1 There is a mine for silver

and a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the earth,

and copper is smelted from ore.

3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;

they search out the farthest recesses

for ore in the blackest darkness.

4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,

in places untouched by human feet;

far from other people they dangle and sway.

5 The earth, from which food comes,

is transformed below as by fire;

1 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.

1 “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.

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver,

And a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the 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;

1 “There are mines where people dig silver

and places where gold is made pure.

2 Iron is taken from the ground,

and copper is melted out of rocks.

3 Miners bring lights

and search deep into the mines

for ore in thick darkness.

4 Miners dig a tunnel far from where people live,

where no one has ever walked;

they work far from people, swinging and swaying from ropes.

5 Food grows on top of the earth,

but below ground things are changed as if by fire.

1 Surely there is a mine for silver,

And a place for gold which they refine.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth,

And copper is molten out of the stone.

3 Man setteth an end to darkness,

And searcheth out, to the furthest bound,

The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

4 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.

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread;

And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine; 2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone. 3 Man putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death. 4 He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants of the earth: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as by fire;

1 “There is a place where silver is mined 

and a place where gold is refined. 

2 Iron is taken from the ground, 

and rocks are melted for ⸤their⸥ copper. 

3 ⸤Humans⸥ bring an end to darkness ⸤there⸥ 

and search to the limit of the gloomy, pitch-black rock. 

4 They open up a mineshaft far from civilization, 

where no one has set foot. 

⸤In this shaft⸥ men dangle and swing back and forth. 

5 “Above the ground food grows, 

but beneath it the food decays as if ⸤it were burned⸥ by fire. 

1 Surely there is a mine for silver

and a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the ground,

and copper is smelted from ore.

3 A miner puts an end to the darkness;

he probes the deepest recesses

for ore in the gloomy darkness.

4 He cuts a shaft far from human habitation,

in places unknown to those who walk above ground.

Suspended far away from people,

the miners swing back and forth.

5 Food may come from the earth,

but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver,

and a place for gold to be refined.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth,

and copper is smelted from ore.

3 Miners put an end to darkness,

and search out to the farthest bound

the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

4 They open shafts in a valley away from human habitation;

they are forgotten by travelers,

they sway suspended, remote from people.

5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread;

but underneath it is turned up as by fire.

1 “Indeed, there is a mine for silver

and a place for gold to be refined.

2 Iron is taken from dust,

and he pours out copper from ore.

3 He puts an end to darkness,

and he searches out the farthest limits

for the ore in gloom and deep shadow.

4 He breaks open a mine shaft away from where people dwell;

those who are forgotten by travelers,

they dangle, they sway far away from human beings.

5 As for the earth, from it comes food,

but underneath it, it is turned up as by fire.

1 “There are mines where silver is found.

There are places where gold is purified.

2 Iron is taken out of the earth.

Copper is melted down from ore.

3 A miner lights up the darkness.

He searches for ore in the deepest pits.

He looks for it in the blackest darkness.

4 Far from where people live he cuts a tunnel.

He does it in places where others don’t go.

Far away from people he swings back and forth on ropes.

5 Food grows on the surface of the earth.

But far below, the earth is changed as if by fire.

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver

And a place where they refine gold.

2 “Iron is taken from the dust,

And copper is smelted from rock.

3 “Man puts an end to darkness,

And to the farthest limit he searches out

The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

4 “He sinks a shaft far from habitation,

Forgotten by the foot;

They hang and swing to and fro far from men.

5 “The earth, from it comes food,

And underneath it is turned up as fire.