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28:1  "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.
28:2  "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
28:3  "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
28:4  "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
28:5  "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.
28:6  "Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.
28:7  "The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
28:8  "The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
28:9  "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
28:10  "He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
28:11  "He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
28:12  "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
28:13  "Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
28:14  "The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
28:15  "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
28:16  "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
28:17  "Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
28:18  "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
28:19  "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
28:20  "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
28:21  "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
28:22  "Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
28:23  "God understands its way, And He knows its place.
28:24  "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.
28:25  "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,
28:26  When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,
28:27  Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
28:28  "And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"