And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.

Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;

Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,

Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;

For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;

Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;

Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;

Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!

Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;

It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;

When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,

A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;

Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;

GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;

Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:

The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold: -

From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.

Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;

As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;

Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;

Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;

The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!