1 “There is a place where silver is mined
2 Iron is taken from the ground,
3 ⌞Humans⌟ bring an end to darkness ⌞there⌟
4 They open up a mineshaft far from civilization,
5 “Above the ground food grows,
6 That place’s stones are sapphire.
7 No bird of prey knows the way to it.
8 No proud beast has ever walked on it.
9 “Humans exert their power on the flinty rocks
10 They cut out mineshafts in the rocks.
11 They explore the sources of rivers
12 “Where can wisdom be found?
13 No mortal knows where it is.
14 The deep ocean says, ‘It isn’t in me.’
15 You cannot obtain it with solid gold
16 It can’t be bought with the gold from Ophir
17 Neither gold nor glass can equal its value.
18 be exchanged for it.
19 Topaz from Ethiopia cannot equal its value.
20 “Where does wisdom come from?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living being,
22 Decay and Death say,
23 “God understands the way to it.
24 because he can see to the ends of the earth
25 When he gave the wind its force
26 when he made rules for the rain
27 then he saw it and announced it.
28 So he told humans,