Job 28

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

Of course, there is a spot to find silver, and a location for gold where it's refined.

Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

Iron is removed from the ground, and brass is melted from rocks.

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

He stops darkness and finds all goodness: the dark stones and the shadow of death.

The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

The flood comes from people's homes, water that is forgotten about and touched by feet. It dries up and disappears, no longer seen by people.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

The Earth gives us food like bread and has hot stuff beneath it, similar to fire.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

The stones in it are like sapphires: and it has gold-like dust.

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

There's a way that even birds don't know about, and it's invisible to vultures' eyes.

The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

The verse says that no lion cubs or grown-up lions have walked on this place.

He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

He reaches out his hand on the rock; he uproots the mountains from their foundations.

He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

He creates rivers through the rocks, and his eye sees all valuable treasures.

He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

He stops the rivers from overflowing and brings out what was hidden into the light.

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

But where can we find wisdom? And where is the location of understanding?

Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

People don't know its value; you won't find it among the living.

The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

The deep says it's not there, and the sea says it's not with me.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It can't be bought with gold; silver won't pay its cost either.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

It is priceless and cannot be measured by Ophir's gold, valuable onyx, or beautiful sapphires.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

This verse means that something is so valuable that even gold and crystals can't compare to its worth, and you can't trade or swap it for any amount of precious jewels made of fine gold.

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

No need to talk about coral or pearls; wisdom is worth more than all the precious gems.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

The Ethiopian topaz cannot match it, and it's not worth pure gold.

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

From where does wisdom come? And where can we find understanding?

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Because it's hidden from everyone alive and kept away from birds in the sky.

Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

Destruction and death say, "We have heard about its reputation using our ears."

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

God knows how it works and where it is.

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

He looks at all parts of the earth and sees everything under the sky.

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

To measure the strength of the winds; and he measures the amount of water using a standard.

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

When he set up the rain rule, and a path for the lightning flash of thunder.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Then he saw it and told everyone. He got it ready and looked for it carefully.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

He told people, "Fearing God leads to wisdom. Avoiding bad things shows true understanding."