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.

3 Man puts an end to darkness

and searches out to the farthest limit

the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;

they are forgotten by travelers;

they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.