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The Earth's Treasures
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;
Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom?
“Surely there is a mine for silver,
and a place for gold that they refine.
“Surely there is a mine for silver,
and a place for gold that they refine.
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth,
and copper is smelted from the ore.
and copper is smelted from the ore.
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
Man puts an end to darkness
and searches out to the farthest limit
the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
and searches out to the farthest limit
the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.
He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
they are forgotten by travelers;
they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
they are forgotten by travelers;
they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;
As for the earth, out of it comes bread,
but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;
“That path no bird of prey knows,
and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.
and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.
The proud beasts have not trodden it;
the lion has not passed over it.
the lion has not passed over it.
[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock
and overturns mountains by the roots.
and overturns mountains by the roots.
He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He cuts out channels in the rocks,
and his eye sees every precious thing.
and his eye sees every precious thing.
He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,
and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
Wisdom an Excellent Gift of God
But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?
But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?
“But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
Man does not know its worth,
and it is not found in the land of the living.
and it is not found in the land of the living.
The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
It cannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.
in precious onyx or sapphire.
Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above pearls.
the price of wisdom is above pearls.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
“From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
It is hidden from the eyes of all living
and concealed from the birds of the air.
and concealed from the birds of the air.
Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
Abaddon and Death say,
‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
“God understands the way to it,
and he knows its place.
and he knows its place.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.
For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
and sees everything under the heavens.
In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
When he gave to the wind its weight
and apportioned the waters by measure,
and apportioned the waters by measure,
In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:
when he made a decree for the rain
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;
then he saw it and declared it;
he established it, and searched it out.
he established it, and searched it out.