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Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place where they refine gold. Job 28:1
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Iron is taken out of the earth, and bronze is melted out of the stone. Job 28:2
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He sets an end to darkness, and to every extremity He searches out the stones of darkness and the shadow of death. Job 28:3
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He opens a shaft far from the visitor; they are forgotten by man's foot; they hang far away from men, they swing to and fro. Job 28:4
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As to the earth, out of it comes bread; and underneath it is turned up like fire. Job 28:5
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Its stones are the place of sapphires; and it has dust of gold. Job 28:6
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There is a path which no bird knows, nor has the vulture's eye caught sight of it; Job 28:7
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the sons of pride have not walked on it, the lion has not passed by. Job 28:8
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He puts forth His hand on the flinty places; He overturns the mountains by the roots. Job 28:9
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He cuts out rivers among the rocks; and His eye sees every precious thing. Job 28:10
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He holds back the floods from overflowing; and the hidden thing, He brings to light. Job 28:11
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But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Job 28:12
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Man does not know the price of it; nor is it found in the land of the living. Job 28:13
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The deep says, It is not in me; and the sea says, It is not in me. Job 28:14
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Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, and silver be weighed as its price. Job 28:15
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It cannot be weighed against the gold of Ophir, against precious onyx, or sapphire; Job 28:16
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gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for a vessel of fine gold. Job 28:17
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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; and the price of wisdom is above rubies. Job 28:18
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The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it; it cannot be weighed against pure gold. Job 28:19
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From where then does wisdom come, and where is the place of understanding? Job 28:20
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Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and hidden from the birds of the heavens. Job 28:21
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The place of ruin and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears. Job 28:22
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God understands the way of it, and He knows its place. Job 28:23
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For He looks to the end of the earth, and sees under all the heavens; Job 28:24
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making a weight for the winds, and measuring out the waters by measure. Job 28:25
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When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning to thunder; Job 28:26
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then He saw it, and declared it; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out. Job 28:27
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And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding! Job 28:28