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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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" 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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">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h5 class="sp">Job Continues</h5><h3 class="s1">Gold and Silver Are Mined</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.1" class="v18_28_1">1</span>Gold and silver are mined,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_1">then purified;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_2"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.2" class="v18_28_2">2</span>the same is done</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_2">with iron and copper.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.3" class="v18_28_3">3</span>Miners carry lanterns</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_3">deep into the darkness</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_3">to search for these metals.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.4" class="v18_28_4">4</span>They dig tunnels</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_4">in distant, unknown places,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_4">where they dangle by ropes.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.5" class="v18_28_5">5</span>Far beneath the grain fields,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_5">fires are built</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_5">to break loose those rocks</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.6" class="v18_28_6">6</span>that have jewels or gold.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.6!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.7" class="v18_28_7">7</span>Miners go to places unseen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_7">by the eyes of hawks;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_8"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.8" class="v18_28_8">8</span>they walk on soil unknown</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_8">to the proudest lions.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.9" class="v18_28_9">9</span>With their own hands</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_9">they remove sharp rocks</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_9">and uproot mountains.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_10"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.10" class="v18_28_10">10</span>They dig through the rocks</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_10">in search of jewels</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_10">and precious metals.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.11" class="v18_28_11">11</span>They also uncover</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_11">the sources of<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> rivers</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_11">and discover secret places.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Where Is Wisdom Found?</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_12"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.12" class="v18_28_12">12</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.12!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But where is wisdom found?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.13" class="v18_28_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> No human knows the way.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.13!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.14" class="v18_28_14">14</span>Nor can it be discovered</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_14">in the deepest sea.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_14">* </span><span class="v18_28_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.15" class="v18_28_15">15</span>It is worth much more</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_15">than silver or pure gold</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.16" class="v18_28_16">16</span>or precious stones.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.17" class="v18_28_17">17</span>Nothing is its equal—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_17">not gold or costly glass.<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.17!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.18" class="v18_28_18">18</span>Wisdom is worth much more than</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_18">coral, jasper,<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.18!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> or rubies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.19" class="v18_28_19">19</span>All the topaz<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.19!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> of Ethiopia<a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.19!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_19">and the finest gold</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_19">cannot compare with it.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.20" class="v18_28_20">20</span>Where then is wisdom?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.21" class="v18_28_21">21</span>It is hidden from human eyes</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_21">and even from birds.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.22" class="v18_28_22">22</span>Death and destruction</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_22">have merely heard rumors</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_22">about where it is found.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_23"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.23" class="v18_28_23">23</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.23!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> God is the only one who knows</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_23">the way to wisdom;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_24"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.24" class="v18_28_24">24</span>he alone sees everything</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_24">beneath the heavens.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_25"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.25" class="v18_28_25">25</span>When God divided out</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_25">the wind and the water,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_26"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.26" class="v18_28_26">26</span>and when he decided the path</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_26">for rain and lightning,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_27"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.27" class="v18_28_27">27</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.27!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> he also determined the truth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_27">and defined wisdom.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_28"><span class="reftext" id="Job.28.28" class="v18_28_28">28</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Job.28.28!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> God told us, “Wisdom means</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_28_28">that you respect me, the Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_28_28">and turn from sin.”</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.6 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">gold: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 5,6.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">uncover the sources of: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Two ancient translations; Hebrew “dam up.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the way: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Or “its worth.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.17 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">costly glass: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">In the ancient world, objects made of glass were costly.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.18 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">jasper: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A valuable stone, usually green or clear.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.19 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">topaz: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A valuable, yellow stone.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.19 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Ethiopia: 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