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World English Bible Classic
[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.’”

Footnotes

  1. § 28:16 or, lapis lazuli
  2. § 28:28 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version
[1] Surely H3426 there is a vein H4161§ for the silver, H3701
And a place H4725 for gold H2091 where they fine H2212 it.
[2] Iron H1270 is taken H3947 out of the earth, H6083§
And brass H5154 is molten H6694 out of the stone. H68
[3] He setteth H7760 an end H7093 to darkness, H2822
And searcheth out H2713 all H3605 perfection: H8503
The stones H68 of darkness, H652 and the shadow of death. H6757
[4] The flood H5158 breaketh out H6555 from the inhabitant; H1481
Even the waters forgotten H7911 of the foot: H7272
They are dried up, H1809 they are gone away H5128 from men. H582
[5] As for the earth, H776 out of H4480 it cometh H3318 bread: H3899
And under it is turned up H2015 as it were fire. H784
[6] The stones H68 of it are the place H4725 of sapphires: H5601
And it hath dust H6083 of gold. H2091§
[7] There is a path H5410 which no fowl H5861 knoweth, H3045
And which the vulture’s H344 eye H5869 hath not seen: H7805
[8] The lion’s H7830 whelps H1121 have H1869 not H3808 trodden H1869 it,
Nor the fierce lion H7826 passed H5710 by it.
[9] He putteth forth H7971 his hand H3027 upon the rock; H2496§
He overturneth H2015 the mountains H2022 by the roots. H8328
[10] He cutteth out H1234 rivers H2975 among the rocks; H6697
And his eye H5869 seeth H7200 every H3605 precious thing. H3366
[11] He bindeth H2280 the floods H5104 from overflowing; H1065§
And the thing that is hid H8587 bringeth he forth H3318 to light. H216
[12] But where H370 shall wisdom H2451 be found? H4672
And where is the place H4725 of understanding? H998
[13] Man H582 knoweth H3045 not H3808 the price H6187 thereof;
Neither is it found H4672 in the land H776 of the living. H2416
[14] The depth H8415 saith, H559 It is not in me:
And the sea H3220 saith, H559 It is not with me.
[15] It cannot be gotten H5414 for gold, H5458§
Neither shall silver H3701 be weighed H8254 for the price H4242 thereof.
[16] It cannot be valued H5541 with the gold H3800 of Ophir, H211
With the precious H3368 onyx, H7718 or the sapphire. H5601
[17] The gold H2091 and the crystal H2137 cannot equal H6186 it:
And the exchange H8545 of it shall not be for jewels H3627 of fine gold. H6337§
[18] No mention H2142 shall be made of coral, H7215§ or of pearls: H1378
For the price H4901 of wisdom H2451 is above rubies. H6443
[19] The topaz H6357 of Ethiopia H3568 shall H6186 not H3808 equal H6186 it,
Neither shall it be valued H5541 with pure H2889 gold. H3800
[20] Whence H370 then cometh H935 wisdom? H2451
And where is the place H4725 of understanding? H998
[21] Seeing it is hid H5956 from the eyes H5869 of all living, H2416
And kept close H5641 from the fowls H5775 of the air. H8064§
[22] Destruction H11 and death H4194 say, H559
We have heard H8085 the fame H8088 thereof with our ears. H241
[23] God H430 understandeth H995 the way H1870 thereof,
And he knoweth H3045 H853 the place H4725 thereof.
[24] For H3588 he looketh H5027 to the ends H7098 of the earth, H776
And seeth H7200 under the whole heaven; H8064
[25] To make H6213 the weight H4948 for the winds; H7307
And he weigheth H8505 the waters H4325 by measure. H4060
[26] When he made H6213 a decree H2706 for the rain, H4306
And a way H1870 for the lightning H2385 of the thunder: H6963
[27] Then H227 did he see H7200 it, and declare H5608 it;§
He prepared H3559 it, yea, and searched it out. H2713
[28] And unto man H120 he said, H559
Behold, the fear H3374 of the Lord, H136 that is wisdom; H2451
And to depart H5493 from evil H7451 is understanding. H998

