Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
Surely there is a vein
for the
silver, and a place for gold where
they fine
it
.
"
Surely there is a mine
for silver, And a place for gold which
they refine
.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass
is molten
out of the stone
.
Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper
is smelted
out of the ore
.
He
setteth
an end to darkness, and searcheth
out all
perfection:
the stones of darkness,
and the
shadow
of death
.
Man
sets
an end to darkness, And searches
out ,
to
the furthest
bound,
The
stones of obscurity
and of thick
darkness
.
The
flood
breaketh
out
from the
inhabitant;
even
the
waters
forgotten of
the foot :
they
are
dried
up,
they are
gone
away
from men.
He
breaks
open
a
shaft
away
from where
people
live.
They
are
forgotten by
the foot .
They hang
far
from men ,
they
swing
back
and
forth
.
As for the earth, out of it cometh
bread :
and
under
it is turned up as it were fire.
As for the earth, out of it comes
bread ;
Underneath
it is turned up as it were by
fire.
The
stones
of
it
are
the
place
of
sapphires :
and
it hath
dust of gold.
Sapphires come
from
its
rocks.
It has
dust of gold.
There
is
a
path which
no fowl
knoweth
, and
which
the vulture's
eye hath
not
seen :
That
path no bird
of
prey
knows
, Neither
has
the falcon's
eye seen it.
The lion's
whelps
have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it
.
The proud
animals
have not trodden it, Nor has
the fierce lion passed by there
.
He putteth
forth his hand upon
the rock ;
he overturneth
the mountains by the roots.
He puts
forth his hand on
the flinty
rock ,
And
he overturns
the mountains by the roots.
He cutteth
out rivers
among the rocks ;
and
his eye seeth
every precious thing.
He cuts
out channels
among the rocks .
His eye sees
every precious thing.
He bindeth
the floods
from
overflowing
; and
the thing that is hid
bringeth
he forth to light.
He binds
the streams
that
they
don't
trickle
; The thing that is hidden
he brings
forth to light.
But where shall wisdom be found? and
where is the place of understanding?
"
But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth
not
the
price thereof
; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Man doesn't
know
its
price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
The depth
saith
, It is
not
in me :
and
the sea saith
, It is
not
with me.
The deep
says
, '
It isn't
in me .'
The sea says
, '
It isn't
with me. '
It cannot
be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the
price thereof
.
It can't
be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for its
price.
It cannot
be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
It can't
be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
The
gold and the
crystal
cannot
equal it :
and
the
exchange
of
it
shall not
be for jewels of fine gold.
Gold and glass
can't
equal it ,
Neither
shall it
be exchanged
for jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral ,
or of pearls
: for
the price of wisdom is above rubies.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal
: Yes,
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 comes
wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hid
from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls
of the air
.
Seeing it is hidden
from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds
of the sky
.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the
fame
thereof
with our ears.
Destruction and Death say, '
We have heard a
rumor
of
it
with our ears. '
God understandeth
the
way thereof
, and he knoweth
the
place thereof
.
"
God understands
its
way, And he knows
its
place.
For he looketh
to the ends of the earth, and seeth
under the whole heaven;
For he looks
to the ends of the earth, And sees
under the whole sky.
To
make
the weight
for
the winds
; and
he weigheth
the waters by measure.
He
establishes
the force
of
the wind
; Yes,
he measures
out
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 prepared
it, yea
, and searched it out.
Then did he see it, and declare it .
He established
it, yes
, 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.
To
man he said, '
Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom .
To depart from evil is understanding. '"
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