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28 “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.
6 Sapphires are taken from its rocks.
Its dust contains nuggets of gold.
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.
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.
16 It can’t be bought with gold from Ophir.
It can’t be bought with priceless onyx or sapphires.
17 Gold or crystal can’t compare with it.
It can’t be bought with jewels made of gold.
18 Don’t bother to talk about coral and jasper.
Wisdom is worth far more than rubies.
19 A topaz from Cush can’t compare with it.
It can’t be bought with the purest gold.
20 “So where does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding live?
21 It’s hidden from the eyes of every living thing.
Even the birds of the air can’t find it.
‘Only reports about it have reached our ears.’
23 But God understands the way to it.
He’s the only one who knows where it lives.
24 He sees from one end of the earth to the other.
He views everything in the world.
He measured out the waters.
26 He gave orders for the rain to fall.
He made paths for the thunderstorms.
27 Then he looked at wisdom and set its price.
He established it and put it to the test.
‘Have respect for me. That will prove you are wise.
Avoid evil. That will show you have understanding.’ ”
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