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2.4 KiB
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60 lines
2.4 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 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.’” |