Job 28
American Standard Version
28 [a]Surely there is a mine for silver,
And a place for gold which they refine.
2 Iron is taken out of the [b]earth,
And copper is molten out of the stone.
3 Man setteth an end to darkness,
And searcheth out, to the furthest bound,
The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
4 [c]He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn;
They are forgotten of the foot;
They hang afar from men, they [d]swing to and fro.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread;
And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires,
[e]And it hath dust of gold.
7 That path no bird of prey knoweth,
Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:
8 The [f]proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock;
He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out [g]channels among the rocks;
And his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the streams [h]that they trickle not;
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 deep saith, It is not in me;
And the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for [i]gold,
Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,
With the precious [j]onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
Neither shall it be exchanged for [k]jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal:
Yea, the price of wisdom is above [l]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 birds of the heavens.
22 [m]Destruction and Death say,
We have heard a rumor 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 [n]To make a weight for the wind:
Yea, he meteth out 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 [o]declare it;
He established 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.
Footnotes
- Job 28:1 Or, For
- Job 28:2 Or, dust
- Job 28:4 Or, The flood breaketh out from where men sojourn; Even the waters forgotten of the foot: They are diminished, they are gone away from man
- Job 28:4 Or, flit
- Job 28:6 Or, And he winneth lumps of gold
- Job 28:8 Hebrew sons of pride.
- Job 28:10 Or, passages
- Job 28:11 Hebrew from weeping.
- Job 28:15 Or, treasure
- Job 28:16 Or, beryl
- Job 28:17 Or, vessels
- Job 28:18 Or, red coral. Or, pearls
- Job 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon.
- Job 28:25 Or, When he maketh
- Job 28:27 Or, recount
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.
Giobbe 28
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Il mistero della saggezza divina
28 (A)«Ha una miniera l’argento, e l’oro un luogo dove lo si affina.
2 Il ferro si cava dal suolo, e la pietra fusa dà il rame.
3 L’uomo ha posto fine alle tenebre, egli esplora i più profondi recessi per trovare le pietre che sono nel buio, nell’ombra di morte.
4 Scava un pozzo lontano dall’abitato; il piede più non serve a quelli che vi lavorano; sono sospesi, oscillano lontano dai mortali[a].
5 Dalla terra esce il pane, ma, nelle sue viscere, è sconvolta come dal fuoco.
6 Le sue rocce sono la sede dello zaffiro e vi si trova la polvere d’oro.
7 L’uccello rapace non conosce il sentiero che vi conduce, né l’ha mai scorto l’occhio del falco.
8 Le fiere superbe non vi hanno messo piede, il leone non c’è mai passato.
9 L’uomo stende la mano sul granito, rovescia dalle radici le montagne.
10 Pratica trafori dentro le rocce e l’occhio suo scorge quanto c’è di prezioso.
11 Frena le acque perché non gemano e le cose nascoste trae fuori alla luce.
12 Ma la saggezza, dove trovarla? Dov’è il luogo dell’intelligenza?
13 L’uomo non ne sa la via[b], non la si trova sulla terra dei viventi.
14 L’abisso dice: “Non è in me”; il mare dice: “Non sta da me”.
15 Non la si ottiene in cambio d’oro, né la si compra a peso d’argento.
16 Non la si acquista con l’oro di Ofir, con l’ònice prezioso e con lo zaffiro.
17 L’oro e il vetro non reggono al suo confronto, non la si dà in cambio di vasi d’oro fino.
18 Non si parli di corallo, di cristallo; la saggezza vale più delle perle.
19 Il topazio d’Etiopia non può starle a confronto, l’oro puro non ne controbilancia il valore.
20 Da dove viene dunque la saggezza? Dov’è il luogo dell’intelligenza?
21 Essa è nascosta agli occhi di ogni vivente, è celata agli uccelli del cielo.
22 L’abisso e la morte dicono: “Ne abbiamo avuto qualche sentore”.
23 Dio solo conosce la via che vi conduce, egli solo sa il luogo dove risiede,
24 perché il suo sguardo giunge fino alle estremità della terra, perch’egli vede tutto quello che è sotto i cieli.
25 Quando regolò il peso del vento e fissò la misura delle acque,
26 quando diede una legge alla pioggia e tracciò la strada al lampo dei tuoni,
27 allora la vide e la rivelò, la stabilì e anche l’investigò.
28 E disse all’uomo: “Ecco, temere il Signore, questa è saggezza, fuggire il male è intelligenza!”».
Footnotes
- Giobbe 28:4 Il piede più non serve… sono sospesi, oscillano lontano…, descrizione della posizione dei lavoratori sospesi con corde.
- Giobbe 28:13 Non ne sa la via, lezione dei Settanta; ebr.: non ne sa il prezzo.
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