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Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures

  1 “Surely° there° is a Imine° for silver°
  And a place° IIwhere they refine° gold°.
  2 “Iron° is taken° from the dust°,
  And copper° is smelted° from rock°.
  3 “[Man] puts° an end° to darkness°,
  And ato the farthest° limit° he searches° out
  The rock° in gloom° and deep° shadow°.
  4 “He Isinks° a shaft° far from IIhabitation°,
  Forgotten° by the foot°;
  They hang° and swing° to and fro° far from men°.
  5 “The earth°, from it comes° food°,
  And underneath° it is turned° up as fire°.
  6 “Its rocks° are the Isource° of sapphires°,
  And its dust° [contains] gold°.
  7 “The path° no° bird° of prey° knows°,
  Nor° has the falcon’s° eye° caught° sight° of it.
  8 “The Iproud° beasts° have not trodden° it,
  Nor° has the [fierce] lion° passed° over° it.
  9 “He puts° his hand° on the flint°;
  He overturns° the mountains° at the Ibase°.
  10 “He hews° out channels° through the rocks°,
  And his eye° sees° anything° precious°.
  11 “He dams° up the streams° from Iflowing°,
  And what° is hidden° he brings° out to the light°.

[1] IOr source IILit for gold they refine
[3] aEc 1:13
[4] ILit breaks open IILit sojourning
[6] IOr place
[8] ILit sons of pride
[9] ILit roots
[11] ILit weeping

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

  12 ¶ “But awhere° can wisdom° be found°?
  And where° is the place° of understanding°?
  13aMan° does not know° its value°,
  Nor° is it found° in the land° of the living°.
  14 “The deep° says°, ‘It is not in me’;
  And the sea° says°, ‘It is not with me.’
  15aPure° gold° cannot° be given° in exchange° for it,
  Nor° can silver° be weighed° as its price°.
  16 “It cannot° be valued° in the gold° of Ophir°,
  In precious° onyx°, or sapphire°.
  17aGold° or glass° cannot° equal° it,
  Nor° can it be exchanged° for articles° of fine° gold°.
  18 “Coral° and crystal° are not to be mentioned°;
  And the acquisition° of awisdom° is above° [that of] pearls°.
  19 “The topaz° of Ethiopia° cannot° equal° it,
  Nor° can it be valued° in apure° gold°.
  20aWhere° then does wisdom° come° from?
  And where° is the place° of understanding°?
  21 “Thus it is hidden° from the eyes° of all° living°
  And concealed° from the birds° of the sky°.
  22IaAbaddon° and Death° say°,
  ‘With our ears° we have heard° a report° of it.’

[12] aJb 28:23, 28; Ec 7:24
[13] aMt 13:44-46
[15] aPv 3:13, 14; 8:10, 11; 16:16
[17] aPv 8:10; 16:16
[18] aPv 8:11
[19] aPv 8:19
[20] aJb 28:23, 28
[22] II.e. Destruction aJb 26:6; Pv 8:32-36

  23 ¶ “aGod° understands° its way°,
  And He knows° its place°.
  24 “For He alooks° to the ends° of the earth°
  And sees° everything° under° the heavens°.
  25 “When He imparted° aweight° to the wind°
  And bmeted° out the waters° by measure°,
  26 When He set° a alimit° for the rain°
  And a course° for the bthunderbolt°°,
  27 Then° He saw° it and declared° it;
  He established° it and also° searched° it out.
  28 “And to man° He said°, ‘Behold°, the afear° of the Lord°, that is wisdom°;
  And to depart° from evil° is understanding°.’”

[23] aJb 9:4; Pv 8:22-36
[24] aPs 11:4; 33:13, 14; 66:7; Pv 15:3
[25] aPs 135:7 bJb 12:15; 38:8-11
[26] aJb 37:6, 11, 12; 38:26-28 bJb 37:3; 38:25
[28] aPs 111:10; Pv 1:7; 9:10; Ec 12:13


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There is a knowledge of natural things,

1 ¶ Surely¹² there is² a veinº for the silver,º and a placeº for goldº [where] they fineºª [it]. 2 Ironº is takenºª out of the earth,º² and brassº [is] moltenºª [out of] the stone.º 3 He settethºª an endº to darkness,º and searcheth outºª² all² perfection:º the stonesº of darkness,º and the shadow of death.º 4 The floodº breaketh outºª from²² the inhabitant;ºª [even the waters] forgottenºª of² the foot:º they are dried up,ºª they are gone awayºª from men.º² 5 [As for] the earth,º out of² it comethºª bread:º and under² it is turned upºª as it were² fire.º 6 The stonesº of it [are] the placeº of sapphires:º and it hath dustº of gold.º 7 [There is] a pathº which no² fowlº knoweth,ºª and which the vulture'sº eyeº hath not² seen:ºª 8 The lion'sº whelpsº have not² troddenºª it, nor² the fierce lionº passedºª by² it. 9 He putteth forthºª his handº upon the rock;º he overturnethºª the mountainsº by the roots.º² 10 He cutteth outºª riversº among the rocks;º and his eyeº seethºª every² precious thing.º 11 He bindethºª the floodsº from overflowing;º² and [the thing that is] hidº bringeth he forthºª to light.º

