Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, and a place for the gold, whence it is refined.
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"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold to be refined.
2 For iron comes out of the earth, and brass is hewn out like stone.
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Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3 He has set a bound to darkness, and he searches out every limit: a stone darkness, and the shadow of death.
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Miners put an end to darkness, and search out to the farthest bound the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
4 There is a cutting off the torrent by reason of dust: so they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from men.
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They open shafts in a valley away from human habitation; they are forgotten by travelers, they sway suspended, remote from people.
5 the earth, out of it shall come bread: under it has been turned up as it were fire.
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As for the earth, out of it comes bread; but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
6 Her stones are the place of the sapphire: and dust man with gold.
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Its stones are the place of sapphires, and its dust contains gold.
7 a path, the fowl has not known it, neither has the eye of the vulture seen it:
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"That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon's eye has not seen it.
8 neither have the sons of the proud trodden it, a lion has not passed upon it.
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The proud wild animals have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it.
9 He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp , and turned up mountains by the roots:
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"They put their hand to the flinty rock, and overturn mountains by the roots.
10 and he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, and mine eye has seen every precious thing.
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They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing.
11 And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, and has brought his power to light.
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The sources of the rivers they probe; hidden things they bring to light.
12 But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?
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"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13 A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.
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Mortals do not know the way to it, and it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not with me.
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The deep says, "It is not in me,' and the sea says, "It is not with me.'
15 One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.
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It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
16 Neither shall it be compared with gold of Sophir, with the precious onyx and sapphire.
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It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Gold and crystal shall not be equalled to it, neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange.
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Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 Coral and fine pearl shall not be mentioned: but do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things.
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No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equalled to it; it shall not be compared with pure gold.
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The chrysolite of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20 Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
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"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
21 It has escaped the notice of every man, and has been hidden from the birds of the sky.
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It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it.
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Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
23 God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it.
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"God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.
24 For he surveys the whole under heaven, knowing the things in the earth:
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For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees everything under the heavens.
25 all that he has made; the weight of the winds, the measures of the water.
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When he gave to the wind its weight, and apportioned out the waters by measure;
26 When he made , thus he saw and numbered them, and made a way for the pealing of the thunder.
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when he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the thunderbolt;
27 Then he saw it, and declared it: he prepared it traced it out.
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then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out.
28 And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding.
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And he said to humankind, "Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.' "
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