Job 28

1SurelyH3588 there is a mineH4161 for silverH3701, and a placeH4725 for goldH2091 which they refineH2212. 2IronH1270 is takenH3947 out of the earthH6083, and brass is molten out of the stoneH68. 3ManH3605 setteth an endH7093 to darknessH2822, and searcheth outH2713 to the furthest bound the stonesH68 of thickH6757 darknessH2822 and of the shadowH6757 of deathH6757. 4He breaketh open a shaft awayH4480 from where menH582 sojourn; they are forgottenH7911 of the footH7272 that passeth by; they hangH1809 afar from menH582, they swingH5128 to and froH5128. 5As for the earthH776, outH3318 of it cometh breadH3899: and underneathH8478 it is turnedH2015 upH4480 as it were by fireH784. 6The stonesH68 thereof are the placeH4725 of sapphiresH5601, and it hath dustH6083 of goldH2091. 7That pathH5410 noH3808 birdH5861 of preyH5861 knoweth, neitherH3808 hath the falcon’sH344 eyeH5869 seenH5869 it: 8The proudH7830 beastsH1121 have notH3808 troddenH1869 it, norH3808 hath the fierce lionH7826 passed thereby. 9He putteth forthH7971 his handH3027 uponH3027 the flintyH2496 rock; he overturneth the mountainsH2022 by the rootsH8328. 10He cutteth outH7200 channelsH2975 among the rocksH6697; and his eyeH5869 seeth everyH3605 preciousH3366 thingH3605. 11He bindeth the streamsH5104 that they trickle notH216; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forthH3318 to lightH216. 12But whereH335 shall wisdomH2451 be foundH4672? and whereH335 is the placeH4725 of understandingH998? 13ManH582 knoweth notH3808 the price thereof; neitherH3808 is it foundH4672 in the landH776 of the livingH2416. 14The deepH8415 saith, It is notH3808 in meH5978: and the seaH3220 saith, It is notH3808 with meH5978. 15It cannotH3808 be gotten for goldH5458, neitherH3808 shall silverH3701 be weighedH8254 for the priceH3701 thereof. 16It cannotH3808 be valued with the goldH3800 of OphirH211, with the preciousH3368 onyxH7718, or the sapphireH5601. 17GoldH2091 and glassH2137 cannotH3808 equal it: neitherH3808 shall the exchangeH8545 thereof be jewelsH3627 of fineH6337 goldH2091. 18NoH3808 mentionH2142 shall be made of coralH7215 or of crystalH1378: yea, the price of wisdomH2451 is above rubies. 19The topazH6357 of EthiopiaH3568 shall notH3808 equal it, neitherH3808 shall it be valued with pureH2889 goldH3800. 20Whence then cometh wisdomH2451? and whereH335 is the placeH4725 of understandingH998? 21Seeing it is hidH5641 from the eyesH5869 of allH3605 livingH2416, and kept closeH5956 from the fowls of the air. 22DestructionH11 and DeathH4194 sayH559, WeH8085 have heardH8085 a rumour thereof with our earsH241. 23GodH430 understandeth the wayH1870 thereof, and he knoweth the placeH4725 thereof. 24For he looketh to the endsH7098 of the earthH776, and seeth underH8478 the wholeH3605 heavenH8064; 25To makeH6213 a weightH4948 for the windH7307; yea, he meteth outH4948 the watersH4325 by measure. 26When he madeH6213 a decreeH2706 for the rainH4306, and a wayH1870 for the lightning of the thunderH6963: 27Then did he seeH7200 it, and declareH5608 it; he establishedH3559 it, yea, and searchedH2713 it outH7200. 28And unto manH120 he saidH559, BeholdH2005, the fearH3374 of the LordH136, that is wisdomH2451; and to departH5493 from evilH7451 is understandingH998.