{"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/ylt/job/28","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:25:44.333Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":28,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":27,"nextChapter":29,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Iron from the dust is taken, And from the firm stone brass."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"An end hath he set to darkness, And to all perfection he is searching, A stone of darkness and death-shade."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"A stream hath broken out from a sojourner, Those forgotten of the foot, They were low, from man they wandered."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The earth! from it cometh forth bread, And its under-part is turned like fire."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"A place of the sapphire are its stones, And it hath dust of gold."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Against the flint he sent forth his hand, He overturned from the root mountains."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out to light."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The deep hath said, 'It is not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.'"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding?"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For He to the ends of the earth doth look, Under the whole heavens He doth see,"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"To make for the wind a weight, And the waters He meted out in measure."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"In His making for the rain a limit, And a way for the brightness of the voices,"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'"}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 28 (YLT)","markdown":"[Job 28](https://primebible.com/ylt/job/28)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/job/28 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}