Job 28

1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold {where} they fine {it}. {vein: or, mine}● 2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass {is} molten {out of} the stone. {earth: or, dust}● 3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.● 4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; {even the waters} forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.● 5{As for} the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.● 6The stones of it {are} the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. {dust...: or, gold ore}● 7{There is} a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:● 8The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.● 9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. {rock: or, flint}● 10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.● 11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and {the thing that is} hid bringeth he forth to light. {overflowing: Heb. weeping}● 12But where shall wisdom be found? and where {is} the place of understanding?● 13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.● 14The depth saith, It {is} not in me: and the sea saith, {It is} not with me.● 15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed {for} the price thereof. {It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it}● 16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.● 17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it {shall not be for} jewels of fine gold. {jewels...: or, vessels of}● 18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom {is} above rubies. {coral: or, Ramoth}● 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.● 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where {is} the place of understanding?● 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. {air: or, heaven}● 22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.● 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.● 24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, {and} seeth under the whole heaven;● 25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.● 26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:● 27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. {declare...: or, number it}● 28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that {is} wisdom; and to depart from evil {is} understanding.●