Job 28:7-17 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

7. Miners go to places unseenby the eyes of hawks;

8. they walk on soil unknownto the proudest lions.

9. With their own handsthey remove sharp rocksand uproot mountains.

10. They dig through the rocksin search of jewelsand precious metals.

11. They also uncoverthe sources of riversand discover secret places.

12. But where is wisdom found?

13. No human knows the way.

14. Nor can it be discoveredin the deepest sea.

17. Nothing is its equal—not gold or costly glass.

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