约伯记 28
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
智慧颂
28 “银从矿中采取,
金有冶炼之地,
2 铁从地下挖掘,
铜从石中提炼。
3 世人探寻黑暗的尽头,
搜索幽暗的深处,
要得隐藏的矿石。
4 他们在杳无人烟、人踪绝迹之地开矿,
他们远离人群,悬在半空摇来摇去。
5 大地出产粮食,
地下烈火熊熊。
6 地下的石头出蓝宝石,
还蕴藏着金沙。
7 矿中的路径,猛禽不知道,
鹰眼也未曾见过,
8 猛兽未曾踏足,
狮子未曾经过。
9 世人开凿坚石,
翻动山的根基,
10 在岩石中凿通道,
一览各样的宝藏。
11 他们把水流截断,
使隐藏之物显露。
12 “然而,智慧何处寻?
聪明之道在哪里?
13 无人知道智慧的价值,
人世间找不到她。
14 深渊说,‘她不在我里面。’
海洋说,‘她不在我这里。’
15 金子买不到她,
银子换不来她;
16 俄斐的金子无法与她相比,
红玛瑙和蓝宝石不能与她媲美;
17 黄金和水晶无法与她相比,
纯金的器皿不能与她兑换;
18 珊瑚和碧玉不能与她相提并论,
红宝石的价值远不如她;
19 古实的黄玉无法与她相比,
纯金不能与她等量齐观。
20 “然而,智慧何处寻?
聪明之道在哪里?
21 众生的眼睛看不见她,
空中的飞鸟找不到她。
22 毁灭和死亡说,
‘我们只风闻其名。’
23 上帝认识通往智慧的路,
祂知道智慧在哪里,
24 因祂纵览地极,
遍察天下万物。
25 祂定下风的重量,
量出水的规模;
26 祂颁布雨露的规律,
划定雷电的路线。
27 那时祂已看见智慧,并评估她,
坚立她,探察她。
28 祂对世人说,‘敬畏主就是智慧,
远离恶便是聪明。’”
Job 28
New International Version
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found
28 There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.(A)
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.(B)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;(C)
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.(D)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(E)
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which food comes,(F)
is transformed below as by fire;
6 lapis lazuli(G) comes from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(H)
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.(I)
8 Proud beasts(J) do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.(K)
9 People assault the flinty rock(L) with their hands
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(M)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(N)
their eyes see all its treasures.(O)
11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(P)
and bring hidden things(Q) to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?(R)
Where does understanding dwell?(S)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(T)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(U)
14 The deep(V) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(W) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(X)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(Y)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(Z)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(AA)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(AB)
18 Coral(AC) and jasper(AD) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(AE)
19 The topaz(AF) of Cush(AG) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(AH)
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(AI)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.(AJ)
22 Destruction[b](AK) and Death(AL) say,
“Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
and he alone(AM) knows where it dwells,(AN)
24 for he views the ends of the earth(AO)
and sees everything under the heavens.(AP)
25 When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,(AQ)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(AR)
and a path for the thunderstorm,(AS)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.(AT)
28 And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil(AU) is understanding.”(AV)
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