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-Job's Discourse on 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 where gold is refined.
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-2. Iron is taken from the earth,
+2 Iron is taken from the earth,
 And copper is smelted from ore.
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-3. Man puts an end to darkness,
+3 Man puts an end to darkness,
 And searches every recess
 For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
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-4. He breaks open a shaft away from people;
+4 He breaks open a shaft away from people;
 In places forgotten by feet
 They hang far away from men;
 They swing to and fro.
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-5. As for the earth, from it comes bread,
+5 As for the earth, from it comes bread,
 But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
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-6. Its stones are the source of sapphires,
+6 Its stones are the source of sapphires,
 And it contains gold dust.
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-7. That path no bird knows,
-Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
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-8. The proud lions have not trodden it,
+7 That path no bird knows,
+Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.
+8 The proud lions have not trodden it,
 Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
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-9. He puts his hand on the flint;
+9 He puts his hand on the flint;
 He overturns the mountains at 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 from trickling;
+11 He dams up the streams from trickling;
 What is hidden he brings forth to light.
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-12. "But where can wisdom be found?
+12 “But where can wisdom be found?
 And where is the place of understanding?
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-13. Man does not know its value,
+13 Man does not know its value,
 Nor is it 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 purchased for gold,
+14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
+And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
+15 It cannot be purchased for gold,
 Nor can silver be weighed for 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. Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,
+17 Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,
 Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.
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-18. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz,
+18 No mention shall be made of coral or quartz,
 For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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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. Destruction and Death say,
-'We have heard a report about it with our ears.'
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-23. God understands its way,
+22 Destruction and Death say,
+‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’
+23 God understands its way,
 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 under the whole heavens,
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-25. To establish a weight for the wind,
+25 To establish a weight for the wind,
 And apportion the waters by measure.
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-26. When He made a law for the rain,
+26 When He made a law for the rain,
 And a path for the thunderbolt,
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-27. Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
+27 Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
 He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
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-28. And to man He said,
-'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
-And to depart from evil is understanding.' "
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+28 And to man He said,
+‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
+And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”