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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 Speaks of Wisdom and Understanding
“People know where to mine silver
and how to refine gold.
“People know where to mine silver
and how to refine gold.
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
They know where to dig iron from the earth
and how to smelt copper from rock.
and how to smelt copper from rock.
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
They know how to shine light in the darkness
and explore the farthest regions of the earth
as they search in the dark for ore.
and explore the farthest regions of the earth
as they search in the dark for ore.
He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.
They sink a mine shaft into the earth
far from where anyone lives.
They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.
far from where anyone lives.
They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;
Food is grown on the earth above,
but down below, the earth is melted as by fire.
but down below, the earth is melted as by fire.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli,
and the dust contains gold.
and the dust contains gold.
It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;
These are treasures no bird of prey can see,
no falcon’s eye observe.
no falcon’s eye observe.
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.
No wild animal has walked upon these treasures;
no lion has ever set his paw there.
no lion has ever set his paw there.
[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
People know how to tear apart flinty rocks
and overturn the roots of mountains.
and overturn the roots of mountains.
He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
They cut tunnels in the rocks
and uncover precious stones.
and uncover precious stones.
He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
They dam up the trickling streams
and bring to light the hidden treasures.
and bring to light the hidden treasures.
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 do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
Where can they find understanding?
Man knoweth not the value thereof; 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.
‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
It cannot be bought with gold.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.
It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.
It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.
Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it.
The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
“But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
Where can they find 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 humanity.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
“God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
he knows where it can be found,
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.
for he looks throughout the whole 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,
He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
and how much rain should fall.
In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:
He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
and laid out a path for the lightning.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;
Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.
He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.