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约伯记 28
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
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。’”
約伯記 28
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
約伯記 28
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
智慧頌
28 「銀從礦中採取，
金有冶煉之地，
2 鐵從地下挖掘，
銅從石中提煉。
3 世人探尋黑暗的盡頭，
搜索幽暗的深處，
要得隱藏的礦石。
4 他們在杳無人煙、人蹤絕跡之地開礦，
他們遠離人群，懸在半空搖來搖去。
5 大地出產糧食，
地下烈火熊熊。
6 地下的石頭出藍寶石，
還蘊藏著金沙。
7 礦中的路徑，猛禽不知道，
鷹眼也未曾見過，
8 猛獸未曾踏足，
獅子未曾經過。
9 世人開鑿堅石，
翻動山的根基，
10 在岩石中鑿通道，
一覽各樣的寶藏。
11 他們把水流截斷，
使隱藏之物顯露。
12 「然而，智慧何處尋？
聰明之道在哪裡？
13 無人知道智慧的價值，
人世間找不到她。
14 深淵說，『她不在我裡面。』
海洋說，『她不在我這裡。』
15 金子買不到她，
銀子換不來她；
16 俄斐的金子無法與她相比，
紅瑪瑙和藍寶石不能與她媲美；
17 黃金和水晶無法與她相比，
純金的器皿不能與她兌換；
18 珊瑚和碧玉不能與她相提並論，
紅寶石的價值遠不如她；
19 古實的黃玉無法與她相比，
純金不能與她等量齊觀。
20 「然而，智慧何處尋？
聰明之道在哪裡？
21 眾生的眼睛看不見她，
空中的飛鳥找不到她。
22 毀滅和死亡說，
『我們只風聞其名。』
23 上帝認識通往智慧的路，
祂知道智慧在哪裡，
24 因祂縱覽地極，
遍察天下萬物。
25 祂定下風的重量，
量出水的規模；
26 祂頒佈雨露的規律，
劃定雷電的路線。
27 那時祂已看見智慧，並評估她，
堅立她，探察她。
28 祂對世人說，『敬畏主就是智慧，
遠離惡便是聰明。』」
Job 28
New Catholic Bible
Job 28
New Catholic Bible
The Praise of Wisdom[a]
Chapter 28
Where Can Wisdom Be Found?[b]
1 “There are mines for silver
and places where gold is refined.
2 Iron is extracted from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Miners penetrate the darkness;
they search to the farthest recesses
to discover the ore hidden in gloom and shadow.
4 They open shafts in uninhabited places,
swinging suspended, far away from anyone.
5 “While grain is coming forth from the earth above,
what lies beneath is ravaged by fire.
6 Its rocks are the enclosure for sapphires,
and there is gold contained in its dust.
7 No bird of prey knows the path there;
the eye of a falcon has not seen it.
8 Proud beasts have not trodden it;
no lion has ever passed over it.
9 “Man begins to assail the granite rock
and overturns the mountains at their foundations.
10 He cuts channels into the rocks,
and his eyes behold precious gems.
11 He explores the sources of the streams
and brings hidden riches to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Wisdom Cannot Be Purchased[c]
13 “No one knows the way to it,
nor is it to be found in the land of the living.
14 The abyss declares, ‘It is not in me.’
The sea says, ‘I do not have it.’
15 It cannot be purchased with gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 “It cannot be acquired with the gold of Ophir,
nor with precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Gold or crystal[d] cannot be compared to it,
nor can it be exchanged for vessels of gold.
18 Neither coral nor alabaster deserve to be mentioned;
the price of wisdom is beyond pearls.
19 Topaz from Ethiopia is worthless in comparison to it,
nor can it be valued in terms of pure gold.
20 “Where then is the source of wisdom?
Where is intelligence to be found?
God Alone Knows Where Wisdom Can Be Found[e]
21 “It cannot be seen by the eye of any living creature;
it is even concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and the netherworld[f] admit,
‘We have only heard rumors of it.’
23 “God alone understands the path to wisdom;
he alone knows where it can be found.
24 For he can observe the farthest ends of the earth,
and he sees everything under the heavens.
25 “When God regulated the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,
26 when he imposed a limit for the rain
and cleared a path for the thunderbolt,
27 then he saw wisdom and evaluated it,
established it and assessed it completely.
28 And then he declared to man:
‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom,
and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”
Footnotes
- Job 28:1 This praise of wisdom breaks into the debate between Job and his friends. This passage is related to other important passages in other Books dealing with the same subject (Prov 8:22-36; Sir 24; Bar 3:9—4:4). Wisdom is imagined as a person who dwells with God and is consulted by him. It is an image of God’s own thought, in comparison with which all human efforts to discover things seem trivial.
- Job 28:1 The exploitation of mines in the search for gold or precious stones has amazed people from antiquity and led them to use the contribution of slaves and prisoners in pursuit of this difficult work (v. 4). However, it is not by such searches that one can extract the secret of wisdom.
- Job 28:13 Wisdom is not found along the route of human discoveries; all the treasures of the world are of no avail in acquiring it.
- Job 28:17 Crystal: the text actually speaks of “glass,” but in antiquity this was very rare and valuable.
- Job 28:21 God alone knows where wisdom is found. Indeed, she was the inspiration of his work of creation (Prov 8:22-31)!
- Job 28:22 Abaddon and the netherworld: see note on Job 26:6.
Job 28
New International Version
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)
Job 28
King James Version
Job 28
King James Version
28 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
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.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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