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1 There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
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habet argentum venarum suarum principia et auro locus est in quo conflatur
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
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ferrum de terra tollitur et lapis solutus calore in aes vertitur
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
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tempus posuit tenebris et universorum finem ipse considerat lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
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dividit torrens a populo peregrinante eos quos oblitus est pes egentis hominum et invios
5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
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terra de qua oriebatur panis in loco suo igne subversa est
6 lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
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locus sapphyri lapides eius et glebae illius aurum
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
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semitam ignoravit avis nec intuitus est oculus vulturis
8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
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non calcaverunt eam filii institorum nec pertransivit per eam leaena
9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
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ad silicem extendit manum suam subvertit a radicibus montes
10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
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in petris rivos excidit et omne pretiosum vidit oculus eius
11 They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
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profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est et abscondita produxit in lucem
12 But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
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sapientia vero ubi invenitur et quis est locus intellegentiae
13 No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
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nescit homo pretium eius nec invenitur in terra suaviter viventium
14 The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
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abyssus dicit non est in me et mare loquitur non est mecum
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
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non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea nec adpendetur argentum in commutatione eius
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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non conferetur tinctis Indiae coloribus nec lapidi sardonico pretiosissimo vel sapphyro
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
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non adaequabitur ei aurum vel vitrum nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri
18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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excelsa et eminentia non memorabuntur conparatione eius trahitur autem sapientia de occultis
19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
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non adaequabitur ei topazium de Aethiopia nec tincturae mundissimae conponetur
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
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unde ergo sapientia veniet et quis est locus intellegentiae
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
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abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium volucres quoque caeli latet
22 Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
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perditio et mors dixerunt auribus nostris audivimus famam eius
23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
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Deus intellegit viam eius et ipse novit locum illius
24 for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
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ipse enim fines mundi intuetur et omnia quae sub caelo sunt respicit
25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
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qui fecit ventis pondus et aquas adpendit mensura
26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
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quando ponebat pluviis legem et viam procellis sonantibus
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
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tunc vidit illam et enarravit et praeparavit et investigavit
28 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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et dixit homini ecce timor Domini ipsa est sapientia et recedere a malo intellegentia
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