“Its rocks are the [a]source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
“The path no bird of prey knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
“The [b]proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:6 Or place
  2. Job 28:8 Lit sons of pride

lapis lazuli(A) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(B)
No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
    no falcon’s eye has seen it.(C)
Proud beasts(D) do not set foot on it,
    and no lion prowls there.(E)

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