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| 1 Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine; |
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| 2 Iron from the dust is taken, And [from] the firm stone brass. |
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| 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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| 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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| 5 The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire. |
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| 6 A place of the sapphire [are] its stones, And it hath dust of gold. |
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| 7 A path not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite, |
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| 8 Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion. |
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| 9 Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains. |
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| 10 Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen. |
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| 11 From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light. |
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| 12 And the wisdom whence is it found And where [is] this, the place of understanding |
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| 13 Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living. |
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| 14 The deep hath said, 'It [is] not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.' |
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| 15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed its price. |
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| 16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, |
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| 17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold. |
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| 18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies. |
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| 19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued. |
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| 20 And the wisdom whence doth it come And where [is] this, the place of understanding |
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| 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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| 22 Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.' |
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| 23 God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place. |
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| 24 For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see, |
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| 25 To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure. |
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| 26 In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices, |
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| 27 Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out, |
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| 28 And He saith to man: 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom, And to turn 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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