Iron is taken from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.
Man puts an end to darkness,
And (A)to the farthest limit he searches out
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
He [a]sinks a shaft away from [b]inhabited areas,
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing, away from people.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:4 Lit breaks open
  2. Job 28:4 Lit sojourning

Iron is taken from the earth,
    and copper is smelted from ore.(A)
Mortals put an end to the darkness;(B)
    they search out the farthest recesses
    for ore in the blackest darkness.(C)
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(D)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.

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