1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine; YLT — Job 28:1
2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass. YLT — Job 28:2
3 An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade. YLT — Job 28:3
4 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered. YLT — Job 28:4
5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire. YLT — Job 28:5
6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold. YLT — Job 28:6
7 A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite, YLT — Job 28:7
8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion. YLT — Job 28:8
9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. YLT — Job 28:9
10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. YLT — Job 28:10
11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light. YLT — Job 28:11
12 And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? YLT — Job 28:12
13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living. YLT — Job 28:13
14 The deep hath said, ‘It [is] not in me,’ And the sea hath said, ‘It is not with me.’ YLT — Job 28:14
15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price. YLT — Job 28:15
16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, YLT — Job 28:16
17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold. YLT — Job 28:17
18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies. YLT — Job 28:18
19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued. YLT — Job 28:19
20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? YLT — Job 28:20
21 It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden. YLT — Job 28:21
22 Destruction and death have said: ‘With our ears we have heard its fame.’ YLT — Job 28:22
23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place. YLT — Job 28:23
24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see, YLT — Job 28:24
25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure. YLT — Job 28:25
26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices, YLT — Job 28:26
27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out, YLT — Job 28:27
28 And He saith to man: — ‘Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.’ YLT — Job 28:28