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