Job 28

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1 There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for gold which men refine.	1 Habet argentum venarum principia et auro locus est, in quo conflatur.
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted out of stone.	2 Ferrum de terra tollitur, et lapis solutus calore in aes vertitur.
3 He has set a boundary for the darkness; to the farthest confines he penetrates.	3 Terminum posuit tenebris et universorum finem ipse scrutatur, lapidem quoque caliginis et umbrae.
	4 Aperuit cuniculos gens peregrina, ipsique obliti sunt pedes, penduli haerent plus quam vir nutans.
5 The earth, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath.	5 Terra, de qua oriebatur panis, in profundo subversa est sicut per ignem.
6 Its stones are the source of sapphires, and there is gold in its dust.	6 Locus sapphiri lapides eius, et glebae illius aurum.
7 The path to it no bird of prey knows, nor has the hawk's eye seen that path.	7 Semitam ignoravit avis rapax, nec intuitus est eam oculus vulturis.
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion gone that way.	8 Non calcaverunt eam filii superbiae, nec pertransivit per eam leaena.
9 He sets his hand to the flinty rock, and overturns the mountains at their foundations.	9 Ad silicem extendit manum suam, subvertit a radicibus montes.
10 He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious.	10 In petris canales excidit, et omne pretiosum vidit oculus eius.
11 He probes the wellsprings of the streams, and brings hidden things to light.	11 Profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est et abscondita in lucem produxit.
12 But whence can wisdom be obtained, and where is the place of understanding?	12 Sapientia vero ubi invenitur? Et quis est locus intellegentiae?
13 Man knows nothing to equal it, nor is it to be had in the land of the living.	13 Nescit homo structuram eius, nec invenitur in terra viventium.
14 The abyss declares, "It is not in me"; and the sea says, "I have it not."	14 Abyssus dicit: “Non est in me”; et mare loquitur: “Non est mecum”.
15 Solid gold cannot purchase it, nor can its price be paid with silver.	15 Non dabitur aurum obryzum pro ea, nec appendetur argentum in commutatione eius.
16 It cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.	16 Non appendetur auro Ophir nec lapidi sardonycho pretiosissimo vel sapphiro.
17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, nor can golden vessels reach its worth.	17 Non adaequabitur ei aurum vel vitrum, nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri.
18 Neither coral nor jasper should be thought of; it surpasses pearls and	18 Corallia et crystallum non memorabuntur comparatione eius; et possessio sapientiae potior margaritis.
19 Arabian topaz.	19 Non adaequabitur ei topazius de Aethiopia nec auro mundissimo componetur.
20 Whence, then, comes wisdom, and where is the place of understanding?	20 Unde ergo sapientia venit, et quis est locus intellegentiae?
21 It is hid from the eyes of any beast; from the birds of the air it is concealed.	21 Abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium, volucres quoque caeli latet.
22 Abaddon and Death say, "Only by rumor have we heard of it."	22 Perditio et mors dixerunt: “Auribus nostris audivimus famam eius”.
23 God knows the way to it; it is he who is familiar with its place.	23 Deus intellegit viam eius, et ipse novit locum illius.
24 For he beholds the ends of the earth and sees all that is under the heavens.	24 Ipse enim fines mundi intuetur et omnia, quae sub caelo sunt, respicit.
25 He has weighed out the wind, and fixed the scope of the waters;	25 Qui fecit ventis pondus et aquas appendit in mensura,
26 When he made rules for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts,	26 quando ponebat pluviis legem et viam procellis sonantibus,
27 Then he saw wisdom and appraised it, gave it its setting, knew it through and through.	27 tunc vidit illam et enarravit et praeparavit et investigavit.
28 And to man he said: Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.	28 Et dixit homini: “Ecce timor Domini, ipsa est sapientia; et recedere a malo intellegentia” ”.