Job 28
New International Version - Job 28 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142 28:1 'There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. 28:2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. 28:3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness. 28:4 Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways. 28:5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire; 28:6 sapphires come from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold. 28:7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it. 28:8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there. 28:9 Man's hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains. 28:10 He tunnels through the rock; his eyes see all its treasures. 28:11 He searches the sources of the rivers and brings hidden things to light. 28:12 'But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell? 28:13 Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living. 28:14 The deep says, 'It is not in me'; the sea says, 'It is not with me.' 28:15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver. 28:16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. 28:17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold. 28:18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. 28:19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold. 28:20 'Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? 28:21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air. 28:22 Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.' 28:23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, 28:24 for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. 28:25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, 28:26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, 28:27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. 28:28 And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.' '