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He sinks his shaft far from human habitations,
    in a place[a] forgotten by explorers;
they hang on harnesses
    as they swing back and forth.

“While the ground produces food,
    underneath it is torn up and burning hot,[b]
where stones are sapphire
    and gold dust can be found,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:4 The Heb. lacks in a place
  2. Job 28:5 Lit. is turned up as by fire