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| 28:1 |
"Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where they refine gold.
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| 28:2 |
"Iron is taken from the dust, And from rock copper is smelted.
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| 28:3 |
"[Man] puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
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| 28:4 |
"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
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| 28:5 |
"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.
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| 28:6 |
"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust [contains] gold.
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| 28:7 |
"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
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| 28:8 |
"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the [fierce] lion passed over it.
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| 28:9 |
"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
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| 28:10 |
"He hews out channels through the rocks; And his eye sees anything precious.
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| 28:11 |
"He dams up the streams from flowing; And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
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| 28:12 |
"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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| 28:13 |
"Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
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| 28:14 |
"The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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| 28:15 |
"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
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| 28:16 |
"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
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| 28:17 |
"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
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| 28:18 |
"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above [that of] pearls.
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| 28:19 |
"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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| 28:20 |
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
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| 28:21 |
"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the sky.
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| 28:22 |
"Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
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| 28:23 |
"God understands its way; And He knows its place.
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| 28:24 |
"For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees everything under the heavens.
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| 28:25 |
"When He imparted weight to the wind, And meted out the waters by measure,
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| 28:26 |
When He set a limit for the rain, And a course for the thunderbolt,
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| 28:27 |
Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
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| 28:28 |
"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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