Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Surely there is a mine
for silver, And a place for gold which
they refine
.
Surely there is a vein
for the
silver, and a place for gold where
they fine
it
.
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper
is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass
is molten out of the stone.
`Man'
setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out ,
to
the
furthest
bound,
The stones of obscurity
and of thick
darkness
.
He
setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all
perfection:
the stones of darkness,
and the
shadow
of death
.
He
breaketh open
a
shaft
away
from where
men
sojourn
; They
are
forgotten of the foot ;
They hang
afar
from
men
, they swing
to
and
fro
.
The
flood
breaketh out
from the
inhabitant
; even
the
waters
forgotten of the foot :
they are
dried
up
, they are
gone
away
from
men
.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread ;
And underneath
it is turned up as it were by
fire.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread :
and under
it is turned up as it were fire.
The stones thereof
are the place of sapphires ,
And it hath dust of gold.
The stones of
it
are the place of sapphires :
and it hath dust of gold.
That
path no bird
of
prey
knoweth, Neither
hath
the falcon's
eye seen it
:
There
is
a
path which
no fowl
knoweth, and
which
the vulture's
eye hath
not
seen:
The proud
beasts
have not trodden it, Nor hath
the fierce lion passed thereby
.
The lion's
whelps
have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by
it
.
He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty
rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He cutteth out channels
among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
He cutteth out rivers
among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He bindeth the streams
that
they
trickle
not
; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
He bindeth the floods
from
overflowing
; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
The deep
saith, It is not in me ;
And the sea saith, It is not with me.
The depth
saith, It is not in me :
and the sea saith, It is not with me.
It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Gold and glass
cannot equal it ,
Neither
shall
it be exchanged
for jewels of fine gold.
The
gold and the
crystal
cannot equal it :
and
the
exchange
of
it shall
not
be for jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal
: Yea,
the price of wisdom is above rubies.
No mention shall be made of coral ,
or of pearls
: for
the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds
of the heavens
.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls
of the air
.
Destruction and Death say, We have heard a
rumor
thereof with our ears.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the
fame
thereof with our ears.
God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
To make a
weight for the wind:
Yea,
he meteth
out
the waters by measure.
To make the
weight for the winds;
and
he weigheth
the waters by measure.
When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder ;
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder :
Then did he see it, and declare it; He established
it, yea, and searched it out.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared
it, yea, and searched it out.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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