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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.
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;
“Iron is taken from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.
And copper is smelted from rock.
Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.
“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.
[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.
“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.
He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.
“The earth, from it comes food,
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;
“Its rocks are the source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
And its dust contains gold.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
“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.
It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;
“The proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.
“He puts his hand on the flint;
He overturns the mountains at the base.
He overturns the mountains at the base.
[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.
“He hews out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.
And his eye sees anything precious.
He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.
“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.
He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
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?
“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.
Man knoweth not the value thereof; 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.’
The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
“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.
Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.
“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.
Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.
“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.
Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is 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.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
“Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?
And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
“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.
For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
“Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.
“God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
And He knows its place.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
“For He looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.
And sees everything under the heavens.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven.
“When He imparted weight to the wind
And meted out the waters by measure,
And meted out the waters by measure,
In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,
When He set a limit for the rain
And a course for the thunderbolt,
And a course for the thunderbolt,
In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:
Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and also searched it out.
He established it and also searched it out.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out;