Job 28 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
1 For there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
1 CIERTAMENTE la plata tiene sus veneros, y el oro lugar [donde] se forma.
1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and brass is molten out of the stone.
2 El hierro se saca del polvo, y de la piedra es fundido el metal.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
3 Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.
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.
3 Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
4 He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot that passeth by; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.
4 Brota el torrente de junto al morador, [aguas] que el pie había olvidado: sécanse luego, vanse del hombre.
4 He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread, and underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
5 De la tierra nace el pan, y debajo de ella estará como convertida en fuego.
5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6 The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, and it hath dust of gold.
6 Lugar hay cuyas piedras son zafiro, y sus polvos de oro.
6 Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
7 That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;
7 Senda que nunca la conoció ave, ni ojo de buitre la vió:
7 That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the lion passed thereby.
8 Nunca la pisaron animales fieros, ni león pasó por ella.
8 The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
9 En el pedernal puso su mano, y trastornó los montes de raíz.
9 He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
10 De los peñascos cortó ríos, y sus ojos vieron todo lo preciado.
10 He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
11 Detuvo los ríos en su nacimiento, é hizo salir á luz lo escondido.
11 He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?
12 Empero ¿dónde se hallará la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la prudencia?
12 “But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
13 No conoce su valor el hombre, ni se halla en la tierra de los vivientes.
13 Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
14 The deep saith: 'It is not in me'; and the sea saith: 'It is not with me.'
14 El abismo dice: No está en mí: y la mar dijo: Ni conmigo.
14 The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
15 No se dará por oro, ni su precio será á peso de plata.
15 It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
16 No puede ser apreciada con oro de Ophir, ni con onique precioso, ni con zafiro.
16 It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it; neither shall the exchange thereof be vessels of fine gold.
17 El oro no se le igualará, ni el diamante; ni se trocará por vaso de oro fino.
17 Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
18 De coral ni de perlas no se hará mención: la sabiduría es mejor que piedras preciosas.
18 No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
19 No se igualará con ella esmeralda de Ethiopía; no se podrá apreciar con oro fino.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
20 ¿De dónde pues vendrá la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la inteligencia?
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
21 Porque encubierta está á los ojos de todo viviente, y á toda ave del cielo es oculta.
21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
22 Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
22 El infierno y la muerte dijeron: Su fama hemos oído con nuestros oídos.
22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.
23 Dios entiende el camino de ella, y él conoce su lugar.
23 “God understands its way, and he knows its place.
24 For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
24 Porque él mira hasta los fines de la tierra, y ve debajo de todo el cielo.
24 For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
25 When He maketh a weight for the wind, and meteth out the waters by measure.
25 Al dar peso al viento, y poner las aguas por medida;
25 He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
26 When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the storm of thunders;
26 Cuando él hizo ley á la lluvia, y camino al relámpago de los truenos;
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
27 Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
27 Entonces la veía él, y la manifestaba; preparóla y descubrióla también.
27 then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
28 And unto man He said: 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
28 Y dijo al hombre: He aquí que el temor del Señor es la sabiduría, y el apartarse del mal la inteligencia.
28 To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Peter 1:7; Malachi 3:2–3; Proverbs 17:3; Isaiah 48:10; Proverbs 27:21
- 2 Deuteronomy 8:9; Genesis 4:22; Numbers 31:22; 1 Chronicles 22:14
- 3 Ecclesiastes 1:13; Job 38:16–17; Proverbs 2:4; Job 12:22; Matthew 6:33
- 5 Isaiah 28:25–29; Psalm 104:14–15; Genesis 1:11–12; Genesis 1:29; Ezekiel 28:13–14
- 6 Job 28:16; Exodus 24:10; Song of Songs 5:14; Revelation 21:19; Isaiah 54:11
- 7 Job 11:6; Job 28:21–23; Romans 11:33; Job 38:24; Job 38:19
- 9 Nahum 1:4–6
- 10 Proverbs 24:4; Proverbs 14:23; Habakkuk 3:9
- 11 1 Corinthians 4:5; Isaiah 45:2–3; Job 26:8; Isaiah 37:25; Isaiah 44:27
- 12 Proverbs 2:4–6; Job 28:20; James 1:5; Proverbs 3:19; Colossians 2:3
- 13 Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 8:18–19; Proverbs 3:14–15; Proverbs 23:23; Matthew 13:44–46
- 14 Romans 11:33–34
- 15 Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 8:19; Proverbs 3:13–15; Proverbs 8:10–11; Proverbs 8:17
- 16 Psalm 45:9; Isaiah 13:12; Ezekiel 28:13; Exodus 28:20; 1 Chronicles 29:4
- 17 Revelation 22:1; Proverbs 16:16; Revelation 4:6; Ezekiel 1:22; Revelation 21:11
- 18 Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 31:10; Ezekiel 27:16; Lamentations 4:7; Matthew 7:6
- 19 Exodus 39:10; Proverbs 8:19; Exodus 28:17; Ezekiel 28:13; Revelation 21:20
- 20 James 1:5; Job 28:12; Job 28:28; James 1:17; Job 28:23
- 21 Psalm 49:3–4; Matthew 11:25; Colossians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 2:7–10; Matthew 13:35
- 22 Job 26:6; Psalm 83:10–12; Job 28:14
- 23 Proverbs 8:22–31; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Jude 25; Romans 11:33; Proverbs 2:6
- 24 Proverbs 15:3; Zechariah 4:10; Revelation 5:6; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 33:13–14
- 25 Psalm 135:7; Isaiah 40:12; Job 12:15
- 26 Job 38:25; Job 37:3; Zechariah 10:1; Jeremiah 14:22; Psalm 29:3–10
- 27 Psalm 19:1; Proverbs 8:22–29
- 28 Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 3:7; Ecclesiastes 12:13
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
For Thou hast said unto man, "Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;" and desire not to seem wise, because, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." But I had now found the goodly pearl, which, selling all that I had, I ought to have bought; and I hesitated.
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