Job 28

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for gold which men refine.	1 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟܣܦܐ ܢܦܩܐ ܘܐܬܪܐ ܕܠܕܗܒܐ ܡܫܚܠܝܢ
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted out of stone.	2 ܘܦܪܙܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܡܬܢܣܟ ܘܡܢ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܡܬܢܣܟ ܢܚܫܐ
3 He has set a boundary for the darkness; to the farthest confines he penetrates.	3 ܩܨܐ ܣܡ ܠܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܣܘܦܐ ܗܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܚܒܪܐ ܘܛܠܠܗ ܕܡܘܬܐ
	4 ܬܘܪܥܬܐ ܝܪܬܘ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܓܝܘܪܐ ܐܬܛܥܝܘ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܬܐ ܘܐܬܕܠܠܘ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ
5 The earth, though out of it comes forth bread, is in fiery upheaval underneath.	5 ܓܠܘ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܢ̇ܦܩ ܡܙܘܢܐ ܘܬܚܘܬܝܗ̇ ܡܬܗܦܟ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ
6 Its stones are the source of sapphires, and there is gold in its dust.	6 ܘܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܣܦܝܠܐ ܟܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܘܫܚܠܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܒܫ̈ܒܝܠܝܗ̇
7 The path to it no bird of prey knows, nor has the hawk's eye seen that path.	7 ܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܗ̇ ܛܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܬܗ̇ ܥܝܢ ܕܝܬܐ
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the lion gone that way.	8 ܘܠܐ ܕܪܫܗ̇ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܪ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܐܪܝܐ
9 He sets his hand to the flinty rock, and overturns the mountains at their foundations.	9 ܒܟܐܦ ܛܪ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܗܦܟ ܡܢ ܥܩܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܢ
10 He splits channels in the rocks; his eyes behold all that is precious.	10 ܒܚܘܣܢܗ ܢܗܪ̈ܘܢ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܘܟܠ ܐܝܩܪ ܚܙܬ ܥܝܢܗ
11 He probes the wellsprings of the streams, and brings hidden things to light.	11 ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܚܒܫ ܘܡܢ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܢܦܩ ܢܘܗܪܐ
12 But whence can wisdom be obtained, and where is the place of understanding?	12 ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܬܫܬܟܚ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ̇
13 Man knows nothing to equal it, nor is it to be had in the land of the living.	13 ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܓܙܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ
14 The abyss declares, "It is not in me"; and the sea says, "I have it not."	14 ܬܗܘܡܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܒܝ ܘܝܡܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܝܬ ܠܘܬܝ
15 Solid gold cannot purchase it, nor can its price be paid with silver.	15 ܠܐ ܡܬܝܗܒ ܕܗܒܐ ܚܠܦܝܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܡܢܐ ܟܣܦܐ ܒܕܡ̈ܝܗ̇
16 It cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.	16 ܠܐ ܡܬܚܠܦܐ ܒܕܗܒܐ ܕܐܘܦܝܪ ܘܒܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܒܣܦܝܠܐ
17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, nor can golden vessels reach its worth.	17 ܠܐ ܦ̇ܚܡ ܠܗ̇ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܙ̈ܓܘܓܝܬܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܛ̈ܒܥܐ ܘܚܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܦܚܡܝܢ ܠܗ̇
18 Neither coral nor jasper should be thought of; it surpasses pearls and	18 ܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܦ̇ܚܡ ܠܗ̇ ܦܬܘܬܟܐ ܕܗܝܐ ܘܒܙܡܪ̈ܓܕܐ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܟܕܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܠܦܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܘܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܦ̇ܚܡ ܠܗ̇
19 Arabian topaz.	19 ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܘܫ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܦܕܬܐ ܠܐ ܦܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܗ̇
20 Whence, then, comes wisdom, and where is the place of understanding?	20 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܗ̇
21 It is hid from the eyes of any beast; from the birds of the air it is concealed.	21 ܟܣܝܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܟܠ ܕܚܝ ܘܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܡܣܬܪܐ ܗܝ
22 Abaddon and Death say, "Only by rumor have we heard of it."	22 ܐܒܕܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܕܒܐ̈ܕܢܝܢ ܫܡܥܢ ܫܡܥܗ̇
23 God knows the way to it; it is he who is familiar with its place.	23 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܢܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ̇ ܘܗܘܝܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܕܘܟܬܗ̇
24 For he beholds the ends of the earth and sees all that is under the heavens.	24 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܣܘܦ ܟܠ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܚܝܬ ܟܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ
25 He has weighed out the wind, and fixed the scope of the waters;	25 ܕܥܒܕ ܡܬܩܠܐ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܘܡܬܩܠܐ ܐܬܩܢ ܒܟܝܠܬܐ
26 When he made rules for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts,	26 ܥܒܕ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܡܛܪܐ ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܚܙ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܩܠܐ
27 Then he saw wisdom and appraised it, gave it its setting, knew it through and through.	27 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܚܙܗ̇ ܘܐܫܬܥܝܗ̇ ܬܩܠܗ̇ ܘܐܦ ܒܕܩܗ̇
28 And to man he said: Behold, the fear of the LORD is wisdom; and avoiding evil is understanding.	28 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܝ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܠܡܣܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