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| 1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine; |
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| 2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone. |
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| 3 Man putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death. |
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| 4 He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants of the earth: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover. |
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| 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire; |
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| 6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold. |
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| 7 It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it; |
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| 8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it. |
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| 9 Man putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root. |
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| 10 He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing. |
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| 11 He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light. |
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| 12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding? |
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| 13 Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living. |
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| 14 The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me. |
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| 15 Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price. |
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| 16 It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire. |
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| 17 Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange. |
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| 18 Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies. |
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| 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold. |
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| 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? |
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| 21 For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens. |
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| 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears. |
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| 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place: |
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| 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, he seeth under the whole heaven. |
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| 25 In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure, |
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| 26 In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash: |
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| 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out; |
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| 28 And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. |
The fear of the Lord – The reverence of the Lord. R1518:2, R5952:5
Some are disposed to speak jestingly of the Lord and the scriptures. This is a dangerous practice. R5952:5
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