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[1] “Surely there is a mine for silver,
and a place for gold which they refine.
[2] Iron is taken out of the earth,
and copper is smelted out of the ore.
[3] Man sets an end to darkness,
and searches out, to the furthest bound,
the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
[4] He breaks open a shaft away from where people live.
They are forgotten by the foot.
They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
[5] As for the earth, out of it comes bread.
Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
[6] Sapphires come from its rocks.
It has dust of gold.
[7] That path no bird of prey knows,
neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
[8] The proud animals have not trodden it,
nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
[9] He puts his hand on the flinty rock,
and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
[10] He cuts out channels among the rocks.
His eye sees every precious thing.
[11] He binds the streams that they don’t trickle.
The thing that is hidden he brings out to light. [12] “But where will wisdom be found?
Where is the place of understanding?
[13] Man doesn’t know its price,
and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
[14] The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’
The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
[15] It can’t be gotten for gold,
neither will silver be weighed for its price.
[16] It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir,
with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.§
[17] Gold and glass can’t equal it,
neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
[18] No mention will be made of coral or of crystal.
Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
[19] The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it.
It won’t be valued with pure gold.
[20] Where then does wisdom come from?
Where is the place of understanding?
[21] Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living,
and kept close from the birds of the sky.
[22] Destruction and Death say,
‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ [23] “God understands its way,
and he knows its place.
[24] For he looks to the ends of the earth,
and sees under the whole sky.
[25] He establishes the force of the wind.
Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
[26] When he made a decree for the rain,
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
[27] then he saw it, and declared it.
He established it, yes, and searched it out.
[28] To man he said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,§ that is wisdom.
To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
and a place for gold which they refine.
[2] Iron is taken out of the earth,
and copper is smelted out of the ore.
[3] Man sets an end to darkness,
and searches out, to the furthest bound,
the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
[4] He breaks open a shaft away from where people live.
They are forgotten by the foot.
They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
[5] As for the earth, out of it comes bread.
Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
[6] Sapphires come from its rocks.
It has dust of gold.
[7] That path no bird of prey knows,
neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
[8] The proud animals have not trodden it,
nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
[9] He puts his hand on the flinty rock,
and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
[10] He cuts out channels among the rocks.
His eye sees every precious thing.
[11] He binds the streams that they don’t trickle.
The thing that is hidden he brings out to light. [12] “But where will wisdom be found?
Where is the place of understanding?
[13] Man doesn’t know its price,
and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
[14] The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’
The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
[15] It can’t be gotten for gold,
neither will silver be weighed for its price.
[16] It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir,
with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.§
[17] Gold and glass can’t equal it,
neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
[18] No mention will be made of coral or of crystal.
Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
[19] The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it.
It won’t be valued with pure gold.
[20] Where then does wisdom come from?
Where is the place of understanding?
[21] Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living,
and kept close from the birds of the sky.
[22] Destruction and Death say,
‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ [23] “God understands its way,
and he knows its place.
[24] For he looks to the ends of the earth,
and sees under the whole sky.
[25] He establishes the force of the wind.
Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
[26] When he made a decree for the rain,
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
[27] then he saw it, and declared it.
He established it, yes, and searched it out.
[28] To man he said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,§ that is wisdom.
