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Job 28 (WEBP)

[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.’ ”

Job 28:16 or, lapis lazuli
Job 28:28 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 28 (KJVS)

[1] Surely there is a vein for the silver , and a place for gold [where] they fine () [it].
[2] Iron is taken () out of the earth , and brass [is] molten () [out of] the stone .
[3] He setteth () an end to darkness , and searcheth out () all perfection : the stones of darkness , and the shadow of death .
[4] The flood breaketh out () from the inhabitant (); [even the waters] forgotten () of the foot : they are dried up (), they are gone away () from men .
[5] [As for] the earth , out of it cometh () bread : and under it is turned up () as it were fire .
[6] The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires : and it hath dust of gold .
[7] [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth (), and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen ():
[8] The lion’s whelps have not trodden () it, nor the fierce lion passed () by it.
[9] He putteth forth () his hand upon the rock ; he overturneth () the mountains by the roots .
[10] He cutteth out () rivers among the rocks ; and his eye seeth () every precious thing .
[11] He bindeth () the floods from overflowing ; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth () to light .
[12] But where shall wisdom be found ()? and where [is] the place of understanding ?
[13] Man knoweth () not the price thereof; neither is it found () in the land of the living .
[14] The depth saith (), It [is] not in me: and the sea saith (), [It is] not with me.
[15] It cannot be gotten () for gold , neither shall silver be weighed () [for] the price thereof.
[16] It cannot be valued () with the gold of Ophir , with the precious onyx , or the sapphire .
[17] The gold and the crystal cannot equal () it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold .
[18] No mention () shall be made of coral , or of pearls : for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies .
[19] The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal () it, neither shall it be valued () with pure gold .
[20] Whence then cometh () wisdom ? and where [is] the place of understanding ?
[21] Seeing it is hid () from the eyes of all living , and kept close () from the fowls of the air .
[22] Destruction and death say (), We have heard () the fame thereof with our ears .
[23] God understandeth () the way thereof, and he knoweth () the place thereof.
[24] For he looketh () to the ends of the earth , [and] seeth () under the whole heaven ;
[25] To make () the weight for the winds ; and he weigheth () the waters by measure .
[26] When he made () a decree for the rain , and a way for the lightning of the thunder :
[27] Then did he see () it, and declare () it; he prepared () it, yea, and searched it out ().
[28] And unto man he said (), Behold, the fear of the Lord , that [is] wisdom ; and to depart () from evil [is] understanding .

Young’s Literal Translation

Job 28 (YLT)

[1] Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;
[2] Iron from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass.
[3] An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.
[4] A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.
[5] The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.
[6] A place of the sapphire are its stones, And it hath dust of gold.
[7] A path-not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,
[8] Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.
[9] Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.
[10] Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
[11] From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out to light.
[12] And the wisdom-whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding?
[13] Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it 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.’
[15] Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed-its price.
[16] It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,
[17] Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold.
[18] Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
[19] Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
[20] And the wisdom-whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding?
[21] It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.
[22] Destruction and death have said: ‘With our ears we have heard its fame.’
[23] God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.
[24] For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,
[25] To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.
[26] In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,
[27] Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,
[28] And He saith to man:- ‘Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.’