Job 28

1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;YLT — Job 28:1

2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.YLT — Job 28:2

3 An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.YLT — Job 28:3

4 A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.YLT — Job 28:4

5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.YLT — Job 28:5

6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.YLT — Job 28:6

7 A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,YLT — Job 28:7

8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.YLT — Job 28:8

9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.YLT — Job 28:9

10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.YLT — Job 28:10

11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.YLT — Job 28:11

12 And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?YLT — Job 28:12

13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.YLT — Job 28:13

14 The deep hath said, ‘It [is] not in me,’ And the sea hath said, ‘It is not with me.’YLT — Job 28:14

15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.YLT — Job 28:15

16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,YLT — Job 28:16

17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.YLT — Job 28:17

18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.YLT — Job 28:18

19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.YLT — Job 28:19

20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?YLT — Job 28:20

21 It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.YLT — Job 28:21

22 Destruction and death have said: ‘With our ears we have heard its fame.’YLT — Job 28:22

23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.YLT — Job 28:23

24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,YLT — Job 28:24

25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.YLT — Job 28:25

26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,YLT — Job 28:26

27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,YLT — Job 28:27

28 And He saith to man: — ‘Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.’YLT — Job 28:28