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