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28:1  “Certainly there is a mine for silver And a place for refining 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 away from inhabited areas, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing, away from people.
28:5  From the earth comes food, And underneath, it is turned over like fire.
28:6  Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.
28:7  No bird of prey knows the path, Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
28:8  The proud animals have not trodden it, Nor has the lion passed over it.
28:9  He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
28:10  He carves out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
28:11  He dams up the streams from flowing, And brings to light what is hidden.
28:12  “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
28:13  Mankind does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
28:14  The ocean depth 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 pure gold.
28:18  Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is more valuable than pearls.
28:19  The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
28:20  Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?
28:21  It is hidden from the eyes of every living creature, 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; He sees everything under the heavens.
28:25  When He imparted weight to the wind, And assessed the waters by measure,
28:26  When He made 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 mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”