The [a]proud lions have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
He puts his hand on the flint;
He overturns the mountains [b]at the roots.
10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,
And his eye sees every precious thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:8 Lit. sons of pride, figurative of the great lions
  2. Job 28:9 At the base

Proud beasts(A) do not set foot on it,
    and no lion prowls there.(B)
People assault the flinty rock(C) with their hands
    and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(D)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(E)
    their eyes see all its treasures.(F)

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