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Job 28
Reina-Valera Antigua
Job 28
Reina-Valera Antigua
28 CIERTAMENTE la plata tiene sus veneros, Y el oro lugar donde se forma.
2 El hierro se saca del polvo, Y de la piedra es fundido el metal.
3 A las tinieblas puso término, Y examina todo á la perfección, Las piedras que hay en la oscuridad y en la sombra de muerte.
4 Brota el torrente de junto al morador, Aguas que el pie había olvidado: Sécanse luego, vanse del hombre.
5 De la tierra nace el pan, Y debajo de ella estará como convertida en fuego.
6 Lugar hay cuyas piedras son zafiro, Y sus polvos de oro.
7 Senda que nunca la conoció ave, Ni ojo de buitre la vió:
8 Nunca la pisaron animales fieros, Ni león pasó por ella.
9 En el pedernal puso su mano, Y trastornó los montes de raíz.
10 De los peñascos cortó ríos, Y sus ojos vieron todo lo preciado.
11 Detuvo los ríos en su nacimiento, E hizo salir á luz lo escondido.
12 Empero ¿dónde se hallará la sabiduría? ¿Y dónde está el lugar de la prudencia?
13 No conoce su valor el hombre, Ni se halla en la tierra de los vivientes.
14 El abismo dice: No está en mí: Y la mar dijo: Ni conmigo.
15 No se dará por oro, Ni su precio será á peso de plata.
16 No puede ser apreciada con oro de Ophir, Ni con onique precioso, ni con zafiro.
17 El oro no se le igualará, ni el diamante; Ni se trocará por vaso de oro fino.
18 De coral ni de perlas no se hará mención: La sabiduría es mejor que piedras preciosas.
19 No se igualará con ella esmeralda de Ethiopía; No se podrá apreciar con oro fino.
20 ¿De dónde pues vendrá la sabiduría? ¿Y dónde está el lugar de la inteligencia?
21 Porque encubierta está á los ojos de todo viviente, y á toda ave del cielo es oculta.
22 El infierno y la muerte dijeron: Su fama hemos oído con nuestros oídos.
23 Dios entiende el camino de ella, Y él conoce su lugar.
24 Porque él mira hasta los fines de la tierra, Y ve debajo de todo el cielo.
25 Al dar peso al viento, Y poner las aguas por medida;
26 Cuando él hizo ley á la lluvia, Y camino al relámpago de los truenos:
27 Entonces la veía él, y la manifestaba: Preparóla y descubrióla también.
28 Y dijo al hombre: He aquí que el temor del Señor es la sabiduría, Y el apartarse del mal la inteligencia.
Job 28
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 28
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job Tells of Earth’s Treasures
28 “Surely there is a [a]mine for silver
And a place [b]where they refine gold.
2 “Iron is taken from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.
3 “Man puts an end to darkness,
And (A)to the farthest limit he searches out
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
4 “He [c]sinks a shaft far from [d]habitation,
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
5 “The earth, from it comes food,
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
6 “Its rocks are the [e]source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.
7 “The path no bird of prey knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
8 “The [f]proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
9 “He puts his hand on the flint;
He overturns the mountains at the [g]base.
10 “He hews out channels through the rocks,
And his eye sees anything precious.
11 “He dams up the streams from [h]flowing,
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
The Search for Wisdom Is Harder
12 “But (B)where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 “(C)Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 “The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 “(D)Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
16 “It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
17 “(E)Gold or glass cannot equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
18 “Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned;
And the acquisition of (F)wisdom is above that of pearls.
19 “The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in (G)pure gold.
20 “(H)Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?
21 “Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
22 “[i](I)Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
23 “(J)God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 “For He (K)looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.
25 “When He imparted (L)weight to the wind
And (M)meted out the waters by measure,
26 When He set a (N)limit for the rain
And a course for the (O)thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and also searched it out.
28 “And to man He said, ‘Behold, the (P)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Job 28
New International Version
Job 28
New International Version
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found
28 There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.(A)
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.(B)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;(C)
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.(D)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(E)
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which food comes,(F)
is transformed below as by fire;
6 lapis lazuli(G) comes from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(H)
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.(I)
8 Proud beasts(J) do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.(K)
9 People assault the flinty rock(L) with their hands
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(M)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(N)
their eyes see all its treasures.(O)
11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(P)
and bring hidden things(Q) to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?(R)
Where does understanding dwell?(S)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(T)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(U)
14 The deep(V) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(W) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(X)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(Y)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(Z)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(AA)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(AB)
18 Coral(AC) and jasper(AD) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(AE)
19 The topaz(AF) of Cush(AG) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(AH)
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(AI)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.(AJ)
22 Destruction[b](AK) and Death(AL) say,
“Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
and he alone(AM) knows where it dwells,(AN)
24 for he views the ends of the earth(AO)
and sees everything under the heavens.(AP)
25 When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,(AQ)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(AR)
and a path for the thunderstorm,(AS)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.(AT)
28 And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil(AU) is understanding.”(AV)
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