Job 28:7–11

7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path,

no falcon’s eye has seen it.

8 Proud beasts do not set foot on it,

and no lion prowls there.

9 People assault the flinty rock with their hands

and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

10 They tunnel through the rock;

their eyes see all its treasures.

11 They search the sources of the rivers

and bring hidden things to light.

7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth,

And which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it,

Nor the fierce lion passed by it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock;

He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks;

And his eye seeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing;

And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

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.

7 That path no bird knows,

Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.

8 The 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 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.

7 No hawk knows that path;

the falcon has not seen it.

8 Proud animals have not walked there,

and no lions cross over it.

9 Miners hit the rocks of flint

and dig away at the bottom of the mountains.

10 They cut tunnels through the rock

and see all the treasures there.

11 They search for places where rivers begin

and bring things hidden out into the light.

7 That path no bird of prey knoweth,

Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:

8 The proud beasts have not trodden it,

Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock;

He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

10 He cutteth out channels among the rocks;

And his eye seeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not;

And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

7 It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture’s eye hath not seen it; 8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it. 9 Man putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root. 10 He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11 He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.

7 No bird of prey knows the way to it. 

No hawk’s eye has ever seen it. 

8 No proud beast has ever walked on it. 

No ferocious lion has ever passed over it. 

9 “Humans exert their power on the flinty rocks 

and overturn mountains at their base. 

10 They cut out mineshafts in the rocks. 

Their eyes see every precious thing. 

11 They explorethe sources of rivers 

so that they bring hidden treasures to light. 

7 No bird of prey knows that path;

no falcon’s eye has seen it.

8 Proud beasts have never walked on it;

no lion has ever prowled over it.

9 The miner strikes the flint

and transforms the mountains at their foundations.

10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,

and his eyes spot every treasure.

11 He dams up the streams from flowing

so that he may bring to light what is hidden.

7 “That path no bird of prey knows,

and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.

8 The proud wild animals have not trodden it;

the lion has not passed over it.

9 “They put their hand to the flinty rock

and overturn mountains by the roots.

10 They cut out channels in the rocks,

and their eyes see every precious thing.

11 The sources of the rivers they probe;

hidden things they bring to light.

7 “It is a path a bird of prey does not know

and the black kite’s eye has not seen.

8 Proud wild animals have not trodden it;

the lion in its prime has not prowled over it.

9 He puts his hand on the hard rock;

he overturns mountains by the roots.

10 He cuts out tunnels in the rocks,

and his eye sees every treasure.

11 He dams up rivers from their sources,

and he brings secret things to the light.

7 No bird knows the miner’s hidden path.

No falcon’s eye has seen it.

8 Proud animals don’t walk on it.

Lions don’t prowl there.

9 The miner attacks the hardest rock.

His strong hands uncover the base of the mountains.

10 He tunnels through the rock.

His eyes see all of its treasures.

11 He searches the places where the rivers begin.

He brings hidden things out into the light.

7 “The path no bird of prey knows,

Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.

8 “The proud beasts have not trodden it,

Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

9 “He puts his hand on the flint;

He overturns the mountains at the base.

10 “He hews out channels through the rocks,

And his eye sees anything precious.

11 “He dams up the streams from flowing,

And what is hidden he brings out to the light.