Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. | 1"Surely there are mines for silver and places where gold is refined. |
2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. | 2Iron is taken from the ground; and copper is smelted from ore. |
3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness. | 3Mankind limits the darkness as they search the deepest depths for ore in unfathomable darkness. |
4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways. | 4He sinks his shaft far from human habitations, in a place forgotten by explorers; they hang on harnesses as they swing back and forth. |
5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. | 5"While the ground produces food, underneath it is torn up and burning hot, |
6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. | 6where stones are sapphire and gold dust can be found, |
7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it. | 7a place where birds of prey never fly, and the eyes of the falcon have never seen. |
8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it. | 8The proud beasts haven't walked there; lions have never passed over it. |
9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. | 9"Using a flint, he thrusts his hand, overturning mountains by the roots. |
10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. | 10He cuts a channel through the rocks, while his eyes search for anything of value. |
11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. | 11He dams up flowing rivers, bringing hidden things to light." |
12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? | 12"Where can wisdom be found? Where is understanding's home? |
13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. | 13Mankind doesn't appreciate their value; and you won't find it anywhere on earth. |
14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ | 14The deepest ocean says, 'It's not within me.' and the sea says, 'You'll never find it with me.' |
15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. | 15You can't buy it with gold, and its value cannot be calculated in silver. |
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. | 16It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir, with precious onyx, or with sapphire. |
17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it. | 17It cannot be compared to gold and fine glass crystal, nor can it be exchanged for gold-plated weaponry. |
18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. | 18Don't even bother to mention coral and crystal— wisdom is more valuable than a bag of rubies. |
19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. | 19It can neither be compared with the topaz of Ethiopia nor valued in comparison to pure gold." |
20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? | 20"From where, then, does wisdom originate? Where does understanding live? |
21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. | 21It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature and hidden even from the birds in the skies. |
22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ | 22Abaddon and death said, 'We did hear a rumor about it.' |
23But God understands its way, and He knows its place. | 23God understands how to get there; he knows where they live. |
24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. | 24For he looks as far as the ends of the earth and sees everything under the sky. |
25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters, | 25"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement. |
26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt, | 26He set in place ordinances for the rain; and determined the pathway for thunder that accompanies lightning. |
27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out. | 27Then he looked at wisdom, and fixed it in place; he established it, and also examined it. |
28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ” | 28He has commanded mankind: 'To fear the Lord—that is wisdom; to move away from evil—that is understanding.'" |
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