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.

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.

9 “Man puts his hand to the flinty rock

and overturns mountains by the roots.

10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,

and his eye sees every precious thing.

11 He dams up the streams so that they do not trickle,

and the thing that is hidden he brings out to light.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.