Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place for gold <em>where</em> they refine <em>it</em>.
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There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and bronze <em>is</em> melted <em>out of</em> the stone.
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Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 He set a border unto the darkness, and unto every perfect work that he made, he <em>placed</em> a stone of darkness and shadow of death.
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Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
4 The river breaks forth next to the inhabitant; <em>even the waters</em> forgotten of the foot, that were higher than man, are gone away.
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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 Land out of which bread comes forth, and underneath it shall be as <em>if</em> it were converted in fire.
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The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6 A place where its stones shall be sapphires; and it shall have dust of gold.
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lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 A path which no fowl knows and which the vulture’s eye has never seen;
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No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 the young of the proud have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by it.
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Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 He put his hand upon the flint and overturned the mountains from the root.
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People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 He cut rivers out of the rocks; and his eye saw every precious thing.
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They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 He detained the rivers in their source and caused that which was hid to be brought to light.
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They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 But where shall wisdom be found? And where <em>is</em> the place of understanding?
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But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Man never knew its price; neither is it found in the land of the living.
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No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep saith, It <em>is</em> not in me; and the sea saith, <em>It is</em> not with me.
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The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed <em>for</em> its price.
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It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
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It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Gold cannot equal it, nor can diamond; neither shall it be exchanged for vessels of fine gold.
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Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; for wisdom is better than precious stones.
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Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 The emerald of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
20 Where then does wisdom come from? And where <em>is</em> the place of understanding?
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Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept concealed from every fowl of the heaven.
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It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 Hell and death say, We have heard its fame with our ears.
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Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands its way, and he <em>alone</em> knows its place.
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God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
24 For he looks unto the ends of the earth <em>and</em> sees under the whole heaven,
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for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 To make a weight for the wind and to supply water by measure,
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When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
26 when he made a law for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunders.
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when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27 Then he saw it and counted it; he prepared it and also searched it out.
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then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, <em>is</em> wisdom; and to depart from evil <em>is</em> understanding.
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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.”
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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