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-Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom?
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 # Chapter 28
-1. "Surely there is a mine for silver,
+1 “Surely there is a mine for silver,
     and a place for gold that they refine.
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-2. Iron is taken out of the earth,
+2 Iron is taken out of the earth,
     and copper is smelted from the ore.
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-3. Man puts an end to darkness
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-and searches out to the farthest limit
+3 Man puts an end to darkness
+    and searches out to the farthest limit
     the ore in gloom and deep darkness.
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-4. He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
+4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;
     they are forgotten by travelers;
     they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
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-5. As for the earth, out of it comes bread,
+5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread,
     but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
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-6. Its stones are the place of sapphires,
+6 Its stones are the place of sapphires,
     and it has dust of gold.
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-7. "That path no bird of prey knows,
+7 “That path no bird of prey knows,
     and the falcon's eye has not seen it.
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-8. The proud beasts have not trodden it;
+8 The proud beasts have not trodden it;
     the lion has not passed over it.
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-9. "Man puts his hand to the flinty rock
+9 “Man puts his hand to the flinty rock
     and overturns mountains by the roots.
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-10. He cuts out channels in the rocks,
+10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,
     and his eye sees every precious thing.
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-11. He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,
+11 He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,
     and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
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-12. "But where shall wisdom be found?
+12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
     And where is the place of understanding?
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-13. Man does not know its worth,
+13 Man does not know its worth,
     and it is not found in the land of the living.
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-14. The deep says, 'It is not in me,'
-    and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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-15. It cannot be bought for gold,
+14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
+    and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
+15 It cannot be bought for gold,
     and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
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-16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
+16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
     in precious onyx or sapphire.
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-17. Gold and glass cannot equal it,
+17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
     nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
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-18. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
+18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
     the price of wisdom is above pearls.
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-19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
+19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
     nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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-20. "From where, then, does wisdom come?
+20 “From where, then, does wisdom come?
     And where is the place of understanding?
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-21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living
+21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living
     and concealed from the birds of the air.
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-22. Abaddon and Death say,
-    'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
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-23. "God understands the way to it,
+22 Abaddon and Death say,
+    ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
+23 “God understands the way to it,
     and he knows its place.
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-24. For he looks to the ends of the earth
+24 For he looks to the ends of the earth
     and sees everything under the heavens.
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-25. When he gave to the wind its weight
+25 When he gave to the wind its weight
     and apportioned the waters by measure,
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-26. when he made a decree for the rain
+26 when he made a decree for the rain
     and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
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-27. then he saw it and declared it;
+27 then he saw it and declared it;
     he established it, and searched it out.
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-28. 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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+28 And he said to man,
+‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
+    and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”