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28:1  “For sure there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is made pure.
28:2  Iron is taken out of the earth. And copper is melted from the rock.
28:3  Man looks into the deepest darkness. And he goes out to the farthest part of the earth to look for rocks in the dark places.
28:4  Men break open deep holes far from where people live, forgotten by travelers. In the holes they hang and move from side to side far from men.
28:5  As for the earth, out of it comes food. But below, it is turned up as fire.
28:6  Sapphires come from its rocks and its dust has gold.
28:7  No bird who eats meat knows that path. The falcon’s eye has not seen it.
28:8  The proud animals have not stepped on it. The strong lion has not passed over it.
28:9  Man puts his hand on the hard rock. He turns the mountains over at its base.
28:10  He makes a path through the rocks, and his eyes see everything of much worth.
28:11  He stops rivers from flowing. And he brings to light what is hidden.
28:12  “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
28:13  Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.
28:14  The deep waters say, ‘It is not in me.’ The sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
28:15  Pure gold cannot be traded for it and it cannot be bought with silver.
28:16  It cannot be compared in worth to the gold of Ophir, onyx of much worth, or sapphire.
28:17  Gold or glass cannot be compared to it in worth and it cannot be traded for objects of fine gold.
28:18  There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal because wisdom cannot be paid for with rubies.
28:19  The topaz of Ethiopia cannot be compared to it in worth and it cannot be compared with the worth of pure gold.
28:20  Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
28:21  It is hidden from the eyes of all living. It is hidden from the birds of the sky.
28:22  The Place That Destroys and Death say, ‘We have only heard about it with our ears.’
28:23  “God understands the way to wisdom, and He knows its place.
28:24  For He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees everything under the heavens.
28:25  He gave weight to the wind. He decided how much water would be in the sea.
28:26  He decided how much rain would fall, and the path for the lightning.
28:27  Then He saw wisdom and made it known. He made it last, and found out all about it.
28:28  And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to turn away from sin is understanding.’”