To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Footnotes
- or, lapis lazuli
- The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version
[1] SurelyH3426 there is a veinH4161 for the silver,H3701 and a placeH4725 for goldH2091 [where] they fineH2212(QalImpf) [it]. [2] IronH1270 is takenH3947(HophImpf) out of the earth,H6083 and brassH5154 [is] moltenH6694(QalImpf) [out of] the stone.H68 [3] He settethH7760(QalPerf) an endH7093 to darkness,H2822 and searcheth outH2713(QalActPtc) all perfection:H8503 the stonesH68 of darkness,H652 and the shadow of death.H6757 [4] The floodH5158 breaketh outH6555(QalPerf) from the inhabitant;H1481(QalActPtc) [even the waters] forgottenH7911(NiphPtc) of the foot:H7272 they are dried up,H1809(QalPerf) they are gone awayH5128(QalPerf) from men.H582 [5] [As for] the earth,H776 out of it comethH3318(QalImpf) bread:H3899 and under it is turned upH2015(NiphPerf) as it were fire.H784 [6] The stonesH68 of it [are] the placeH4725 of sapphires:H5601 and it hath dustH6083 of gold.H2091 [7] [There is] a pathH5410 which no fowlH5861 knoweth,H3045(QalPerf) and which the vulture’sH344 eyeH5869 hath not seen:H7805(QalPerf) [8] The lion’sH7830 whelpsH1121 have not troddenH1869(HiphPerf) it, nor the fierce lionH7826 passedH5710(QalPerf) by it. [9] He putteth forthH7971(QalPerf) his handH3027 upon the rock;H2496 he overturnethH2015(QalPerf) the mountainsH2022 by the roots.H8328 [10] He cutteth outH1234(PielPerf) riversH2975 among the rocks;H6697 and his eyeH5869 seethH7200(QalPerf) every precious thing.H3366 [11] He bindethH2280(PielPerf) the floodsH5104 from overflowing;H1065 and [the thing that is] hidH8587 bringeth he forthH3318(HiphImpf) to light.H216 [12] But whereH370 shall wisdomH2451 be found?H4672(NiphImpf) and where [is] the placeH4725 of understanding?H998 [13] ManH582 knowethH3045(QalPerf) not the priceH6187 thereof; neither is it foundH4672(NiphImpf) in the landH776 of the living.H2416 [14] The depthH8415 saith,H559(QalPerf) It [is] not in me: and the seaH3220 saith,H559(QalPerf) [It is] not with me. [15] It cannot be gottenH5414(HophImpf) for gold,H5458 neither shall silverH3701 be weighedH8254(NiphImpf) [for] the priceH4242 thereof. [16] It cannot be valuedH5541(PualImpf) with the goldH3800 of Ophir,H211 with the preciousH3368 onyx,H7718 or the sapphire.H5601 [17] The goldH2091 and the crystalH2137 cannot equalH6186(QalImpf) it: and the exchangeH8545 of it [shall not be for] jewelsH3627 of fine gold.H6337 [18] No mentionH2142(NiphImpf) shall be made of coral,H7215 or of pearls:H1378 for the priceH4901 of wisdomH2451 [is] above rubies.H6443 [19] The topazH6357 of EthiopiaH3568 shall not equalH6186(QalImpf) it, neither shall it be valuedH5541(PualImpf) with pureH2889 gold.H3800 [20] WhenceH370 then comethH935(QalImpf) wisdom?H2451 and where [is] the placeH4725 of understanding?H998 [21] Seeing it is hidH5956(NiphPerf) from the eyesH5869 of all living,H2416 and kept closeH5641(NiphPerf) from the fowlsH5775 of the air.H8064 [22] DestructionH11 and deathH4194 say,H559(QalPerf) We have heardH8085(QalPerf) the fameH8088 thereof with our ears.H241 [23] GodH430 understandethH995(HiphPerf) the wayH1870 thereof, and he knowethH3045(QalPerf) the placeH4725 thereof. [24] For he lookethH5027(HiphImpf) to the endsH7098 of the earth,H776 [and] seethH7200(QalImpf) under the whole heaven;H8064 [25] To makeH6213(QalInf) the weightH4948 for the winds;H7307 and he weighethH8505(PielPerf) the watersH4325 by measure.H4060 [26] When he madeH6213(QalInf) a decreeH2706 for the rain,H4306 and a wayH1870 for the lightningH2385 of the thunder:H6963 [27] Then did he seeH7200(QalPerf) it, and declareH5608(PielImpf) it; he preparedH3559(HiphPerf) it, yea, and searched it out.H2713(QalPerf) [28] And unto manH120 he said,H559(QalImpf) Behold, the fearH3374 of the Lord,H136 that [is] wisdom;H2451 and to departH5493(QalInf) from evilH7451 [is] understanding.H998
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