The Latin Vulgate VUL
New King James Version NKJV
1 habet argentum venarum suarum principia et auro locus est in quo conflatur
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"Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.
2 ferrum de terra tollitur et lapis solutus calore in aes vertitur
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Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
3 tempus posuit tenebris et universorum finem ipse considerat lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis
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Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
4 dividit torrens a populo peregrinante eos quos oblitus est pes egentis hominum et invios
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He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro.
5 terra de qua oriebatur panis in loco suo igne subversa est
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As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
6 locus sapphyri lapides eius et glebae illius aurum
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Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.
7 semitam ignoravit avis nec intuitus est oculus vulturis
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That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
8 non calcaverunt eam filii institorum nec pertransivit per eam leaena
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The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
9 ad silicem extendit manum suam subvertit a radicibus montes
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He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.
10 in petris rivos excidit et omne pretiosum vidit oculus eius
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He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.
11 profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est et abscondita produxit in lucem
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He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.
12 sapientia vero ubi invenitur et quis est locus intellegentiae
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"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13 nescit homo pretium eius nec invenitur in terra suaviter viventium
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Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 abyssus dicit non est in me et mare loquitur non est mecum
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The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
15 non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea nec adpendetur argentum in commutatione eius
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It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
16 non conferetur tinctis Indiae coloribus nec lapidi sardonico pretiosissimo vel sapphyro
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It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
17 non adaequabitur ei aurum vel vitrum nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri
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Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
18 excelsa et eminentia non memorabuntur conparatione eius trahitur autem sapientia de occultis
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No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 non adaequabitur ei topazium de Aethiopia nec tincturae mundissimae conponetur
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The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20 unde ergo sapientia veniet et quis est locus intellegentiae
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"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
21 abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium volucres quoque caeli latet
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It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air.
22 perditio et mors dixerunt auribus nostris audivimus famam eius
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Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a report about it with our ears.'
23 Deus intellegit viam eius et ipse novit locum illius
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God understands its way, And He knows its place.
24 ipse enim fines mundi intuetur et omnia quae sub caelo sunt respicit
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For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,
25 qui fecit ventis pondus et aquas adpendit mensura
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To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure.
26 quando ponebat pluviis legem et viam procellis sonantibus
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When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt,
27 tunc vidit illam et enarravit et praeparavit et investigavit
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Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
28 et dixit homini ecce timor Domini ipsa est sapientia et recedere a malo intellegentia
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And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.' "
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