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