Job
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Job 28 [Commentary] [Map]
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"Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.
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"Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
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"Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
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"He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
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"The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.
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"Its rocks are the source of sapphires, And its dust contains gold.
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"The path no bird of prey knows, Nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
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"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
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"He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the base.
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"He hews out channels through the rocks, And his eye sees anything precious.
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"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
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"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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"Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
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"The deep says, `It is not in me'; And the sea says, `It is not with me.'
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"Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
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"It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire.
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"Gold or glass cannot equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
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"Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
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"The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
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"Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living And concealed from the birds of the sky.
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"Abaddon and Death say, `With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
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"God understands its way, And He knows its place.
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"For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens.
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"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,
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When He set a limit for the rain And a course for the thunderbolt,
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Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
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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.' "
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Job 29 [Commentary]
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And Job again took up his discourse and said, |
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"Oh that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me;
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When His lamp shone over my head, And by His light I walked through darkness;
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As I was in the prime of my days, When the friendship of God was over my tent;
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When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were around me;
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When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
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"When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,
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The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.
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"The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;
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The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue stuck to their palate.
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"For when the ear heard, it called me blessed, And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,
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Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
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"The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy.
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"I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban.
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"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame.
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"I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
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"I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
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"Then I thought, `I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand.
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`My root is spread out to the waters, And dew lies all night on my branch.
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`My glory is ever new with me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.'
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"To me they listened and waited, And kept silent for my counsel.
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"After my words they did not speak again, And my speech dropped on them.
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"They waited for me as for the rain, And opened their mouth as for the spring rain.
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"I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.
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"I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.
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