{"book":"Job","slug":"job","ch":28,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Job","prev":"job/27","next":"job/29","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[“] Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"[“] Surely there is a mine for silver"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a place where gold is refined."}],"h":"Where Can Wisdom Be Found?","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Iron is taken from the earth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and copper is smelted from ore."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"[Man] puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[Man] puts an end to the darkness;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he probes the farthest recesses"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for ore in deepest darkness."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in places forgotten by the foot of man."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Far from men he dangles and sways."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Food may come from the earth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but from below it is transformed as by fire."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Its rocks are the source of sapphires,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"containing flecks of gold."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"No bird of prey knows that path;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"no falcon’s eye has seen it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Proud beasts have never trodden it;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"no lion has ever prowled over it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The miner strikes the flint;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he overturns mountains at their base."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He hews out channels in the rocks,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his eyes spot every treasure."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.","f":["Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate He searches"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He stops up the sources of the streams"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to bring what is hidden to light."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But where can wisdom be found,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and where does understanding dwell?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":13,"t":"No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"No man can know its value,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nor is it found in the land of the living."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"The ocean depths say,‘ It [is] not in me,’ while the sea declares,‘ [It is] not with me.’","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The ocean depths say,‘ It [is] not in me,’"},{"style":"indent2","t":"while the sea declares,‘ [It is] not with me.’"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"It cannot be bought with gold, nor [can] its price be weighed out in silver.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It cannot be bought with gold,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nor [can] its price be weighed out in silver."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in precious onyx or sapphire."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom [is] beyond rubies.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the price of wisdom [is] beyond rubies."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.","f":["That is, the upper Nile region"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"nor can it be valued in pure gold."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"From where, then, does wisdom come,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and where does understanding dwell?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":21,"t":"It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and concealed from the birds of the air."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"Abaddon and Death say,‘ We have heard a rumor about it.’","f":["Abaddon means Destruction."],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Abaddon and Death say,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"‘ We have heard a rumor about it.’"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"But God understands its way, and He knows its place.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"But God understands its way,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He knows its place."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He looks to the ends of the earth"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and sees everything under the heavens."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When God fixed the weight of the wind"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and measured out the waters,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"when He set a limit for the rain"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a path for the thunderbolt,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"then He looked at [wisdom] and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"then He looked at [wisdom] and appraised it;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He established it and searched it out."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"And He said to man,‘ Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, and to turn away from evil [is] understanding.’”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"And He said to man,‘ Behold,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and to turn away from evil [is] understanding.’”"}],"style":"indent1"}]}