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         <div class="label">28</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.28.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">There is a mine for silver</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.28.1"><span class="content">and a place where gold is refined.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JOB.28.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.28.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Iron is taken from the earth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.28.2"><span class="content">and copper is smelted from ore.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JOB.28.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.28.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Mortals put an end to the darkness;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.28.3"><span class="content">they search out the farthest recesses</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.28.3"><span class="content">for ore in the blackest darkness.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOB.28.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.28.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.28.4"><span class="content">in places untouched by human feet;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.28.4"><span class="content">far from other people they dangle and sway.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOB.28.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.28.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The earth, from which food comes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.28.5"><span class="content">is transformed below as by fire;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOB.28.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.28.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">lapis lazuli comes from its rocks,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.28.6"><span class="content">and its dust contains nuggets of gold.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOB.28.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.28.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">No bird of prey knows that hidden path,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.28.7"><span class="content">no falcon&#8217;s eye has seen it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOB.28.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.28.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Proud beasts do not set foot on it,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.28.8"><span class="content">and no lion prowls there.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOB.28.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.28.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">People assault the flinty rock with their hands</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.28.9"><span class="content">and lay bare the roots of the mountains.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOB.28.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.28.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">They tunnel through the rock;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.28.10"><span class="content">their eyes see all its treasures.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOB.28.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.28.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">They search</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">28:11 </span><span class="ft">Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">They dam up</span></span></span><span class="content"> the sources of the rivers</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.28.11"><span class="content">and bring hidden things to light.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOB.28.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.28.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">But where can wisdom be found?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.28.12"><span class="content">Where does understanding dwell?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOB.28.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.28.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">No mortal comprehends its worth;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.28.13"><span class="content">it cannot be found in the land of the living.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JOB.28.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.28.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The deep says, &#8220;It is not in me&#8221;;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.28.14"><span class="content">the sea says, &#8220;It is not with me.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JOB.28.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.28.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">It cannot be bought with the finest gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.28.15"><span class="content">nor can its price be weighed out in silver.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JOB.28.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.28.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.28.16"><span class="content">with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JOB.28.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.28.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.28.17"><span class="content">nor can it be had for jewels of gold.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JOB.28.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.28.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.28.18"><span class="content">the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JOB.28.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.28.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.28.19"><span class="content">it cannot be bought with pure gold.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JOB.28.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.28.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Where then does wisdom come from?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.28.20"><span class="content">Where does understanding dwell?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JOB.28.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.28.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.28.21"><span class="content">concealed even from the birds in the sky.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JOB.28.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JOB.28.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Destruction</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">28:22 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Abaddon</span></span></span><span class="content"> and Death say,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JOB.28.22"><span class="content">&#8220;Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JOB.28.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JOB.28.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">God understands the way to it</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JOB.28.23"><span class="content">and he alone knows where it dwells,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JOB.28.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JOB.28.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">for he views the ends of the earth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JOB.28.24"><span class="content">and sees everything under the heavens.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JOB.28.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JOB.28.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">When he established the force of the wind</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JOB.28.25"><span class="content">and measured out the waters,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JOB.28.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="JOB.28.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">when he made a decree for the rain</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="JOB.28.26"><span class="content">and a path for the thunderstorm,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="JOB.28.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="JOB.28.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="JOB.28.27"><span class="content">he confirmed it and tested it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="JOB.28.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="JOB.28.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">And he said to the human race,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="JOB.28.28"><span class="content">&#8220;The fear of the Lord&#8212;that is wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="JOB.28.28"><span class="content">and to shun evil is understanding.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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