Surely there is³⁴²⁶ a vein⁴¹⁶¹ for the silver,³⁷⁰¹ and a place⁴⁷²⁵ for gold²⁰⁹¹ where they refine²²¹² it.

Iron¹²⁷⁰ is taken³⁹⁴⁷ out of the earth,⁶⁰⁸³ and brass⁵¹⁵⁴ is molten⁶⁶⁹⁴ out of the stone.⁶⁸

He setteth⁷⁷⁶⁰ an end⁷⁰⁹³ to darkness,²⁸²² and searcheth out²⁷¹³ all perfection:⁸⁵⁰³ the stones⁶⁸ of darkness,⁶⁵² and the shadow of death.⁶⁷⁵⁷

The flood⁵¹⁵⁸ breaketh out⁶⁵⁵⁵ from the inhabitant;¹⁴⁸¹ even the waters forgotten⁷⁹¹¹ of the foot:⁷²⁷² they are dried up,¹⁸⁰⁹ they are gone away⁵¹²⁸ from men.⁵⁸²

As for the earth,⁷⁷⁶ out of it cometh³³¹⁸ bread:³⁸⁹⁹ and under it is turned up²⁰¹⁵ as it were fire.⁷⁸⁴

The stones⁶⁸ of it are the place⁴⁷²⁵ of sapphires:⁵⁶⁰¹ and it hath dust⁶⁰⁸³ of gold.²⁰⁹¹

There is a path⁵⁴¹⁰ which no fowl⁵⁸⁶¹ knoweth,³⁰⁴⁵ and which the vulture's³⁴⁴ eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ hath not seen:⁷⁸⁰⁵

The lion's⁷⁸³⁰ whelps¹¹²¹ have not trodden¹⁸⁶⁹ it, nor the fierce lion⁷⁸²⁶ passed⁵⁷¹⁰ by it.

He putteth forth⁷⁹⁷¹ his hand³⁰²⁷ upon the rock;²⁴⁹⁶ he overturneth²⁰¹⁵ the mountains²⁰²² by the roots.⁸³²⁸

He cutteth out¹²³⁴ rivers²⁹⁷⁵ among the rocks;⁶⁶⁹⁷ and his eye⁵⁸⁶⁹ seeth⁷²⁰⁰ every precious thing.³³⁶⁶

He bindeth²²⁸⁰ the floods⁵¹⁰⁴ from overflowing;¹⁰⁶⁵ and the thing that is hid⁸⁵⁸⁷ bringeth he forth³³¹⁸ to light.²¹⁶

But where³⁷⁰ shall wisdom²⁴⁵¹ be found?⁴⁶⁷² and where is the place⁴⁷²⁵ of understanding?⁹⁹⁸

Man⁵⁸² knoweth³⁰⁴⁵ not the price⁶¹⁸⁷ thereof; neither is it found⁴⁶⁷² in the land⁷⁷⁶ of the living.²⁴¹⁶

The depth⁸⁴¹⁵ saith,⁵⁵⁹ It is not in me: and the sea³²²⁰ saith,⁵⁵⁹ It is not with me.

It cannot be gotten⁵⁴¹⁴ for gold,⁵⁴⁵⁸ neither shall silver³⁷⁰¹ be weighed⁸²⁵⁴ for the price⁴²⁴² thereof.

It cannot be valued⁵⁵⁴¹ with the gold³⁸⁰⁰ of Ophir,²¹¹ with the precious³³⁶⁸ onyx,⁷⁷¹⁸ or the sapphire.⁵⁶⁰¹

The gold²⁰⁹¹ and the crystal²¹³⁷ cannot equal⁶¹⁸⁶ it: and the exchange⁸⁵⁴⁵ of it shall not be for jewels³⁶²⁷ of fine gold.⁶³³⁷

No mention²¹⁴² shall be made of coral,⁷²¹⁵ or of pearls:¹³⁷⁸ for the price⁴⁹⁰¹ of wisdom²⁴⁵¹ is above rubies.⁶⁴⁴³

The topaz⁶³⁵⁷ of Ethiopia³⁵⁶⁸ shall not equal⁶¹⁸⁶ it, neither shall it be valued⁵⁵⁴¹ with pure²⁸⁸⁹ gold.³⁸⁰⁰

Whence³⁷⁰ then cometh⁹³⁵ wisdom?²⁴⁵¹ and where is the place⁴⁷²⁵ of understanding?⁹⁹⁸

Seeing it is hid⁵⁹⁵⁶ from the eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all living,²⁴¹⁶ and kept close⁵⁶⁴¹ from the fowls⁵⁷⁷⁵ of the air.⁸⁰⁶⁴

Destruction¹¹ and death⁴¹⁹⁴ say,⁵⁵⁹ We have heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ the fame⁸⁰⁸⁸ thereof with our ears.²⁴¹

Elohim⁴³⁰ understandeth⁹⁹⁵ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ thereof, and he knoweth³⁰⁴⁵ the place⁴⁷²⁵ thereof.

For he looketh⁵⁰²⁷ to the ends⁷⁰⁹⁸ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ and seeth⁷²⁰⁰ under the whole heaven;⁸⁰⁶⁴

To make⁶²¹³ the weight⁴⁹⁴⁸ for the winds;⁷³⁰⁷ and he weigheth⁸⁵⁰⁵ the waters⁴³²⁵ by measure.⁴⁰⁶⁰

When he made⁶²¹³ a decree²⁷⁰⁶ for the rain,⁴³⁰⁶ and a way¹⁸⁷⁰ for the lightning²³⁸⁵ of the thunder:⁶⁹⁶³

Then did he see⁷²⁰⁰ it, and declare⁵⁶⁰⁸ it; he prepared³⁵⁵⁹ it, yea, and searched it out.²⁷¹³

And unto man¹²⁰ he said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, the fear³³⁷⁴ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ that is wisdom;²⁴⁵¹ and to depart⁵⁴⁹³ from evil⁷⁴⁵¹ is understanding.⁹⁹⁸

Proverbs 1:7