1 Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine. RV1885 — Job 28:1
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. RV1885 — Job 28:2
3 Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death. RV1885 — Job 28:3
4 He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot that passeth by; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. RV1885 — Job 28:4
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. RV1885 — Job 28:5
6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold. RV1885 — Job 28:6
7 That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it: RV1885 — Job 28:7
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby. RV1885 — Job 28:8
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. RV1885 — Job 28:9
10 He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. RV1885 — Job 28:10
11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. RV1885 — Job 28:11
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? RV1885 — Job 28:12
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. RV1885 — Job 28:13
14 The deep saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. RV1885 — Job 28:14
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. RV1885 — Job 28:15
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. RV1885 — Job 28:16
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it: neither shall the exchange thereof be jewels of fine gold. RV1885 — Job 28:17
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies. RV1885 — Job 28:18
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. RV1885 — Job 28:19
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? RV1885 — Job 28:20
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. RV1885 — Job 28:21
22 Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumour thereof with our ears. RV1885 — Job 28:22
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. RV1885 — Job 28:23
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; RV1885 — Job 28:24
25 To make a weight for the wind; yea, he meteth out the waters by measure. RV1885 — Job 28:25
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: RV1885 — Job 28:26
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out. RV1885 — Job 28:27
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. RV1885 — Job 28:28