King James Bible | English Standard Version |
1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. | 1“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine. |
2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. | 2Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the ore. |
3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. | 3Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness. |
4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. | 4He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives; they are forgotten by travelers; they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro. |
5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. | 5As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire. |
6The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. | 6Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold. |
7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: | 7“That path no bird of prey knows, and the falcon’s eye has not seen it. |
8The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. | 8The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it. |
9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. | 9“Man puts his hand to the flinty rock and overturns mountains by the roots. |
10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. | 10He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing. |
11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | 11He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle, and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light. |
12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? | 12“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? |
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. | 13Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living. |
14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. | 14The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ |
15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. | 15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. |
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. | 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. |
17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. | 17Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. |
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. | 18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls. |
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. | 19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. |
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? | 20“From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? |
21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. | 21It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. |
22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. | 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ |
23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. | 23“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. |
24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; | 24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. |
25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. | 25When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, |
26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: | 26when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, |
27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. | 27then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. |
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. | 28And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” |
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