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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.
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 earth,
and copper is smelted from the ore.
and copper is smelted from the ore.
They know where to dig iron from the earth
and how to smelt copper from rock.
and how to smelt copper from rock.
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.
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 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.
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 comes bread,
but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
but 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.
Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli,
and the dust contains gold.
and the dust contains 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.
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;
the lion has not passed over it.
the lion has not 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 puts his hand to the flinty rock
and overturns mountains by the roots.
and overturns mountains by the roots.
People know how to tear apart flinty rocks
and overturn the roots of mountains.
and overturn the roots of mountains.
He cuts out channels in the rocks,
and his eye sees every precious thing.
and his eye sees every precious thing.
They cut tunnels in the rocks
and uncover precious stones.
and uncover precious stones.
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.
They dam up the trickling streams
and bring to light the hidden treasures.
and bring to light the hidden treasures.
“But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
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 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 says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
and the sea says, ‘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.
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 gold.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.
in precious onyx or 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 equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
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.
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 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 cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
“From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
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?
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 all humanity.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
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 alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
he knows where it can be found,
For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
and sees everything under the heavens.
for he looks throughout the whole 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,
He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
and how much rain should fall.
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,
He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
and laid out a path for the lightning.
then he saw it and declared it;
he established it, and searched it out.
he established it, 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.