Job 28
New Living Translation
Job Speaks of Wisdom and Understanding
28 “People know where to mine silver
and how to refine gold.
2 They know where to dig iron from the earth
and how to smelt copper from rock.
3 They know how to shine light in the darkness
and explore the farthest regions of the earth
as they search in the dark for ore.
4 They sink a mine shaft into the earth
far from where anyone lives.
They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.
5 Food is grown on the earth above,
but down below, the earth is melted as by fire.
6 Here the rocks contain precious lapis lazuli,
and the dust contains gold.
7 These are treasures no bird of prey can see,
no falcon’s eye observe.
8 No wild animal has walked upon these treasures;
no lion has ever set his paw there.
9 People know how to tear apart flinty rocks
and overturn the roots of mountains.
10 They cut tunnels in the rocks
and uncover precious stones.
11 They dam up the trickling streams
and bring to light the hidden treasures.
12 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
13 No one knows where to find it,[a]
for it is not found among the living.
14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
15 It cannot be bought with gold.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.
It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.
18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it.
The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia[b] cannot be exchanged for it.
It’s worth more than the purest gold.
20 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
22 Destruction[c] and Death say,
‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’
23 “God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
24 for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
25 He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
26 He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
27 Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.
He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
約 伯 記 28
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
28 银 子 有 矿 ； 炼 金 有 方 。
2 铁 从 地 里 挖 出 ； 铜 从 石 中 ? 化 。
3 人 为 黑 暗 定 界 限 ， 查 究 幽 暗 阴 翳 的 石 头 ， 直 到 极 处 ，
4 在 无 人 居 住 之 处 刨 开 矿 穴 ， 过 路 的 人 也 想 不 到 他 们 ； 又 与 人 远 离 ， 悬 在 空 中 摇 来 摇 去 。
5 至 於 地 ， 能 出 粮 食 ， 地 内 好 像 被 火 翻 起 来 。
6 地 中 的 石 头 有 蓝 宝 石 ， 并 有 金 沙 。
7 矿 中 的 路 鸷 鸟 不 得 知 道 ； 鹰 眼 也 未 见 过 。
8 狂 傲 的 野 兽 未 曾 行 过 ； 猛 烈 的 狮 子 也 未 曾 经 过 。
9 人 伸 手 凿 开 坚 石 ， 倾 倒 山 根 ，
10 在 磐 石 中 凿 出 水 道 ， 亲 眼 看 见 各 样 宝 物 。
11 他 封 闭 水 不 得 滴 流 ， 使 隐 藏 的 物 显 露 出 来 。
12 然 而 ， 智 慧 有 何 处 可 寻 ？ 聪 明 之 处 在 哪 里 呢 ？
13 智 慧 的 价 值 无 人 能 知 ， 在 活 人 之 地 也 无 处 可 寻 。
14 深 渊 说 ： 不 在 我 内 ； 沧 海 说 ： 不 在 我 中 。
15 智 慧 非 用 黄 金 可 得 ， 也 不 能 平 白 银 为 他 的 价 值 。
16 俄 斐 金 和 贵 重 的 红 玛 瑙 ， 并 蓝 宝 石 ， 不 足 与 较 量 ；
17 黄 金 和 玻 璃 不 足 与 比 较 ； 精 金 的 器 皿 不 足 与 兑 换 。
18 珊 瑚 、 水 晶 都 不 足 论 ； 智 慧 的 价 值 胜 过 珍 珠 （ 或 译 ： 红 宝 石 ） 。
19 古 实 的 红 璧 玺 不 足 与 比 较 ； 精 金 也 不 足 与 较 量 。
20 智 慧 从 何 处 来 呢 ？ 聪 明 之 处 在 哪 里 呢 ？
21 是 向 一 切 有 生 命 的 眼 目 隐 藏 ， 向 空 中 的 飞 鸟 掩 蔽 。
22 灭 没 和 死 亡 说 ： 我 们 风 闻 其 名 。
23 神 明 白 智 慧 的 道 路 ， 晓 得 智 慧 的 所 在 。
24 因 他 鉴 察 直 到 地 极 ， 遍 观 普 天 之 下 ，
25 要 为 风 定 轻 重 ， 又 度 量 诸 水 ；
26 他 为 雨 露 定 命 令 ， 为 雷 电 定 道 路 。
27 那 时 他 看 见 智 慧 ， 而 且 述 说 ； 他 坚 定 ， 并 且 查 究 。
28 他 对 人 说 ： 敬 畏 主 就 是 智 慧 ； 远 离 恶 便 是 聪 明 。
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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