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11 He dams up even the trickling water from the rivers,
and he brings light to the earth’s hidden places.

12 But wisdom—where can it be found?
Where is the place for understanding?
13 Mankind does not know where it is kept.
It is not found in the land of the living.

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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