Job - Chapter 28 | New King James Version

  • 1. "Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.
  • 2. Iron is taken from the earth, And copper is smelted from ore.
  • 3. Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
  • 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.
  • 5. As for the earth, from it comes bread, But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
  • 6. Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.
  • 7. That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
  • 8. The proud lions {cf2super [40]} 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 roots.
  • 10. He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.
  • 11. He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.
  • 12. "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
  • 13. Man 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.'
  • 15. It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
  • 16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
  • 17. Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
  • 18. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
  • 19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
  • 20. "From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
  • 21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air.
  • 22. Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a report about it with our ears.'
  • 23. God understands its way, And He knows its place.
  • 24. For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,
  • 25. To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure.
  • 26. When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt,
  • 27. Then He saw wisdom {cf2super [41]} and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
  • 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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