Job 28:1-28 NIV
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is
Found
1There
is a mine for silver
and a
place where gold is refined.
2Iron is
taken from the earth,
and
copper is smelted from ore.
3Mortals
put an end to the darkness;
they
search out the farthest recesses
for ore
in the blackest darkness.
4Far
from human dwellings they cut a shaft,
in places
untouched by human feet;
far
from other people they dangle and sway.
5The
earth, from which food comes,
is
transformed below as by fire;
6lapis
lazuli comes from its rocks,
and its
dust contains nuggets of gold.
7No bird
of prey knows that hidden path,
no
falcon’s eye has seen it.
8Proud
beasts do not set foot on it,
and no
lion prowls there.
9People
assault the flinty rock with their hands
and lay
bare the roots of the mountains.
10They
tunnel through the rock;
their
eyes see all its treasures.
and
bring hidden things to light.
12But Where Can Wisdom Be Found?
Where Does Understanding Dwell?
13No
mortal comprehends its worth;
it
cannot be found in the land of the living.
14The
deep says, “It is not in me”;
the sea
says, “It is not with me.”
15It
cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can
its price be weighed out in silver.
16It
cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,
with
precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17Neither
gold nor crystal can compare with it,
nor can
it be had for jewels of gold.
18Coral
and jasper are not worthy of mention;
the
price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19The
topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;
it
cannot be bought with pure gold.
20Where Then Does Wisdom Come From?
Where Does Understanding Dwell?
21It is
hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed
even from the birds in the sky.
“Only a
rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23GOD Understands the way to it
and HE Alone Knows Where It Dwells,
24For HE Views the ends of the earth
and Sees
everything under the heavens.
25When HE Established the force of the wind
and Measured Out the waters,
26when HE Made a decree for the rain
and a path
for the thunderstorm,
27then HE Looked at wisdom and Appraised it;
HE Confirmed it and Tested it.
28And HE Said to the human race,
“The Fear of
The LORD—That Is Wisdom,
and to shun
evil is Understanding.”
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