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Job 28:6-16

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6 That place's stones are sapphire. Its dust contains gold.
6 lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
7 No bird of prey knows the way to it. No hawk's eye has ever seen it.
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 No proud beast has ever walked on it. No ferocious lion has ever passed over it.
8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
9 "Humans exert their power on the flinty rocks and overturn mountains at their base.
9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
10 They cut out mineshafts in the rocks. Their eyes see every precious thing.
10 They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
11 They explore the sources of rivers so that they bring hidden treasures to light.
11 They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
12 "Where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding live?
12 But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
13 No mortal knows where it is. It cannot be found in this world of the living.
13 No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep ocean says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'
14 The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 You cannot obtain it with solid gold or buy it for any amount of silver.
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It can't be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire.
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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