Job 28

1'Indeed, there is a place for silver, from whence it comes, And a place for gold, from whence it is refined.

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2Certainly, iron is taken from the earth, And copper is hewn out like a stone.

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3He set an order to darkness And examines accurately every limit. A stone is darkness and the shadow of death.

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4There is a narrow channel of the brook because of dust; So those who forget the right way Are weakened because of mortal men.

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5As for the earth, from it will come bread, But underneath, it is turned up as by fire;

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6Its stones are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.

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7There is a path no bird knows, Nor has the eye of a vulture seen it.

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8The sons of the arrogant have not trodden it, Nor has the lion passed over it.

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9He has stretched forth his hand to quarry stones And has overturned the mountains by the roots.

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10He has broken asunder the whirlpools of rivers, And my eye has seen every valued thing.

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11He has uncovered the depths of the rivers And has brought his power to light.

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12'From where then is wisdom found, And what is the place of understanding?

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13Mortal man has not known its way, Nor is it found among men.

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14The deep said, 'It is not in me'; And the sea said, 'It is not with me.'

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15One shall not give massive piles of gold instead of it, Nor can silver be weighed in exchange for it.

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16It cannot be compared with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx or sapphire.

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17Neither gold nor crystal will equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for vessels of gold.

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18No mention shall be made of coral and quartz, But you must hold up wisdom above the most valued things.

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19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be compared with pure gold.

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20'But where can wisdom be found? What is the place of understanding?

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21It has been hidden from every man And concealed from the birds of the sky.

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22Destruction and Death said, 'We have heard about its fame.'

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23God has well established its way, And He knows its place.

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24For He watches over the whole earth under heaven, Knowing the things in the earth, all He has made

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25The weight of the winds and the measures of the water.

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26When He made them, He numbered them And made a way for the claps of thunder.

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27Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it and traced it out.

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28He said to man, 'behold, the fear of God is wisdom, And to abstain from evils is understanding.''

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