has ever passed over it.

9 "[The miner] attacks the flint, overturns mountains at their roots,

10 and cuts out galleries in the rock, all the while watching for something of value.

11 He dams up streams to keep them from flooding, and brings what was hidden out into the light.

12 "But where can wisdom be found? Where is the source of understanding?

13 No one knows its value, and it can't be found in the land of the living.

14 The deep says, 'It isn't in me,'and the sea says, 'It isn't with me.'

15 It can't be obtained with gold, nor can silver be weighed out to buy it.

16 It can't be purchased with choice gold from Ofir, or with precious onyx or sapphires.

17 Neither gold nor glass can be compared with it; nor can it be exchanged for a bowl of fine gold,

18 let alone coral or crystal; for indeed, the price of wisdom is above that of pearls.

19 It can't be compared with Ethiopian topaz, and it can't be valued with pure gold.

20 "So where does wisdom come from? where is the source of understanding,

21 inasmuch as it is hidden from the eyes of all living and kept secret from the birds flying around in the sky?

22 Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor about it with our ears.'

23 "God understands its way, and he knows its place.

24 For he can see to the ends of the earth and view everything under heaven.

25 When he determined the force of the wind and parceled out water by measure,

26 when he made a law for the rain and cleared a path for the thunderbolts;

27 then he saw [wisdom] and declared it, yes, he set it up and searched it out.

28 And to human beings he said, 'Look, fear of Adonai is wisdom! Shunning evil is understanding!'"

New Living Translation NLT

1 “People know where to mine silver and how to refine gold.

2 They know where to dig iron from the earth and how to smelt copper from rock.

3 They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.

4 They sink a mine shaft into the earth far from where anyone lives. They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.

5 Food is grown on the earth above, but down below, the earth is melted as by fire.

6 Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli, and the dust contains gold.

7 These are treasures no bird of prey can see, no falcon’s eye observe.

8 No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; no lion has ever set his paw there.

9 People know how to tear apart flinty rocks and overturn the roots of mountains.

10 They cut tunnels in the rocks and uncover precious stones.

11 They dam up the trickling streams and bring to light the hidden treasures.

12 “But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?

13 No one knows where to find it, for it is not found among the living.

14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean. ‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.

15 It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver.

16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal. It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.

18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. The price of wisdom is far above rubies.

19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. It’s worth more than the purest gold.

20 “But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.

22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’

23 “God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found,

24 for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.

25 He decided how hard the winds should blow and how much rain should fall.

26 He made the laws for the rain and laid out a path for the lightning.

27 Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.

28 And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”