Job 28 — YLT

28Verse 1Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;^{Verse 2}Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass.^{Verse 3}An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.^{Verse 4}A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.^{Verse 5}The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.^{Verse 6}A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold.^{Verse 7}A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,^{Verse 8}Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.^{Verse 9}Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.^{Verse 10}Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.^{Verse 11}From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.^{Verse 12}And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?^{Verse 13}Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.^{Verse 14}The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'^{Verse 15}Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.^{Verse 16}It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,^{Verse 17}Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.^{Verse 18}Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.^{Verse 19}Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.^{Verse 20}And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?^{Verse 21}It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.^{Verse 22}Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'^{Verse 23}God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.^{Verse 24}For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,^{Verse 25}To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.^{Verse 26}In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,^{Verse 27}Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,^{Verse 28}And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn from evil [is] understanding.'