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11 They look carefully in the springs of water
    where rivers start.
They bring into the light things that were hidden away.

12 But as for wisdom,
    people do not know where to find it.
They cannot learn how to understand things properly.
13 Humans do not understand the value of wisdom.
    They cannot find it in this world where people live.

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11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(A)
    and bring hidden things(B) to light.

12 But where can wisdom be found?(C)
    Where does understanding dwell?(D)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(E)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up