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id="topheading"><a href="../job/27.htm" title="Job 27">◄</a> Job 28 <a href="../job/29.htm" title="Job 29">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/job/28.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Priceless Wisdom is Sourced in God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“Surely there are mines for silver</p> <p class="poetry2">and places where gold is refined.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Iron is taken from the ground;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:2 Or dry earth">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and copper is smelted from ore.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Mankind limits the darkness</p> <p class="poetry2">as they search the deepest depths</p> <p class="poetry2">for ore<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:3 Lit. for darkest stone">b</a></span> in unfathomable darkness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He sinks his shaft far from human habitations,</p> <p class="poetry2">in a place<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:4 The Heb. lacks in a place">c</a></span> forgotten by explorers;</p> <p class="poetry2">they hang on harnesses</p> <p class="poetry2">as they swing back and forth.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“While the ground produces food,</p> <p class="poetry2">underneath it is torn up and burning hot,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:5 Lit. is turned up as by fire">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>where stones are sapphire</p> <p class="poetry2">and gold dust can be found,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>a place where birds of prey never fly,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the eyes of the falcon have never seen.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The proud beasts haven’t walked there;</p> <p class="poetry2">lions have never passed over it.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Using a flint, he thrusts his hand,</p> <p class="poetry2">overturning mountains by the roots.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He cuts a channel through the rocks,</p> <p class="poetry2">while his eyes search for anything of value.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He dams up flowing rivers,</p> <p class="poetry2">bringing hidden things to light.”</p> <p class="heading">Wisdom is of Greater Value than Precious Stones</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Where can wisdom be found?</p> <p class="poetry2">Where is understanding’s home?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Mankind doesn’t appreciate their value;</p> <p class="poetry2">and you won’t find it anywhere on earth.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:13 Lit. it in the land of the living">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The deepest ocean says, ‘It’s not within me.’</p> <p class="poetry2">and the sea says, ‘You’ll never find it with me.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You can’t buy it with gold,</p> <p class="poetry2">and its value cannot be calculated in silver.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:16 i.e. an ancient source of fine gold; cf. 1Chr 29:4">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">with precious onyx, or with sapphire.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>It cannot be compared to gold and fine glass<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:17 The Heb. lacks fine glass">g</a></span> crystal,</p> <p class="poetry2">nor can it be exchanged for gold-plated weaponry.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:17 Or for refined implements made of gold">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Don’t even bother to mention coral and crystal—</p> <p class="poetry2">wisdom is more valuable than a bag of rubies.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:18 Or pearls">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>It can neither be compared with the topaz of Ethiopia</p> <p class="poetry2">nor valued in comparison to pure gold.”</p> <p class="heading">Wisdom is from God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“From where, then, does wisdom originate?</p> <p class="poetry2">Where does understanding live?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:20 Lit. Where is its place?">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature</p> <p class="poetry2">and hidden even from the birds in the skies.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Abaddon<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:22 i.e. the realm of eternal judgment in the afterlife">k</a></span> and death said,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘We did hear a rumor about it.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>God understands how to get there;</p> <p class="poetry2">he knows where they live.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:23 Lit. knows its place">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For he looks as far as the ends of the earth</p> <p class="poetry2">and sees everything under the sky.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:24 Or under heaven">m</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>“He imparted weight to the wind;</p> <p class="poetry2">he regulated water by his measurement.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>He set in place ordinances for the rain;</p> <p class="poetry2">and determined the pathway for thunder that accompanies lightning.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="28:26 The sound of a thunderbolt">n</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then he looked at wisdom,</p> <p class="poetry2">and fixed it in place;</p> <p class="poetry2">he established it,</p> <p class="poetry2">and also examined it.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>He has commanded mankind:</p> <p class="poetry2">‘To fear the Lord—that is wisdom;</p> <p class="poetry2">to move away from evil—that is understanding.’”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 28:2 Or <i>dry earth</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 28:3 Lit. <i>for darkest stone</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 28:4 The Heb. lacks <i>in a place</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 28:5 Lit. <i>is turned up as by fire</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 28:13 Lit. <i>it in the land of the living</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 28:16 i.e. an ancient source of fine gold; 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