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