1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. WEB — Job 28:1
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is smelted out of the ore. WEB — Job 28:2
3 Man sets an end to darkness, And searches out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. WEB — Job 28:3
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. WEB — Job 28:4
5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. WEB — Job 28:5
6 Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold. WEB — Job 28:6
7 That path no bird of prey knows, Neither has the falcon's eye seen it. WEB — Job 28:7
8 The proud animals have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed by there. WEB — Job 28:8
9 He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, And he overturns the mountains by the roots. WEB — Job 28:9
10 He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. WEB — Job 28:10
11 He binds the streams that they don't trickle; The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light. WEB — Job 28:11
12 “But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? WEB — Job 28:12
13 Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living. WEB — Job 28:13
14 The deep says, ‘It isn't in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn't with me.’ WEB — Job 28:14
15 It can't be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for its price. WEB — Job 28:15
16 It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. WEB — Job 28:16
17 Gold and glass can't equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. WEB — Job 28:17
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. WEB — Job 28:18
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. WEB — Job 28:19
20 Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding? WEB — Job 28:20
21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the sky. WEB — Job 28:21
22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ WEB — Job 28:22
23 “God understands its way, And he knows its place. WEB — Job 28:23
24 For he looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole sky. WEB — Job 28:24
25 He establishes the force of the wind; Yes, he measures out the waters by measure. WEB — Job 28:25
26 When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; WEB — Job 28:26
27 Then did he see it, and declare it. He established it, yes, and searched it out. WEB — Job 28:27
28 To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’” WEB — Job 28:28