Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.
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The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.
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lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 A path -- not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
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No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
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Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
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People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
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They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.
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They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
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But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor 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 hath said, `It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, `It is not with me.'
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The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price.
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It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
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