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Job 28

The Message Bible MSG

1 "We all know how silver seams the rocks, we've seen the stuff from which gold is refined,

2 We're aware of how iron is dug out of the ground and copper is smelted from rock.

3 Miners penetrate the earth's darkness, searching the roots of the mountains for ore, digging away in the suffocating darkness.

4 Far from civilization, far from the traffic, they cut a shaft, and are lowered into it by ropes.

5 Earth's surface is a field for grain, but its depths are a forge

6 Firing sapphires from stones and chiseling gold from rocks.

7 Vultures are blind to its riches, hawks never lay eyes on it.

8 Wild animals are oblivious to it, lions don't know it's there.

9 Miners hammer away at the rock, they uproot the mountains.

10 They tunnel through the rock and find all kinds of beautiful gems.

11 They discover the origins of rivers, and bring earth's secrets to light.

12 "But where, oh where, will they find Wisdom? Where does Insight hide?

13 Mortals don't have a clue, haven't the slightest idea where to look.

14 Earth's depths say, 'It's not here'; ocean deeps echo, 'Never heard of it.'

15 It can't be bought with the finest gold; no amount of silver can get it.

16 Even famous Ophir gold can't buy it, not even diamonds and sapphires.

17 Neither gold nor emeralds are comparable; extravagant jewelry can't touch it.

18 Pearl necklaces and ruby bracelets - why bother? None of this is even a down payment on Wisdom!

19 Pile gold and African diamonds as high as you will, they can't hold a candle to Wisdom.

20 "So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live?

21 It can't be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly.

22 If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, 'We've only heard rumors of it.'

23 "God alone knows the way to Wisdom, he knows the exact place to find it.

24 He knows where everything is on earth, he sees everything under heaven.

25 After he commanded the winds to blow and measured out the waters,

26 Arranged for the rain and set off explosions of thunder and lightning,

27 He focused on Wisdom, made sure it was all set and tested and ready.

28 Then he addressed the human race: 'Here it is! Fear-of-the-Lord - that's Wisdom, and Insight means shunning evil.'"

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.’”