욥기 28장 NASB
- 1 "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.
- 2 "Iron is taken from the dust And copper is smelted from rock.
- 3 "Man puts an end to darkness And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
- 4 "He sinks a shaft far from habitation Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
- 5 "The earth from it comes food And underneath it is turned up as fire.
- 6 "Its rocks are the source of sapphires And its dust contains gold.
- 7 "The path no bird of prey knows Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
- 8 "The proud beasts have not trodden it Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
- 9 "He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
- 10 "He hews out channels through the rocks And his eye sees anything precious.
- 11 "He dams up the streams from flowing And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
- 12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
- 13 "Man does not know its value Nor is it found in the land of the living.
- 14 "The deep says 'It is not in me'; And the sea says 'It is not with me.'
- 15 "Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
- 16 "It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir In precious onyx or sapphire.
- 17 "Gold or glass cannot equal it Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
- 18 "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
- 19 "The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
- 20 "Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
- 21 "Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
- 22 "Abaddon and Death say 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
- 23 "God understands its way And He knows its place.
- 24 "For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.
- 25 "When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure
- 26 When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt
- 27 Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
- 28 "And to man He said 'Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.'"