“He [a]sinks a shaft far from [b]habitation,
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
“The earth, from it comes food,
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
“Its rocks are the [c]source of sapphires,
And its dust contains gold.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:4 Lit breaks open
  2. Job 28:4 Lit sojourning
  3. Job 28:6 Or place