Chinese Union Version - Pinyin CUVP
New International Version NIV
1 Yínzi yǒu kuàng , liàn jīn yǒu fāng .
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There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 Tiĕ cóng dì lǐ wā chū , tóng cóng shí zhōng rónghuà .
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Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Rén wèi hēiàn déng jiè xiàn , chá jiū yōuàn yīn yì de shítou , zhídào jí chù .
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Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
4 Zaì wú rén jūzhù zhī chù bào kāi kuàng xué , guō lù de rén yĕ xiǎng bù dào tāmen . yòu yǔ rén yuǎn lí , xuán zaì kōng zhōng yáo lái yáo qù .
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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 Zhìyú dì , néng chū liángshi , dì neì hǎoxiàng beì huǒ fān qǐlai .
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The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6 Dì zhōng de shítou yǒu lánbǎoshí , bìng yǒu jīn shā .
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lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 Kuàng zhōng de lù zhì niǎo bùdé zhīdào , yīng yǎn yĕ wèi jiàn guō .
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No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Kuángào de yĕshòu wèicéng xíng guō . mĕng liè de shīzi yĕ wèicéng jīngguò .
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Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 Rén shēnshǒu zuò kāi jiān shí , qīng dǎo shān gēn .
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People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 Zaì pánshí zhōng zaó chū shuǐ dào , qīnyǎn kànjian gèyàng bǎowù .
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They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 Tā fēng bì shuǐ bùdé dī liú , shǐ yǐncáng de wù xiǎnlù chūlai .
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They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 Ránér , zhìhuì yǒu héchu kĕ xún . cōngming zhī chù zaì nàli ne .
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But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Zhìhuì de jiàzhí wú rén néng zhī , zaì huó rén zhī dì yĕ wú chù kĕ xún .
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No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 Shēn yuān shuō , bú zaì wǒ neì . cāng hǎi shuō , bú zaì wǒ zhōng .
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The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 Zhìhuì fēi yòng huángjīn kĕ dé , yĕ bùnéng píng bái yín wèi tā de jiàzhí .
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It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 É fĕi jīn , hé guìzhòng de hóngmǎnǎo , bìng lánbǎoshí , bùzú yǔ jiào liáng .
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It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Huángjīn , hé bō lí , bùzú yǔ bǐjiào . jīng jīn de qìmǐn , bùzú yǔ duìhuàn .
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Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 Shān hú , shuǐ jīng dōu bùzú lùn . zhìhuì de jiàzhí shēng guō zhēnzhū ( huò zuò hóngbǎoshí ) .
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Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Gǔshí de hóng bì xǐ , bùzú yǔ bǐjiào . jīng jīn , yĕ bùzú yǔ jiào liáng .
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The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
20 Zhìhuì cóng héchu lái ne . cōngming zhī chù zaì nàli ne .
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Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 Shì xiàng yīqiè yǒu shēngmìng de yǎnmù yǐncáng , xiàng kōng zhōng de fēiniǎo yǎn bì .
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It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 Miè mò hé sǐwáng shuō , wǒmen fēngwén qí míng .
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Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 Shénmíng bái zhìhuì de dàolù , xiǎodé zhìhuì de suǒ zaì .
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God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 Yīn tā jiàn chá zhídào dìjí , biàn guān pǔ tiān zhī xià .
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for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 Yào wèi fēng déng qīng zhòng , yòu dù liàng zhū shuǐ .
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When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 Tā wèi yǔ lòu déng mìnglìng , wéi léi diàn déng dàolù .
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when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 Nàshí tā kànjian zhìhuì , érqiĕ shùshuō . tā jiāndéng , bìngqiĕ chá jiū .
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then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
28 Tā duì rén shuō , jìngwèi zhǔ jiù shì zhìhuì . yuǎn lí è biàn shì cōngming .
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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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