Job 28
Palabra de Dios para Todos
La sabiduría
28 Existen minas de donde se saca la plata,
y lugares donde se refina el oro.
2 Se extrae el hierro de la tierra
y se funde una piedra para hacerla cobre.
3 El minero lleva luces a la mina y busca mineral
hasta en el último rincón, en profunda oscuridad.
4 Los mineros abren túneles lejos de donde vive la gente,
donde nadie ha estado nunca.
Se sostienen con sogas, lejos de otros seres humanos.
Se balancean en adelante y para abajo.
5 Tierra que produce alimento,
pero debajo está revuelta por el fuego.
6 Allí hay rocas de zafiro
y el polvo tiene oro.
7 Ni las aves de rapiña conocen el camino;
ni el halcón lo ha visto.
8 Los animales más indómitos no han caminado por esos lugares.
El león no ha pasado por ahí.
9 El minero excava las duras rocas,
voltea montañas enteras.
10 Hace túneles a través de las rocas
y encuentra toda clase de piedras preciosas.
11 Hace represas en las fuentes de los ríos
y saca a la luz cosas que estaban escondidas.
12 Y en cuanto a la sabiduría, ¿dónde encontrarla?
¿Dónde está la sede de la inteligencia?
13 El hombre ignora el camino que lleva hacia ella;
no se encuentra en este mundo.
14 Las profundidades del océano dicen: «Aquí no está la sabiduría».
El mar dice: «No está conmigo».
15 No se puede dar oro fino a cambio de ella;
con ninguna plata se puede comprar.
16 No puedes cambiarla por oro de Ofir[a],
ni por ónice ni por zafiros.
17 Vale más que el oro o el vidrio[b].
No se puede dar a cambio de objetos de oro fino.
18 Ni para qué mencionar el coral y el jaspe.
La sabiduría es más valiosa que los rubíes.
19 El topacio de Etiopía no vale nada comparado con la sabiduría.
No se puede comerciar con ella a cambio de oro puro.
20 Entonces, ¿de dónde viene la sabiduría?
¿Dónde está la sede de la inteligencia?
21 Se oculta de los ojos de todo ser vivo.
Se les escabulle a las aves del cielo.
22 El Abadón[c] y la muerte dicen:
«Sólo hemos oído hablar de ella».
23 Dios entiende su camino
y sabe dónde está.
24 Porque él mira los confines de la tierra;
ve todo lo que sucede bajo el cielo.
25 En una ocasión él determinó el peso del viento,
y luego decidió la cantidad de las aguas.
26 Después reglamentó la lluvia
y el curso de la tormenta y los truenos.
27 Luego vio la sabiduría y le dio valor.
Él la aprobó e incluso la escudriñó.
28 Así que le dijo a la humanidad:
«Respetar al Señor, eso es sabiduría.
Apartarse del mal, eso es inteligencia».
Footnotes
- 28:16 oro de Ofir Se refiere al oro de mejor calidad, el oro refinado.
- 28:17 vidrio En el Israel antiguo el vidrio era escaso y de mucho valor. La raíz de la cual viene la palabra vidrio en hebreo significa claro o puro, lo cual indica que probablemente simbolizaría la pureza.
- 28:22 El Abadón Textualmente lugar de destrucción. Ver Ap 9:11.
Job 28
King James Version
28 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Job 28
New King James Version
Job’s Discourse on Wisdom
28 “Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place where gold is refined.
2 Iron is taken from the [a]earth,
And copper is smelted from ore.
3 Man puts an end to darkness,
And searches every recess
For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
4 He breaks open a shaft away from people;
In places forgotten by feet
They hang far away from men;
They swing to and fro.
5 As for the earth, from it comes bread,
But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
6 Its stones are the source of sapphires,
And it contains gold dust.
7 That path no bird knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.
8 The [b]proud lions have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
9 He puts his hand on the flint;
He overturns the mountains [c]at the roots.
10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,
And his eye sees every precious thing.
11 He dams up the streams from trickling;
What is hidden he brings forth to light.
12 “But(A) where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man does not know its (B)value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 (C)The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It (D)cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Neither (E)gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for [d]jewelry of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of [e]coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above (F)rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure (G)gold.
20 “From(H) where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
And concealed from the birds of the [f]air.
22 (I)Destruction[g] and Death say,
‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’
23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And (J)sees under the whole heavens,
25 (K)To establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.
26 When He (L)made a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw [h]wisdom and declared it;
He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (M)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
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