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1. "For sure there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is made pure.
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1. Surely H3588 there is H3426 a vein H4161 for the silver H3701 , and a place H4725 for gold H2091 where they fine H2212 it .
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2. Iron is taken out of the earth. And copper is melted from the rock.
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2. Iron H1270 is taken H3947 out of the earth H4480 H6083 , and brass H5154 is molten H6694 out of the stone H68 .
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3. Man looks into the deepest darkness. And he goes out to the farthest part of the earth to look for rocks in the dark places.
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3. He setteth H7760 an end H7093 to darkness H2822 , and searcheth out H2713 H1931 all H3605 perfection H8503 : the stones H68 of darkness H652 , and the shadow of death H6757 .
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4. Men break open deep holes far from where people live, forgotten by travelers. In the holes they hang and move from side to side far from men.
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4. The flood H5158 breaketh out H6555 from H4480 H5973 the inhabitant H1481 ; even the waters forgotten H7911 of H4480 the foot H7272 : they are dried up H1809 , they are gone away H5128 from men H4480 H582 .
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5. As for the earth, out of it comes food. But below, it is turned up as fire.
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5. As for the earth H776 , out of H4480 it cometh H3318 bread H3899 : and under H8478 it is turned up H2015 as it were H3644 fire H784 .
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6. Sapphires come from its rocks and its dust has gold.
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6. The stones H68 of it are the place H4725 of sapphires H5601 : and it hath dust H6083 of gold H2091 .
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7. No bird who eats meat knows that path. The falcon's eye has not seen it.
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7. There is a path H5410 which no H3808 fowl H5861 knoweth H3045 , and which the vulture H344 's eye H5869 hath not H3808 seen H7805 :
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8. The proud animals have not stepped on it. The strong lion has not passed over it.
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8. The lion H7830 's whelps H1121 have not H3808 trodden H1869 it, nor H3808 the fierce lion H7826 passed H5710 by H5921 it.
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9. Man puts his hand on the hard rock. He turns the mountains over at its base.
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9. He putteth forth H7971 his hand H3027 upon the rock H2496 ; he overturneth H2015 the mountains H2022 by the roots H4480 H8328 .
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10. He makes a path through the rocks, and his eyes see everything of much worth.
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10. He cutteth out H1234 rivers H2975 among the rocks H6697 ; and his eye H5869 seeth H7200 every H3605 precious thing H3366 .
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11. He stops rivers from flowing. And he brings to light what is hidden.
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11. He bindeth H2280 the floods H5104 from overflowing H4480 H1065 ; and the thing that is hid H8587 bringeth he forth H3318 to light H216 .
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12. "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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12. But where H4480 H370 shall wisdom H2451 be found H4672 ? and where H335 H2088 is the place H4725 of understanding H998 ?
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13. Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.
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13. Man H582 knoweth H3045 not H3808 the price H6187 thereof; neither H3808 is it found H4672 in the land H776 of the living H2416 .
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14. The deep waters say, 'It is not in me.' The sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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14. The depth H8415 saith H559 , It H1931 is not H3808 in me : and the sea H3220 saith H559 , It is not H369 with H5978 me.
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15. Pure gold cannot be traded for it and it cannot be bought with silver.
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15. It cannot H3808 be gotten H5414 for gold H2091 H5462 H8478 , neither H3808 shall silver H3701 be weighed H8254 for the price H4242 thereof.
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16. It cannot be compared in worth to the gold of Ophir, onyx of much worth, or sapphire.
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16. It cannot H3808 be valued H5541 with the gold H3800 of Ophir H211 , with the precious H3368 onyx H7718 , or the sapphire H5601 .
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17. Gold or glass cannot be compared to it in worth and it cannot be traded for objects of fine gold.
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17. The gold H2091 and the crystal H2137 cannot H3808 equal H6186 it : and the exchange H8545 of it shall not be for jewels H3627 of fine gold H6337 .
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18. There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal because wisdom cannot be paid for with rubies.
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18. No H3808 mention shall be made H2142 of coral H7215 , or of pearls H1378 : for the price H4901 of wisdom H2451 is above rubies H4480 H6443 .
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19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot be compared to it in worth and it cannot be compared with the worth of pure gold.
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19. The topaz H6357 of Ethiopia H3568 shall not H3808 equal H6186 it, neither H3808 shall it be valued H5541 with pure H2889 gold H3800 .
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20. Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
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20. Whence H4480 H370 then cometh H935 wisdom H2451 ? and where H335 H2088 is the place H4725 of understanding H998 ?
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21. It is hidden from the eyes of all living. It is hidden from the birds of the sky.
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21. Seeing it is hid H5956 from the eyes H4480 H5869 of all H3605 living H2416 , and kept close H5641 from the fowls H4480 H5775 of the air H8064 .
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22. The Place That Destroys and Death say, 'We have only heard about it with our ears.'
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22. Destruction H11 and death H4194 say H559 , We have heard H8085 the fame H8088 thereof with our ears H241 .
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23. "God understands the way to wisdom, and He knows its place.
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23. God H430 understandeth H995 the way H1870 thereof , and he H1931 knoweth H3045 H853 the place H4725 thereof.
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24. For He looks to the ends of the earth, and sees everything under the heavens.
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24. For H3588 he H1931 looketh H5027 to the ends H7098 of the earth H776 , and seeth H7200 under H8478 the whole H3605 heaven H8064 ;
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25. He gave weight to the wind. He decided how much water would be in the sea.
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25. To make H6213 the weight H4948 for the winds H7307 ; and he weigheth H8505 the waters H4325 by measure H4060 .
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26. He decided how much rain would fall, and the path for the lightning.
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26. When he made H6213 a decree H2706 for the rain H4306 , and a way H1870 for the lightning H2385 of the thunder H6963 :
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27. Then He saw wisdom and made it known. He made it last, and found out all about it.
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27. Then H227 did he see H7200 it , and declare H5608 it ; he prepared H3559 it, yea H1571 , and searched it out H2713 .
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28. And He said to man, 'See, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. And to turn away from sin is understanding.' "
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28. And unto man H120 he said H559 , Behold H2005 , the fear H3374 of the Lord H136 , that H1931 is wisdom H2451 ; and to depart H5493 from evil H4480 H7451 is understanding H998 .
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