[1] Gn 2:11; 23:15; 24:22; 1K 7:48; 10:21; 1Ch 29:2; Ps 12:6; Pv 17:3; 27:21; Is 48:10; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; 1P 1:7.
[2] Gn 4:22; Nu 31:22; Dt 8:9; 1Ch 22:14.
[3] Jb 10:21; 12:22; 38:16; Pv 2:4; Ec 1:13; Hab 2:13; Mt 6:33; Lk 16:8.
[5] Gn 1:11, 29; Ps 104:14; Is 28:25; Ezk 28:13.
[6] Ex 24:10; Jb 28:16; So 5:14; Is 54:11; Rv 21:19.
[7] Jb 11:6; 28:21; 38:19, 24; Ro 11:33.
[9] Na 1:4.
[10] Pv 14:23; 24:4; Hab 3:9.
[11] Jb 26:8; Is 37:25; 44:27; 45:2; 1Co 4:5.

but wisdom is an excellent gift of God.

12 But whereº² shall wisdomº be found?ºª and where²² [is] the placeº of understanding?º 13 Manº knowethºª not² the priceº thereof; neither² is it foundºª in the landº of the living.º 14 The depthº saith,ºª It² [is] not² in me: and the seaº saith,ºª [It is] not² with² me. 15 It cannot² be gottenºª for gold,¹²²² neither² shall silverº be weighedºª [for] the priceº thereof. 16 It cannot² be valuedºª with the goldº of Ophir,º with the preciousº onyx,º or the sapphire.º 17 The goldº and the crystalº cannot² equalºª it: and the exchangeº of it [shall not be for] jewelsº of fine gold.º 18 No² mention¹ª shall be made² of coral,º or of pearls:º for the priceº of wisdomº [is] above rubies.º² 19 The topazº of Ethiopiaº shall not² equalºª it, neither² shall it be valuedºª with pureº gold.º 20 Whenceº² then comethºª wisdom?º and where²² [is] the placeº of understanding?º 21 Seeing it is hidºª from the eyesº² of all² living,º and kept closeºª from the fowlsº² of the air.º 22 Destructionº and deathº say,ºª We have heardºª the fameº thereof with our ears.º 23 Godº understandethºª the wayº thereof, and he² knowethºª² the placeº thereof. 24 For² he² lookethºª to the endsº of the earth,º [and] seethºª under² the whole² heaven;º 25 To makeºª the weightº for the winds;º and he weighethºª the watersº by measure.º 26 When he madeºª a decreeº for the rain,º and a wayº for the lightningº of the thunder:º 27 Then² did he seeºª it, and declareºª it; he preparedºª it, yea,² and searched it out.ºª 28 And unto manº he said,ºª Behold,² the fearº of the Lord,º that² [is] wisdom;º and to departºª from evilº² [is] understanding.º

[12] 1K 3:9; Jb 28:20, 28; Ps 51:6; Pv 2:4; 3:19; Ec 7:23; 1Co 1:19; Col 2:3; Jm 1:5, 17.
[13] Jb 28:15, 21; Ps 19:10; 52:5; 119:72; Pv 3:14; 8:11, 18; 16:16; 23:23; Ec 8:16; Is 38:11; 53:8.
[14] Ro 11:33.
[15] Jb 28:18; Pv 3:13; 8:10, 17, 19; 16:16.
[16] Ex 28:20; 1Ch 29:4; Ps 45:9; Is 13:12; Ezk 28:13.
[17] Ezk 1:22; Rv 4:6; 21:11; 22:1.
[18] Pv 3:15; 31:10; Lm 4:7; Ezk 27:16; Mt 7:6; 13:45; 1Ti 2:9; Rv 17:4; 18:12; 21:21.
[19] Ex 28:17; 39:10; Ezk 28:13; Rv 21:20.
[20] Jb 28:12; Pv 2:6; Ec 7:23; 1Co 2:6; Jm 1:5, 17.
[21] Jb 28:7; Ps 49:3; Mt 11:25; 13:17, 35; 1Co 2:7; Col 2:3.
[22] Jb 28:14; Ps 83:10.
[23] Ps 19:7; 147:5; Pv 2:6; 8:14; Mt 11:27; Lk 10:21; Ac 15:18; Ro 11:33; 1Co 1:30; Jde 1:25.
[24] 2Ch 16:9; Pv 15:3; Zc 4:10; Rv 5:6.
[25] Ps 135:7; Is 40:12.
[26] Jb 36:26, 32; 37:3; 38:25; Ps 29:3; 148:8; Jr 14:22; Am 4:7; Zc 10:1.
[27] Ps 19:1; Pv 8:22.
[28] Dt 4:6; 29:29; Ps 34:14; 111:10; Pv 1:7; 3:7; 8:4, 26; 9:10; 13:14; 16:17; Ec 12:13; Is 1:16; 2Ti 2:19; Jm 3:13; 1P 3:11.


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