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Job 28
BasisBijbel
Job 28
BasisBijbel
Job antwoordt Bildad (vervolg)
28 Er zijn plaatsen waar zilver uit de grond wordt gehaald.
Er zijn plaatsen waar goud wordt gevonden.
2 IJzer wordt uit de grond gehaald
en stenen worden verhit om het koper eruit te smelten.
3 In het diepste duister brengen de mensen licht
om diep onder de grond te zoeken naar goud, zilver en koper.
4 De mensen die bij een mijn wonen,
hakken gangen uit naar beneden.
Ze hangen aan de rotsen om erts weg te halen uit plaatsen
waar nog nooit een mens was geweest.
5 Op de aarde groeit het graan,
maar ver in de diepte daaronder
beweegt de aarde als een vloeibaar vuur.
6 Daar worden in het gesteente saffieren gevonden,
waar stofjes goud in zitten.
7 Geen dier weet de weg daarheen te vinden:
de roofvogel kent die niet,
de kraai ziet hem niet,
8 roofdieren zie je er niet,
de leeuwen komen er niet.
9 Maar de mensen hakken in het harde gesteente
en woelen hele bergen om.
10 Ze hakken gangen uit in de rotsen
en vinden allerlei prachtige stenen.
11 Om edelstenen uit de grond te kunnen halen,
dammen ze rivieren af zodat er geen water in de mijn kan lopen.
12 Maar wijsheid, waar kun je wijsheid vinden?
Waar komt verstand vandaan?
13 Mensen begrijpen de waarde van wijsheid niet.
Wijsheid komt dan ook niet op de aarde voor.
14 De oceaan zegt: "In mij is de wijsheid niet te vinden."
De zee zegt: "Bij mij hoef je geen wijsheid te zoeken."
15 Wijsheid kan niet gekocht worden, zelfs niet met zuiver goud.
Er is geen zilver genoeg om wijsheid te betalen.
16 Zelfs het zuivere goud uit Ofir is niet goed genoeg om wijsheid mee te kopen.
Ook met de prachtigste edelstenen is wijsheid niet te koop.
17 Geen goud of edelsteen is zó waardevol als wijsheid.
Geen voorwerp is kostbaar genoeg om er wijsheid mee te betalen.
18 Geen koraal of parel is te ruilen voor wijsheid.
Wijsheid is kostbaarder dan robijnen.
19 Topazen uit Ethiopië zijn niet zo kostbaar als wijsheid.
Wijsheid is niet te koop voor zuiver goud.
20 Waar komt de wijsheid vandaan?
Waar is verstand te vinden?
21 Niemand kan de wijsheid zien.
Zelfs de vogels kunnen haar niet zien vanuit de lucht.
22 De dood en het dodenrijk zeggen:
"Wij hebben alleen over wijsheid gehoord, maar weten haar niet te vinden."
23 Alleen God weet waar wijsheid te vinden is.
Hij weet waar wijsheid vandaan komt.
24 Want Hij kan tot aan de einden van de aarde zien.
Alles onder de hemel ziet Hij.
25 Toen Hij grenzen stelde aan de kracht van de wind,
toen Hij bepaalde tot waar het water mocht komen,
26 toen Hij de regen zijn bevelen gaf
en Hij de bliksem de weg wees,
27 toen zag Hij ook de wijsheid en sprak wijsheid.
Hij gaf de wijsheid een plaats en begreep de wijsheid.
28 Maar tegen de mensen zei Hij:
"Weten jullie wat ware wijsheid is?
Als jullie diep ontzag voor Mij hebben!
Geen verkeerde dingen doen, dat is verstand!" (lees verder)
Job 28
New Catholic Bible
Job 28
New Catholic Bible
The Praise of Wisdom[a]
Chapter 28
Where Can Wisdom Be Found?[b]
1 “There are mines for silver
and places where gold is refined.
2 Iron is extracted from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Miners penetrate the darkness;
they search to the farthest recesses
to discover the ore hidden in gloom and shadow.
