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Job’s Discourse on Wisdom
“Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.
“Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.
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 from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.
And copper is smelted from rock.
Man puts an end to darkness,
And searches every recess
For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
And searches every recess
For ore in the 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.
He breaks open a shaft away from people;
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.
“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, from it comes bread,
But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
“The earth, from it comes food,
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
Its stones are the source of sapphires,
And it contains gold dust.
And it contains gold dust.
“Its rocks are the source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
And its dust contains gold.
That path no bird knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.
Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.
“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 proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
Nor has 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.
He cuts out channels in the rocks,
And his eye sees every precious thing.
And his eye sees every precious thing.
“He hews out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.
And his eye sees anything precious.
He dams up the streams from trickling;
What is hidden he brings forth to light.
What is hidden he brings 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.
“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
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 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 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 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’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
It cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
“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 in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
In precious onyx or sapphire.
“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
In precious onyx, or 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.
“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 cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Nor can it be valued in 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.
“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?
And where is the place of understanding?
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.
“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 understands its way,
And He knows its place.
And He knows its place.
“God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
And He knows its place.
For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And sees under the whole heavens,
And sees under the whole heavens,
“For He looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.
And sees everything under the heavens.
To establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.
And apportion 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 law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
When He set a limit for the rain
And a course for the thunderbolt,
And a course for the thunderbolt,
Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and also searched it out.
He established it and also searched it out.