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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 28 NET Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/job/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NET Bible</a> > Job 28</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div 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">NET Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/net/esv/job/28.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="title"><p class="section">III. Job’s Search for Wisdom (28:1-28)</p>No Known Road to Wisdom</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“Surely there is a mine for silver,</p><p class="poetry2">and a place where gold is refined.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Iron is taken from the ground,</p><p class="poetry2">and rock is poured out as copper.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Man puts an end to the darkness;</p><p class="poetry2">he searches the farthest recesses</p><p class="poetry2">for the ore in the deepest darkness.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Far from where people live he sinks a shaft,</p><p class="poetry2">in places travelers have long forgotten,</p><p class="poetry2">far from other people he dangles and sways.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The earth, from which food comes,</p><p class="poetry2">is overturned below as though by fire;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>a place whose stones are sapphires</p><p class="poetry2">and which contains dust of gold;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>a hidden path no bird of prey knows –</p><p class="poetry2">no falcon’s eye has spotted it.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Proud beasts have not set foot on it,</p><p class="poetry2">and no lion has passed along it.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand;</p><p class="poetry2">he has overturned mountains at their bases.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He has cut out channels through the rocks;</p><p class="poetry2">his eyes have spotted every precious thing.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He has searched the sources of the rivers</p><p class="poetry2">and what was hidden he has brought into the light.</p> <p class="title">No Price Can Buy Wisdom</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“But wisdom – where can it be found?</p><p class="poetry2">Where is the place of understanding?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Mankind does not know its place;</p><p class="poetry2">it cannot be found in the land of the living.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The deep says, ‘It is not with me.’</p><p class="poetry2">And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it,</p><p class="poetry2">nor can its price be weighed out in silver.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir,</p><p class="poetry2">with precious onyx or sapphires.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it,</p><p class="poetry2">nor can a vase of gold match its worth.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Of coral and jasper no mention will be made;</p><p class="poetry2">the price of wisdom is more than pearls.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it;</p><p class="poetry2">it cannot be purchased with pure gold.</p> <p class="title">God Alone Has Wisdom</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“But wisdom – where does it come from?</p><p class="poetry2">Where is the place of understanding?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For it has been hidden</p><p class="poetry2">from the eyes of every living creature,</p><p class="poetry2">and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Destruction and Death say,</p><p class="poetry2">‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>God understands the way to it,</p><p class="poetry2">and he alone knows its place.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For he looks to the ends of the earth</p><p class="poetry2">and observes everything under the heavens.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When he made the force of the wind</p><p class="poetry2">and measured the waters with a gauge.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>When he imposed a limit for the rain,</p><p class="poetry2">and a path for the thunderstorm,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value;</p><p class="poetry2">he established it and examined it closely.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And he said to mankind,</p><p class="poetry2">‘The fear of the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> – that is wisdom,</p><p class="poetry2">and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. 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