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| 1. | Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. | "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine. | Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out. | ||
| 2. | Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. | Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore. | Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire. | ||
| 3. | He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. | Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness. | Man puts an end to the dark, searching out to the farthest limit the stones of the deep places of the dark. | ||
| 4. | The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. | He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth. | He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord. | ||
| 5. | As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. | As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire. | As for the earth, bread comes out of it; but under its face it is turned up as if by fire. | ||
| 6. | The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. | Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold. | Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. | ||
| 7. | There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: | That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon's eye seen it. | No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it. | ||
| 8. | The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. | The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there. | The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way. | ||
| 9. | He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. | He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots. | Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots. | ||
| 10. | He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. | He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing. | He makes deep ways, cut through the rock, and his eye sees everything of value. | ||
| 11. | He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | He binds the streams that they don't trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light. | He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light. | ||
| 12. | But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? | "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? | But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge? | ||
| 13. | Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. | Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living. | Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living. | ||
| 14. | The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. | The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.' | The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me. | ||
| 15. | It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price. | Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it. | ||
| 16. | It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire{or, lapis lazuli}. | It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire. | ||
| 17. | The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. | Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. | Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold. | ||
| 18. | No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. | No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. | There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls. | ||
| 19. | The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold. | ||
| 20. | Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? | Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding? | From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? | ||
| 21. | Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. | Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky. | For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. | ||
| 22. | Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. | Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.' | Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears. | ||
| 23. | God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. | "God understands its way, and he knows its place. | God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place; | ||
| 24. | For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; | For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky. | For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. | ||
| 25. | To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. | He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure. | When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters; | ||
| 26. | When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: | When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder; | When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames; | ||
| 27. | Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. | then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out. | Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely. | ||
| 28. | And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. | To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord{The word translated "Lord" is "Adonai."}, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'" | And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge. | ||