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| Job 28:1 | Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. | Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine. | Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out. | Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine; |
| Job 28:2 | Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. | Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone. | Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire. | Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass. |
| Job 28:3 | He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. | [Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. | Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark. | An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade. |
| Job 28:4 | The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. | He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. | He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord. | A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered. |
| Job 28:5 | As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. | As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. | As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire. | The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire. |
| Job 28:6 | The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. | The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold. | Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. | A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold. |
| Job 28:7 | There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: | That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it: | No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it. | A path not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite, |
| Job 28:8 | The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. | The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby. | The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way. | Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion. |
| Job 28:9 | He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. | He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots. | Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots. | Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. |
| Job 28:10 | He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. | He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing. | He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value. | Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. |
| Job 28:11 | He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light. | From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light. |
| Job 28:12 | But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? | But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? | But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge? | And the wisdom whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? |
| Job 28:13 | Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. | Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living. | Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living. | Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living. |
| Job 28:14 | The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. | The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me. | The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me. | The deep hath said, `It [is] not in me,` And the sea hath said, `It is not with me.` |
| Job 28:15 | It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it. | Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed its price. |
| Job 28:16 | It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire. | It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, |
| Job 28:17 | The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. | Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. | Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold. | Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold. |
| Job 28:18 | No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. | No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies. | There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls. | Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies. |
| Job 28:19 | The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold. | Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued. |
| Job 28:20 | Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? | Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? | From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? | And the wisdom whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? |
| Job 28:21 | Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. | Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens. | For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. | It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden. |
| Job 28:22 | Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. | Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears. | Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears. | Destruction and death have said: `With our ears we have heard its fame.` |
| Job 28:23 | God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. | God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof. | God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place; | God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place. |
| Job 28:24 | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven; | For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. | For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see, |
| Job 28:25 | To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. | To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure. | When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters; | To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure. |
| Job 28:26 | When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: | When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; | When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames; | In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices, |
| Job 28:27 | Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. | Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out. | Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely. | Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out, |
| Job 28:28 | And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. | And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding. | And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge. | And He saith to man: `Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.` |
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