Footnotes

  1. § 28:1 Or, a mine
  2. § 28:2 Or, dust
  3. § 28:6 Or, gold ore
  4. § 28:9 Or, flint
  5. § 28:11 Heb. from weeping
  6. § 28:15 Heb. fine gold shall not be given for it
  7. § 28:17 Or, vessel of fine gold
  8. § 28:18 Or, Ramoth
  9. § 28:21 Or, heaven
  10. § 28:27 Or, did number it
Septuaginta
[1] Ἔστιν G2076 γὰρ G1063 ἀργυρίῳ G694 τόπος, G5117 ὅθεν G3606 γίνεται, G1096 τόπος G5117 δὲ G1161 χρυσίῳ, G5553 ὅθεν G3606 διηθεῖται. [2] Σίδηρος G4604 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 ἐκ G1537 γῆς G1093 γίνεται, G1096 χαλκὸς G5475 δὲ G1161 ἴσα G2470 λίθῳ G3037 λατομεῖται. G2998 [3] Τάξιν G5010 ἔθετο G5087 σκότει, G4655 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 πέρας G4009 αὐτὸς G846 ἐξακριβάζεται· λίθος G3037 σκοτία G4653 καὶ G2532 σκιὰ G4639 θανάτου, G2288 [4] διακοπὴ χειμάρρου G5493 ἀπὸ G575 κονίας· οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐπιλανθανόμενοι G1950 ὁδὸν G3598 δικαίαν G1342 ἠσθένησαν G770 ἐκ G1537 βροτῶν. [5] Γῆ, G1093 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῆς G846 ἐξελεύσεται G1831 ἄρτος, G740 ὑποκάτω G5270 αὐτῆς G846 ἐστράφη G4762 ὡσεὶ G5616 πῦρ. G4442 [6] Τόπος G5117 σαπφείρου G4552 οἱ G3588 λίθοι G3037 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 χῶμα, χρυσίον G5553 αὐτῷ. G846 [7] Τρίβος, G5147 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνω G1097 αὐτὴν G846 πετεινόν, καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 παρέβλεψεν αὐτὴν G846 ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 γυπός· [8] οὐκ G3756 ἐπάτησαν G3961 αὐτὴν G846 υἱοὶ G5207 ἀλαζόνων, G213 οὐ G3756 παρῆλθεν G3928 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς G846 λέων. G3023 [9] Ἐν G1722 ἀκροτόμῳ ἐξέτεινεν G1614 χεῖρα G5495 αὐτοῦ, G846 κατέστρεψεν G2690 δὲ G1161 ἐκ G1537 ῥιζῶν G4491 ὄρη· G3735 [10] δίνας δὲ G1161 ποταμῶν G4215 ἔρρηξεν, G4486 πᾶν G3956 δὲ G1161 ἔντιμον G1784 εἶδέν G1492 μου G3450 ὁ G3588 ὀφθαλμός· G3788 [11] βάθη G899 δὲ G1161 ποταμῶν G4215 ἀνεκάλυψεν, G343 ἔδειξεν G1166 δὲ G1161 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 δύναμιν G1411 εἰς G1519 φῶς. G5457 [12] Ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 σοφία G4678 πόθεν G4159 εὑρέθη; G2147 Ποῖος G4169 δὲ G1161 τόπος G5117 ἐστὶν G2076 τῆς G3588 ἐπιστήμης; [13] Οὐκ G3756 οἶδεν G1492 βροτὸς ὁδὸν G3598 αὐτῆς, G846 οὐδὲ G3761 μὴ G3361 εὑρεθῇ G2147 ἐν G1722 ἀνθρώποις. G444 [14] Ἄβυσσος G12 εἶπεν G2036 Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 ἐμοί· G1698 καὶ G2532 θάλασσα G2281 εἶπεν G2036 Οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 μετ’ G3326 ἐμοῦ. G1699 [15] Οὐ G3756 δώσει G1325 συγκλεισμὸν ἀντ’ G473 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 σταθήσεται G2476 ἀργύριον G694 ἀντάλλαγμα G465 αὐτῆς· G846 [16] καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 συμβασταχθήσεται χρυσίῳ G5553 Ωφιρ, ἐν G1722 ὄνυχι τιμίῳ G5093 καὶ G2532 σαπφείρῳ· G4552 [17] οὐκ G3756 ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ G846 χρυσίον G5553 καὶ G2532 ὕαλος G5194 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ἄλλαγμα αὐτῆς G846 σκεύη G4632 χρυσᾶ· G5552 [18] μετέωρα καὶ G2532 γαβις οὐ G3756 μνησθήσεται, καὶ G2532 ἕλκυσον G1670 σοφίαν G4678 ὑπὲρ G5228 τὰ G3588 ἐσώτατα· [19] οὐκ G3756 ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ G846 τοπάζιον G5116 Αἰθιοπίας, χρυσίῳ G5553 καθαρῷ G2513 οὐ G3756 συμβασταχθήσεται. [20] Ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 σοφία G4678 πόθεν G4159 εὑρέθη; G2147 Ποῖος G4169 δὲ G1161 τόπος G5117 ἐστὶν G2076 τῆς G3588 συνέσεως; G4907 [21] Λέληθεν G2990 πάντα G3956 ἄνθρωπον G444 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 πετεινῶν τοῦ G3588 οὐρανοῦ G3772 ἐκρύβη· G2928 [22] ἡ G3588 ἀπώλεια G684 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 θάνατος G2288 εἶπαν G2036 Ἀκηκόαμεν G191 δὲ G1161 αὐτῆς G846 τὸ G3588 κλέος. G2811 [23] Ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 εὖ G2095 συνέστησεν G4921 αὐτῆς G846 τὴν G3588 ὁδόν, G3598 αὐτὸς G846 δὲ G1161 οἶδεν G1492 τὸν G3588 τόπον G5117 αὐτῆς· G846 [24] αὐτὸς G846 γὰρ G1063 τὴν G3588 ὑπ’ G5259 οὐρανὸν G3772 πᾶσαν G3956 ἐφορᾷ G1896 εἰδὼς G1492 τὰ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 πάντα, G3956 ἃ G3739 ἐποίησεν, G4160 [25] ἀνέμων G417 σταθμὸν ὕδατός G5204 τε G5037 μέτρα· G3358 [26] ὅτε G3753 ἐποίησεν G4160 οὕτως, G3779 ὑετὸν G5205 ἠρίθμησεν G705 καὶ G2532 ὁδὸν G3598 ἐν G1722 τινάγματι φωνάς· G5456 [27] τότε G5119 εἶδεν G1492 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐξηγήσατο G1834 αὐτήν, G846 ἑτοιμάσας G2090 ἐξιχνίασεν. [28] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡ G3588 θεοσέβειά G2317 ἐστιν G2076 σοφία, G4678 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἀπέχεσθαι G567 ἀπὸ G575 κακῶν G2556 ἐστιν G2076 ἐπιστήμη.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament