Job 28 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">They hang<MH1809> <i>and</i> swing<MH5128>, away<MH4480> from people<MH582>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>From the earth<MH776> comes<MH3318> food<MH3899>, <t><p class="indent1">And underneath<MH8478>, it is turned<MH2015> over<MH2015> like fire<MH784>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Its rocks<MH68> are the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>source<MH4725> of sapphires<MH5601>, <t><p class="indent1">And its dust<MH6083> <i>contains</i> gold<MH2091>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“No<MH3808> bird<MH5861> of<MH5861> prey<MH5861> knows<MH3045> the path<MH5410a>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> has the falcon’s<MH344> eye<MH5869> caught<MH7805> sight<MH7805> of it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>proud<MH7830> animals<MH1121> have not trodden<MH1869> it, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> has the lion<MH7826> passed<MH5710a> over<MH5921> it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“He puts<MH7971> his hand<MH3027> on the flint<MH2496>; <t><p class="indent1">He overturns<MH2015> the mountains<MH2022> at the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>base<MH8328>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“He carves<MH1234> out<MH1234> channels<MH2975> through the rocks<MH6697>, <t><p class="indent1">And his eye<MH5869> sees<MH7200> anything<MH3605> precious<MH3366>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“He dams<MH2280> up<MH2280> the streams<MH5104> from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>flowing<MH1065>, <t><p class="indent1">And brings<MH3318> to light<MH216> what<MH8587> is<MH8587> hidden<MH8587>. <p class="hdg">The Search for Wisdom Is Harder</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“But where<MH370> can wisdom<MH2451> be found<MH4672>? <t><p class="indent1">And where<MH335> is the place<MH4725> of understanding<MH998>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Mankind<MH582> does not know<MH3045> its value<MH6187>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> is it found<MH4672> in the land<MH776> of the living<MH2416a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“The ocean<MH8415> depth<MH8415> says<MH559>, ‘It is not in me’; <t><p class="indent1">And the sea<MH3220> says<MH559>, ‘It is not with me.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Pure<MH5458a> gold<MH5458a> cannot<MH3808> be given<MH5414> in<MH8478> exchange<MH8478> for<MH8478> it, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> can silver<MH3701> be weighed<MH8254> as its price<MH4242>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“It cannot<MH3808> be valued<MH5541b> in the gold<MH3800> of Ophir<MH211>, <t><p class="indent1">In precious<MH3368> onyx<MH7718>, or sapphire<MH5601>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Gold<MH2091> or glass<MH2137> cannot<MH3808> equal<MH6186a> it, <t><p class="indent1">Nor can it be exchanged<MH8545> for articles<MH3627> of pure<MH6337> gold<MH6337>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Coral<MH7215> and crystal<MH1378> are not to be mentioned<MH2142>; <t><p class="indent1">And the acquisition<MH4901> of wisdom<MH2451> is more<MH4480> <i>valuable</i> than<MH4480> pearls<MH6443>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“The topaz<MH6357> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Cush<MH3568a> cannot<MH3808> equal<MH6186a> it, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> can it be valued<MH5541b> in pure<MH2889> gold<MH3800>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Where<MH370> then does wisdom<MH2451> come<MH935> from? <t><p class="indent1">And where<MH335> is this<MH2088> place<MH4725> of understanding<MH998>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“It is hidden<MH5956> from the eyes<MH5869> of every<MH3605> living<MH2416a> <i>creature,</i> <t><p class="indent1">And concealed<MH5641> from the birds<MH5775> of the sky<MH8064>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Abaddon<MH11> and Death<MH4194> say<MH559>, <t><p class="indent1">‘With our ears<MH241> we have heard<MH8085> a report<MH8088> of it.’ <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“God<MH430> understands<MH995> its way<MH1870>, <t><p class="indent1">And He knows<MH3045> its place<MH4725>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“For He looks<MH5027> to the ends<MH7098> of the earth<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">He sees<MH7200> everything<MH3605> under<MH8478> the heavens<MH8064>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“When He imparted<MH6213a> weight<MH4948> to the wind<MH7307>, <t><p class="indent1">And assessed<MH8505> the waters<MH4325> by measure<MH4060a>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>When He made<MH6213a> a limit<MH2706> for the rain<MH4306>, <t><p class="indent1">And a course<MH1870> for the thunderbolt<MH6963, 2385>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then<MH227> He saw<MH7200> it and declared<MH5608> it; <t><p class="indent1">He established<MH3559> it and also<MH1571> searched<MH2713> it out<MH2713>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>“And to mankind<MH120> He said<MH559>, ‘Behold<MH2005>, the fear<MH3374> of the Lord<MH136>, that is wisdom<MH2451>; <t><p class="indent1">And to turn<MH5493> away<MH5493> from evil<MH7451b> is understanding<MH998>.’”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>source</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>for gold they refine</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>breaks open</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>sojourning</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>Earth, from it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>place</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>sons of pride</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>root</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>weeping</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>Ethiopia</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> I.e., Destruction<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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