4 They open shafts in uninhabited places,
swinging suspended, far away from anyone.
5 “While grain is coming forth from the earth above,
what lies beneath is ravaged by fire.
6 Its rocks are the enclosure for sapphires,
and there is gold contained in its dust.
7 No bird of prey knows the path there;
the eye of a falcon has not seen it.
8 Proud beasts have not trodden it;
no lion has ever passed over it.
9 “Man begins to assail the granite rock
and overturns the mountains at their foundations.
10 He cuts channels into the rocks,
and his eyes behold precious gems.
11 He explores the sources of the streams
and brings hidden riches to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Wisdom Cannot Be Purchased[c]
13 “No one knows the way to it,
nor is it to be found in the land of the living.
14 The abyss declares, ‘It is not in me.’
The sea says, ‘I do not have it.’
15 It cannot be purchased with gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 “It cannot be acquired with the gold of Ophir,
nor with precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Gold or crystal[d] cannot be compared to it,
nor can it be exchanged for vessels of gold.
18 Neither coral nor alabaster deserve to be mentioned;
the price of wisdom is beyond pearls.
19 Topaz from Ethiopia is worthless in comparison to it,
nor can it be valued in terms of pure gold.
20 “Where then is the source of wisdom?
Where is intelligence to be found?
God Alone Knows Where Wisdom Can Be Found[e]
21 “It cannot be seen by the eye of any living creature;
it is even concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and the netherworld[f] admit,
‘We have only heard rumors of it.’
23 “God alone understands the path to wisdom;
he alone knows where it can be found.
24 For he can observe the farthest ends of the earth,
and he sees everything under the heavens.
25 “When God regulated the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,
26 when he imposed a limit for the rain
and cleared a path for the thunderbolt,
27 then he saw wisdom and evaluated it,
established it and assessed it completely.
28 And then he declared to man:
‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom,
and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”
Footnotes
- Job 28:1 This praise of wisdom breaks into the debate between Job and his friends. This passage is related to other important passages in other Books dealing with the same subject (Prov 8:22-36; Sir 24; Bar 3:9—4:4). Wisdom is imagined as a person who dwells with God and is consulted by him. It is an image of God’s own thought, in comparison with which all human efforts to discover things seem trivial.
- Job 28:1 The exploitation of mines in the search for gold or precious stones has amazed people from antiquity and led them to use the contribution of slaves and prisoners in pursuit of this difficult work (v. 4). However, it is not by such searches that one can extract the secret of wisdom.
- Job 28:13 Wisdom is not found along the route of human discoveries; all the treasures of the world are of no avail in acquiring it.
- Job 28:17 Crystal: the text actually speaks of “glass,” but in antiquity this was very rare and valuable.
- Job 28:21 God alone knows where wisdom is found. Indeed, she was the inspiration of his work of creation (Prov 8:22-31)!
- Job 28:22 Abaddon and the netherworld: see note on Job 26:6.
Job 28
New International Version
Job 28
New International Version
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found
28 There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.(A)
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.(B)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;(C)
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.(D)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(E)
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which food comes,(F)
is transformed below as by fire;
6 lapis lazuli(G) comes from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(H)
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.(I)
8 Proud beasts(J) do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.(K)
9 People assault the flinty rock(L) with their hands
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(M)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(N)
their eyes see all its treasures.(O)
11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(P)
and bring hidden things(Q) to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?(R)
Where does understanding dwell?(S)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(T)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(U)
14 The deep(V) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(W) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(X)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(Y)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(Z)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(AA)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(AB)
18 Coral(AC) and jasper(AD) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(AE)
19 The topaz(AF) of Cush(AG) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(AH)
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(AI)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.(AJ)
22 Destruction[b](AK) and Death(AL) say,
“Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
and he alone(AM) knows where it dwells,(AN)
24 for he views the ends of the earth(AO)
and sees everything under the heavens.(AP)
25 When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,(AQ)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(AR)
and a path for the thunderstorm,(AS)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.(AT)
28 And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil(AU) is understanding.”(AV)
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