Job 28
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In Praise of Wisdom#Ch. 28 heading The Hebrew text does not indicate who is speaking in this chapter.
1There are mines where silver is dug;
There are places where gold is refined.
2Miners dig iron out of the ground
And melt copper out of the stones.
3They explore the deepest darkness.
They search the depths of the earth
And dig for rocks in the darkness.
4Far from where anyone lives
Or human feet ever travel,
They dig the shafts of mines.
There they work in loneliness,
Clinging to ropes in the pits.
5Food grows out of the earth,
But underneath the same earth
All is torn up and crushed.
6The stones of the earth contain sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
7No hawk sees the roads to the mines,
And no vulture ever flies over them.
8No lion or other fierce beast
Ever travels those lonely roads.
9Miners dig the hardest rocks,
Dig mountains away at their base.
10As they tunnel through the rocks,
They discover precious stones.
11They dig to the sources of#28.11 Some ancient translations dig to the sources of; Hebrew bind from trickling. rivers
And bring to light what is hidden.
12But where can wisdom be found?
Where can we learn to understand?
13Wisdom is not to be found among mortals;
No one knows its true value.
14The depths of the oceans and seas
Say that wisdom is not found there.
15It cannot be bought with silver or gold.
16The finest gold and jewels
Cannot equal its value.
17It is worth more than gold,
Than a gold vase or finest glass.
18The value of wisdom is more
Than coral or crystal or rubies.
19The finest topaz and the purest gold
Cannot compare with the value of wisdom.
20Where, then, is the source of wisdom?
Where can we learn to understand?
21No living creature can see it,
Not even a bird in flight.
22Even death and destruction
Admit they have heard only rumours.
23God alone knows the way,
Knows the place where wisdom is found,
24Because he sees the ends of the earth,
Sees everything under the sky.
25When God gave the wind its power
And determined the size of the sea;
26When God decided where the rain would fall,
And the path that the thunderclouds travel;
27It was then he saw wisdom and tested its worth —
He gave it his approval.
28 #
Ps 111.10; Prov 1.7; 9.10 God said to human beings,
“To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord.
To understand, you must turn from evil.”
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Job 28
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Where Can Wisdom be Found?
1“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.
2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3Man puts an end to darkness; he searches to the farthest reaches for ore in gloom and blackest darkness.
4He cuts open a shaft far from dwellings, in places forgotten by feet. Far from other people, they dangle back and forth.
5The earth, from which food comes, is transformed as by fire;
6a place whose rocks are sapphires, its dust contains gold.
7No bird of prey knows the path; nor falcon’s eye has seen it.
8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed there.
9Man sets his hand against the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots.
10He carves out tunnels through the rocks; his eye sees every precious thing.
11He dams up streams from flowing. And brings hidden things to light.
12“But where can wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14The deep says, ‘It is not in me’— The sea says, ‘It’s not with me.’
15Pure gold cannot be given for it, nor can its price be weighed in silver.
16It cannot be weighed in gold from Ophir, in precious onyx, or sapphire.
17Neither gold or crystal can compare with it, nor vessels of fine gold exchanged for it.
18No mention will be made of coral or jasper; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.
19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare to it; nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
21It has been hidden from the eyes of all living things, concealed from the birds of the sky.
22Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a rumor of it.’
23“God understands its way and He knows its place.
24He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees everything under the heavens.
25When He made the force of the wind, and measured out the waters,
26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
27then He looked at it and assessed it established it and examined it.
28And He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord —that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”’
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