Rotherham - Job - 28

28:1  Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;

28:2  Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;

28:3  An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

28:4  He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;

28:5  As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;

28:6  The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold:—

28:7  A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;

28:8  Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:

28:9  Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;

28:10  Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:

28:11  From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.

28:12  Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?

28:13  Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;

28:14  The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!

28:15  Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;

28:16  It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;

28:17  Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

28:18  Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;

28:19  The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

28:20  Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

28:21  Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

28:22  Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

28:23  GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;

28:24  For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;

28:25  Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,

28:26  When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,

28:27  Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;

28:28  And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.