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Job 28 : 1 - 28
Chapter 28
1 | "Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.
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2 | Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
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3 | Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
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4 | He breaks open a shaft away from people; In places forgotten by feet They hang far away from men; They swing to and fro.
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5 | As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
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6 | Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.
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7 | That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
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8 | The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
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9 | He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.
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10 | He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.
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11 | He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.
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12 | "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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13 | Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
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14 | The deep says, "It is not in me'; And the sea says, "It is not with me.'
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15 | It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
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16 | It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
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17 | Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
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18 | No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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19 | The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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20 | "From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
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21 | It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air.
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22 | Destruction and Death say, "We have heard a report about it with our ears.'
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23 | God understands its way, And He knows its place.
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24 | For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,
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25 | To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure.
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26 | When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt,
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27 | Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
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28 | And to man He said, "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding."'
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