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Job 28 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:1 - Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:2 - Iron from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:3 - An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:4 - A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:5 - The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:6 - A place of the sapphire are its stones, And it hath dust of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:7 - A path -- not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:8 - Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:9 - Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:10 - Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:11 - From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out to light.

The Search for Wisdom Is Harder

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:12 - And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:13 - Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:14 - The deep hath said, 'It is not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:15 - Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:17 - Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:18 - Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:19 - Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:20 - And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:21 - It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:22 - Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:23 - God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:24 - For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:25 - To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:26 - In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:27 - Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And He saith to man: -- 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'
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The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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