1 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. | IP | TOSK |
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. | TOSK |
3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness. | TOSK |
4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways. | TOSK |
5 Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. | TOSK |
6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. | TOSK |
7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it. | TOSK |
8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it. | TOSK |
9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. | TOSK |
10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. | TOSK |
11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. | TOSK |
12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? | TOSK | TT | LT |
13 No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. | TOSK |
14 The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ | IP | TOSK |
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. | TOSK |
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. | TOSK |
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it. | TOSK |
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. | TOSK |
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. | TOSK |
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? | TOSK |
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. | TOSK |
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ | TOSK |
23 But God understands its way, and He knows its place. | TOSK |
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. | TOSK |
25 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters, | TOSK |
26 when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt, | TOSK |
27 then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out. | TOSK |
28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” | IP | TOSK |