Job 28

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.	1 There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for gold which men refine.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.	2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted out of stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.	3 He has set a boundary for the darkness; to the farthest confines he penetrates.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.	5 The earth, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.	6 Its stones are the source of sapphires, and there is gold in its dust.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:	7 The path to it no bird of prey knows, nor has the hawk's eye seen that path.
8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.	8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion gone that way.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.	9 He sets his hand to the flinty rock, and overturns the mountains at their foundations.
10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.	10 He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious.
11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.	11 He probes the wellsprings of the streams, and brings hidden things to light.
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?	12 But whence can wisdom be obtained, and where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.	13 Man knows nothing to equal it, nor is it to be had in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.	14 The abyss declares, "It is not in me"; and the sea says, "I have it not."
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.	15 Solid gold cannot purchase it, nor can its price be paid with silver.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.	16 It cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.	17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, nor can golden vessels reach its worth.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.	18 Neither coral nor jasper should be thought of; it surpasses pearls and
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.	19 Arabian topaz.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?	20 Whence, then, comes wisdom, and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.	21 It is hid from the eyes of any beast; from the birds of the air it is concealed.
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.	22 Abaddon and Death say, "Only by rumor have we heard of it."
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.	23 God knows the way to it; it is he who is familiar with its place.
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;	24 For he beholds the ends of the earth and sees all that is under the heavens.
25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.	25 He has weighed out the wind, and fixed the scope of the waters;
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:	26 When he made rules for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts,
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.	27 Then he saw wisdom and appraised it, gave it its setting, knew it through and through.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.	28 And to man he said: Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.