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The Earth's Treasures
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures
“Surely there is a mine for silver
And a place where they refine gold.
“Surely there is a mine for silver
And a place where they refine gold.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
“Iron is taken from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.
And copper is smelted from rock.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
“Man puts an end to darkness,
And to the farthest limit he searches out
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
And to the farthest limit he searches out
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
“He sinks a shaft far from habitation,
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
“The earth, from it comes food,
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
“Its rocks are the source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
And its dust contains gold.
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
“The path no bird of prey knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
“The proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
“He puts his hand on the flint;
He overturns the mountains at the base.
He overturns the mountains at the base.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
“He hews out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.
And his eye sees anything precious.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
“He dams up the streams from flowing,
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
Wisdom an Excellent Gift of God
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
“Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
The depth 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.’
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
“Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
“Gold or glass cannot equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
“Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned;
And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued 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?
“Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
“Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
“Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
“God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
And He knows its place.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and 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.
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
“When He imparted weight to the wind
And meted out the waters by measure,
And meted out the waters by measure,
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
When He set a limit for the rain
And a course for the thunderbolt,
And a course for the thunderbolt,
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and also searched it out.
He established it and also searched it out.