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Job - ch 28 v 1 - 20
- Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
- Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.
- Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark.
- 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.
- As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire.
- Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.
- No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
- The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
- Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.
- He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value.
- He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
- But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
- Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
- The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
- Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
- It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.
- Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
- There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
- The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
- From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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