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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.
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found
There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.
There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.
Iron is taken out of the earth,
and copper is smelted from the ore.
and copper is smelted from the ore.
Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.
and copper is smelted from ore.
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.
Mortals put an end to the darkness;
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.
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.
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
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 earth, from which food comes,
is transformed below as by fire;
is transformed below as by fire;
lapis lazuli comes from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
“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.
No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.
no falcon’s eye has seen it.
The proud beasts have not trodden it;
the lion has not passed over it.
the lion has not passed over it.
Proud beasts do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.
and no lion prowls there.
“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock
and overturns mountains by the roots.
and overturns mountains by the roots.
People assault the flinty rock with their hands
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
He cuts out channels in the rocks,
and his eye sees every precious thing.
and his eye sees every precious thing.
They tunnel through the rock;
their eyes see all its treasures.
their eyes see all its treasures.
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.
“But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
But where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding dwell?
Where does understanding dwell?
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.
No mortal comprehends its worth;
it cannot be found in the land of the living.
it cannot be found in the land of the living.
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.’
The deep says, “It is not in me”;
the sea says, “It is not with me.”
the sea says, “It is not with me.”
It cannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.
in precious onyx or sapphire.
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above pearls.
the price of wisdom is above pearls.
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.
it cannot be bought with pure gold.
“From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?
Where does understanding dwell?
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.
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.
concealed even from the birds in the sky.
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 understands the way to it,
and he knows its place.
and he knows its place.
God understands the way to it
and he alone knows where it dwells,
and he alone knows where it dwells,
For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
and sees everything under the heavens.
for he views the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
and sees everything under the heavens.
When he gave to the wind its weight
and apportioned the waters by measure,
and apportioned the waters by measure,
When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,
and measured out the waters,
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,
when he made a decree for the rain
and a path for the thunderstorm,
and a path for the thunderstorm,
then he saw it and declared it;
he established it, and searched it out.
he established it, and searched it out.
then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.
he confirmed it and tested it.