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Humans[a] put an end to darkness,
    dig for ore to the farthest depths,
        into stone in utter darkness,
    open a shaft away from any inhabitant,
        places forgotten by those on foot,
        apart from any human they hang and sway.
Earth—from it comes food—
    is turned over below ground as by fire.[b]

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  1. Job 28:3 Or they
  2. Job 28:5 Heb uncertain

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