Job 28 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 28

Surely

there is

a mine

for silver

and a place

where gold

is refined.

Iron

is taken

from the earth,

and copper

is smelted

from ore.

Man puts

an end

to the darkness;

he

probes

the farthest recesses

for ore

in deepest darkness.

Far from

human habitation

he cuts

a shaft

in places forgotten

by the foot of man.

Far from men

he dangles

and sways.

Food

may come

from

the earth,

but from below

it is transformed

as

by fire.

Its rocks

are the source

of sapphires,

containing flecks

of gold.

No

bird of prey

knows

that path;

no

falcon’s

eye

has seen it.

Proud beasts

have never

trodden it;

no

lion

has ever prowled

over it.

The miner strikes

the flint;

he overturns

mountains

at their base.

He hews out

channels

in the rocks,

and his eyes

spot

every

treasure.

He searches

the sources

of the streams

to bring

what is hidden

to light.

But where

can wisdom

be found,

and where

does understanding

dwell?

No

man

can know

its value,

nor

is it found

in the land

of the living.

The ocean depths

say,

‘It is

not

in me,’

while the sea

declares,

‘It is not

with me.’

It cannot

be purchased

for gold,

nor

its price

weighed out

in silver.

It cannot

be valued

in the gold

of Ophir,

in precious

onyx

or sapphire.

Neither

gold

nor crystal

can compare,

nor jewels

of fine gold

be exchanged for it.

Coral

and quartz

are unworthy

of mention;

the price

of wisdom is

beyond rubies.

Topaz

from Cush

cannot

compare,

nor can it

be valued

in pure

gold.

From where

then does wisdom

come,

and where

does understanding

dwell?

It is hidden

from the eyes

of every

living thing

and concealed

from the birds

of the air.

Abaddon

and Death

say,

‘We have heard

a rumor about it.’

But God

understands

its way,

and He

knows

its place.

For

He

looks

to the ends

of the earth

and sees

everything

under

the heavens.

When God fixed

the weight

of the wind

and measured out

the waters,

when He set

a limit

for the rain

and a path

for the thunderbolt,

then

He looked at wisdom

and appraised it;

He established it

and searched it out.

And He said

to man,

‘Behold,

the fear

of the Lord,

that is

wisdom,

and to turn away

from evil

is understanding.’”

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