Job 28:12–15
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
12 “But awhere can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 “aMan does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 “The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 “aPure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
Job 28:12–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
12 But where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding dwell?
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;
it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, “It is not in me”;
the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
Job 28:12–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man does not know its worth,
and it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It cannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
Job 28:12–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof;
Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me:
And the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Job 28:12–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
13 No one knows where to find it,
for it is not found among the living.
14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
15 It cannot be bought with gold.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
Job 28:12–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 “But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
Job 28:12–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 “But where can wisdom be found,
and where does understanding live?
13 People do not understand the value of wisdom;
it cannot be found among those who are alive.
14 The deep ocean says, ‘It’s not in me;’
the sea says, ‘It’s not in me.’
15 Wisdom cannot be bought with gold,
and its cost cannot be weighed in silver.
Job 28:12–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof;
Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The deep saith, It is not in me;
And the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Job 28:12–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.
Job 28:12–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 “Where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding live?
13 No mortal knows where it is.
It cannot be found in this world of the living.
14 The deep ocean says, ‘It isn’t in me.’
The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
15 You cannot obtain it with solid gold
or buy it for any amount of silver.
Job 28:12–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 But where can wisdom be found,
and where is understanding located?
13 No man can know its value,
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The ocean depths say, “It’s not in me,”
while the sea declares, “I don’t have it.”
15 Gold cannot be exchanged for it,
and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.
Job 28:12–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Mortals do not know the way to it,
and it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
Job 28:12–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 “But from where will wisdom be found?
And where in the world is the place of understanding?
13 A human being does not know its proper value,
and it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 “Refined gold cannot be gotten in its place,
and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
Job 28:12–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 “And where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding live?
13 No one knows how much it’s worth.
It can’t be found anywhere in the world.
14 The ocean says, ‘It’s not in me.’
The sea says, ‘It’s not here either.’
15 It can’t be bought with the finest gold.
Its price can’t be weighed out in silver.