{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/job/28","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:34:06.417Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":28,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":27,"nextChapter":29,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Man'setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 28 (ASV)","markdown":"[Job 28](https://primebible.com/asv/job/28)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/job/28 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}