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Iob 28
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
Iob 28
Biblia Sacra Vulgata
28 Habet argentum venarum suarum principia, et auro locus est in quo conflatur.
2 Ferrum de terra tollitur, et lapis solutus calore in aes vertitur.
3 Tempus posuit tenebris, et universorum finem ipse considerat: lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis.
4 Dividit torrens a populo peregrinante eos quos oblitus est pes egentis hominis, et invios.
5 Terra de qua oriebatur panis, in loco suo igni subversa est.
6 Locus sapphiri lapides ejus, et glebae illius aurum.
7 Semitam ignoravit avis, nec intuitus est eam oculus vulturis.
8 Non calcaverunt eam filii institorum, nec pertransivit per eam leaena.
9 Ad silicem extendit manum suam: subvertit a radicibus montes.
10 In petris rivos excidit, et omne pretiosum vidit oculus ejus.
11 Profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est, et abscondita in lucem produxit.
12 Sapientia vero ubi invenitur? et quis est locus intelligentiae?
13 Nescit homo pretium ejus, nec invenitur in terra suaviter viventium.
14 Abyssus dicit: Non est in me, et mare loquitur: Non est mecum.
15 Non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea, nec appendetur argentum in commutatione ejus.
16 Non conferetur tinctis Indiae coloribus, nec lapidi sardonycho pretiosissimo vel sapphiro.
17 Non adaequabitur ei aurum vel vitrum, nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri.
18 Excelsa et eminentia non memorabuntur comparatione ejus: trahitur autem sapientia de occultis.
19 Non adaequabitur ei topazius de AEthiopia, nec tincturae mundissimae componetur.
20 Unde ergo sapientia venit? et quis est locus intelligentiae?
21 Abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium: volucres quoque caeli latet.
22 Perditio et mors dixerunt: Auribus nostris audivimus famam ejus.
23 Deus intelligit viam ejus, et ipse novit locum illius.
24 Ipse enim fines mundi intuetur, et omnia quae sub caelo sunt respicit.
25 Qui fecit ventis pondus, et aquas appendit in mensura.
26 Quando ponebat pluviis legem, et viam procellis sonantibus:
27 tunc vidit illam et enarravit, et praeparavit, et investigavit.
28 Et dixit homini: Ecce timor Domini, ipsa est sapientia; et recedere a malo, intelligentia.
Job 28
New International Version
Job 28
New International Version
Interlude: Where Wisdom Is Found
28 There is a mine for silver
and a place where gold is refined.(A)
2 Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.(B)
3 Mortals put an end to the darkness;(C)
they search out the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.(D)
4 Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,(E)
in places untouched by human feet;
far from other people they dangle and sway.
5 The earth, from which food comes,(F)
is transformed below as by fire;
6 lapis lazuli(G) comes from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.(H)
7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.(I)
8 Proud beasts(J) do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.(K)
9 People assault the flinty rock(L) with their hands
and lay bare the roots of the mountains.(M)
10 They tunnel through the rock;(N)
their eyes see all its treasures.(O)
11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(P)
and bring hidden things(Q) to light.
12 But where can wisdom be found?(R)
Where does understanding dwell?(S)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(T)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(U)
14 The deep(V) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(W) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(X)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(Y)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(Z)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(AA)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(AB)
18 Coral(AC) and jasper(AD) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(AE)
19 The topaz(AF) of Cush(AG) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(AH)
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(AI)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.(AJ)
22 Destruction[b](AK) and Death(AL) say,
“Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
and he alone(AM) knows where it dwells,(AN)
24 for he views the ends of the earth(AO)
and sees everything under the heavens.(AP)
25 When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,(AQ)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(AR)
and a path for the thunderstorm,(AS)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.(AT)
28 And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil(AU) is understanding.”(AV)
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