Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Surely there is for silver a
source,
And a place for
the
gold they
refine;
“
Surely there is a
mine
for silver and a place where
gold is
refined.
Iron from
the
dust
is taken, And `
from '
the
firm
stone
brass
.
Iron is taken from
the
earth
, and copper
is
smelted
from ore
.
An end hath
he
set
to darkness ,
And
to
all
perfection
he is
searching,
A
stone
of
darkness and
death-shade
.
Man
puts
an end to the
darkness ;
he probes
the
farthest
recesses
for
ore
in
deepest
darkness.
A
stream
hath
broken
out
from a sojourner,
Those
forgotten of
the foot ,
They
were
low,
from
man they
wandered
.
Far
from human
habitation
he
cuts
a shaft
in
places
forgotten by
the foot of
man. Far
from
men
he
dangles
and
sways.
The earth !
from it cometh
forth
bread,
And
its
under-part
is turned
like
fire.
Food
may
come
from
the earth ,
but
from below
it is transformed
as
by
fire.
A
place
of
the
sapphire
`are'
its stones
, And
it
hath
dust
of gold.
Its rocks
are
the
source
of
sapphires
, containing
flecks
of gold.
A
path --
not
known
it
hath
a
ravenous
fowl,
Nor
scorched
it
hath
an
eye of
the
kite,
No
bird
of
prey
knows
that
path ;
no
falcon’s
eye has
seen
it.
Nor
trodden it have
the
sons
of
pride,
Not
passed
over it hath
the
fierce
lion
.
Proud
beasts
have
never
trodden it ;
no
lion
has
ever
prowled
over it.
Against
the flint he
sent
forth
his
hand,
He overturned
from
the
root
mountains.
The miner
strikes
the
flint ;
he overturns
mountains at
their
base
.
Among
rocks,
brooks
he hath
cleaved
, And every
precious
thing
hath
his eye
seen
.
He hews
out
channels
in
the
rocks
, and his eyes
spot
every
treasure
.
From
overflowing
floods
he hath
bound,
And
the hidden thing
bringeth
out
`
to '
light.
He stops
up
the sources
of
the
streams
to
bring
what
is
hidden to light.
And
the
wisdom --
whence
is
it
found ?
And where `is'
this,
the
place
of
understanding?
But
where
can
wisdom be
found ,
and where does
understanding dwell
?
Man hath
not
known
its arrangement
, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
No
man can
know
its value
, nor is it found in the land of the living.
The deep
hath
said
, `
It `
is '
not in me, '
And
the sea hath
said
, `
It is not with me. '
The ocean
depths
say
, ‘
It is not in me, ’
while
the sea declares
, ‘
It is not with me. ’
Gold
is
not
given
for
it, Nor is
silver
weighed
--
its price.
It cannot
be
bought
with
gold
, nor can
its price be
weighed
out
in
silver
.
It is
not
valued with
pure
gold of Ophir, With
precious onyx and
sapphire ,
It cannot
be
valued in
the
gold of Ophir, in
precious onyx or
sapphire .
Not
equal
it
do
gold and
crystal, Nor `is'
its
exchange
a
vessel
of fine gold.
Neither
gold nor
crystal can
compare
to
it
, nor jewels
of fine gold be
exchanged
for
it
.
Corals
and pearl
are not
remembered,
The acquisition
of wisdom `
is '
above
rubies.
Coral
and quartz
are unworthy
of
mention;
the price
of wisdom is beyond
rubies.
Not
equal
it
doth
the
topaz of
Cush, With
pure
gold
it is
not
valued.
Topaz from
Cush cannot
compare
to
it
, nor
can
it be
valued in
pure
gold
.
And
the
wisdom --
whence
doth
it
come ?
And where `is'
this,
the
place
of
understanding?
From
where
then
does
wisdom come ,
and where does
understanding dwell
?
It hath
been
hid
from the eyes of all
living .
And from the fowl
of the heavens
It
hath
been
hidden
.
It is
hidden
from the eyes of every
living thing
and concealed
from the birds
of the air
.
Destruction
and death have
said:
`With
our
ears
we have heard its
fame
. '
Abaddon
and Death say,
‘
We have heard a
rumor
about
it
. ’
God hath
understood
its way, And He hath
known
its place.
But
God understands
its way, and He knows
its place.
For He to the ends of the earth doth
look,
Under the whole
heavens He
doth
see,
For He looks
to the ends of the earth and
sees
everything
under the heavens .
To
make
for
the wind
a
weight ,
And the waters He
meted
out
in
measure.
When
God
fixed
the weight of
the
wind
and measured
out
the waters ,
In
His
making
for the rain a
limit,
And a way
for the brightness
of
the
voices
,
when
He
set
a
limit
for the rain and a path
for the thunderbolt
,
Then He hath
seen
and declareth
it ,
He hath
prepared
it ,
and also
searched it out ,
then He looked
at
wisdom
and appraised
it ;
He established
it and searched it out .
And He saith
to man :
--
`Lo
, fear of the Lord, that `
is '
wisdom, And to turn from evil `
is '
understanding. '
And He said
to man, ‘Behold,
the
fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away
from evil is understanding. ’”
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