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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.

Job 28:1 Or, a mine
Job 28:2 Or, dust
Job 28:6 Or, gold ore
Job 28:9 Or, flint
Job 28:11 Heb. from weeping
Job 28:15 Heb. fine gold shall not be given for it
Job 28:17 Or, vessel of fine gold
Job 28:18 Or, Ramoth
Job 28:21 Or, heaven
Job 28:27 Or, did number it

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 28 (BYZ)

[1] εστιν γαρ αργυριω τοπος οθεν γινεται τοπος δε χρυσιω οθεν διηθειται
[2] σιδηρος μεν γαρ εκ γης γινεται χαλκος δε ισα λιθω λατομειται
[3] ταξιν εθετο σκοτει και παν περας αυτος εξακριβαζεται λιθος σκοτια και σκια θανατου
[4] διακοπη χειμαρρου απο κονιας οι δε επιλανθανομενοι οδον δικαιαν ησθενησαν εκ βροτων
[5] γη εξ αυτης εξελευσεται αρτος υποκατω αυτης εστραφη ωσει πυρ
[6] τοπος σαπφειρου οι λιθοι αυτης και χωμα χρυσιον αυτω
[7] τριβος ουκ εγνω αυτην πετεινον και ου παρεβλεψεν αυτην οφθαλμος γυπος
[8] ουκ επατησαν αυτην υιοι αλαζονων ου παρηλθεν επ αυτης λεων
[9] εν ακροτομω εξετεινεν χειρα αυτου κατεστρεψεν δε εκ ριζων ορη
[10] δινας δε ποταμων ερρηξεν παν δε εντιμον ειδεν μου ο οφθαλμος
[11] βαθη δε ποταμων ανεκαλυψεν εδειξεν δε εαυτου δυναμιν εις φως
[12] η δε σοφια ποθεν ευρεθη ποιος δε τοπος εστιν της επιστημης
[13] ουκ οιδεν βροτος οδον αυτης ουδε μη ευρεθη εν ανθρωποις
[14] αβυσσος ειπεν ουκ εστιν εν εμοι και θαλασσα ειπεν ουκ εστιν μετ εμου
[15] ου δωσει συγκλεισμον αντ αυτης και ου σταθησεται αργυριον ανταλλαγμα αυτης
[16] και ου συμβασταχθησεται χρυσιω ωφιρ εν ονυχι τιμιω και σαπφειρω
[17] ουκ ισωθησεται αυτη χρυσιον και υαλος και το αλλαγμα αυτης σκευη χρυσα
[18] μετεωρα και γαβις ου μνησθησεται και ελκυσον σοφιαν υπερ τα εσωτατα
[19] ουκ ισωθησεται αυτη τοπαζιον αιθιοπιας χρυσιω καθαρω ου συμβασταχθησεται
[20] η δε σοφια ποθεν ευρεθη ποιος δε τοπος εστιν της συνεσεως
[21] λεληθεν παντα ανθρωπον και απο πετεινων του ουρανου εκρυβη
[22] η απωλεια και ο θανατος ειπαν ακηκοαμεν δε αυτης το κλεος
[23] ο θεος ευ συνεστησεν αυτης την οδον αυτος δε οιδεν τον τοπον αυτης
[24] αυτος γαρ την υπ ουρανον πασαν εφορα ειδως τα εν τη γη παντα α εποιησεν
[25] ανεμων σταθμον υδατος τε μετρα
[26] οτε εποιησεν ουτως υετον ηριθμησεν και οδον εν τιναγματι φωνας
[27] τοτε ειδεν αυτην και εξηγησατο αυτην ετοιμασας εξιχνιασεν
[28] ειπεν δε ανθρωπω ιδου η θεοσεβεια εστιν σοφια το δε απεχεσθαι απο κακων εστιν επιστημη