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JOB 28:1–28:19 ©

SECTION THREE:/Praising wisdom

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SECTION THREE:

(28:1-28)

28:1 Praising wisdom

28Surely there’s a mine where silver is extracted,

and a place where gold is refined.

2Iron is taken from the ground,

and copper is smelted from rock.

3People have ways to end the darkness.

They search the furtherest places

for the stone of gloom and deep darkness. ???

4They break open a shaft far from villages

where feet have forgotten to go.

They hang down on ropes and swing around far from people.

5Food comes from the land on the surface of the earth,

but underneath it keeps changing like fire.

6Its rocks are a source of sapphires,

and its dust a source of gold.

7The birds of prey don’t know that path,

and the falcon’s eye hasn’t seen it.

8The sons of pride haven’t walked on it.

The lion hasn’t passed over it.

9 The miner works the flinty rock with his hands.

He overturns mountains by their roots.

10He splits open shafts in the rocks,

and his eyes notice everything that’s valuable.

11He dams up rivers upstream towards the source,

then hidden things are brought into the light.


12But where can wisdom be found,

and where does understanding live?

13People don’t know their worth,

and it’s not found in the land of the living.

14The deep waters say, ‘I don’t have it,’

and the ocean says, ‘It’s not in me.’

15Gold can’t be used to obtain it,

and silver can’t be weighed out to match its price.

16Even the gold from Ofir can’t be used to pay for wisdom,

nor can precious onyx stones and sapphires.

17Neither gold nor clear glass can equal it,

and it can’t be exchanged for a gold goblet.

18It’s not even worth mentioning coral and jasper.

Yes, wisdom is way more expensive than pearls.

19The good topaz from Ethiopia can’t be compared with it.

It can’t be paid for with gold.

28If/because there_[is] for_the_silver a_mine and_place for_the_gold [which]_people_refine.
2Iron from_earth it_is_taken and_stone_of someone_pours_out copper.
3An_end someone_puts to_the_darkness and_to/for_all end he [is]_searching_for [the]_stone of_gloom and_deep_darkness.
4He_breaks_open a_shaft from [one_who]_sojourns the_forgotten from foot they_hang_down from_people they_swing.
5[the]_earth from_her/it it_comes_forth food and_underneath_it it_is_turned_over like fire.
6[are]_a_place of_sapphire rocks_its and_dust of_gold to_him/it.
7[the]_path not knows_him a_bird_of_prey and_not seen_it [the]_eye of_a_black_kite.
8Not trodden_it [the]_sons of_pride not it_passes_by on/upon/above_him/it a_lion.
9In/on/at/with_flinty_rock he_stretches_out his/its_hand he_overturns by_roots mountains.
10In/on/at/with_rocks shafts he_splits_open and_all precious_thing it_sees eyes_his.
11From_sources rivers he_restrains and_hidden_things[fn] he_brings_out light.
12and_the_wisdom from_where will_it_be_found and_where this [is_the]_place of_understanding.
13Not he_knows humankind worth_its and_not it_is_found in_land the_living.
14The_deep it_says not in/on/at/with_me it and_sea it_says not_[it] with_me.
15Not it_will_be_given fine_gold for_it and_not it_will_be_weighed_out silver price_its.
16Not it_will_be_paid in/on/at/with_gold of_ʼŌfīr in/on/at/with_onyx precious and_sapphire.
17Not equal_it gold and_glass and_exchanged_it a_vessel of_pure_gold.
18Corals and_crystal not it_is_remembered and_Meshek of_wisdom above_pearls.
19Not compare_it (the)_topaz of_Cush in/on/at/with_gold pure not it_will_be_paid.

28:11 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

JOB 28:1–28:19 ©

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