Job 28

1 “Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

1 “银从矿中采取， 金有冶炼之地，

2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

2 铁从地下挖掘， 铜从石中提炼。

3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

3 世人探寻黑暗的尽头， 搜索幽暗的深处， 要得隐藏的矿石。

4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

4 他们在杳无人烟、人踪绝迹之地开矿， 他们远离人群，悬在半空摇来摇去。

5 Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

5 大地出产粮食， 地下烈火翻腾。

6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.

6 地下的石头出蓝宝石， 还蕴藏着金沙。

7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.

7 矿中的路径，猛禽不知道， 鹰眼也未曾见过，

8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.

8 猛兽未曾踏足， 狮子未曾经过。

9 The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.

9 世人开凿坚石， 翻动山的根基，

10 He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.

10 在岩石中凿通道， 一览各样的宝藏。

11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.

11 他们把水流截断， 使隐藏之物显露。

12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

12 “然而，智慧何处寻？ 聪明之道在哪里？

13 No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

13 无人知道智慧的价值， 人世间找不到她。

14 The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’

14 深渊说，‘她不在我里面。’ 海洋说，‘她不在我这里。’

15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

15 金子买不到她， 银子换不来她；

16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

16 俄斐的金子无法与她相比， 红玛瑙和蓝宝石不能与她媲美；

17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

17 黄金和水晶无法与她相比， 纯金的器皿不能与她兑换；

18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

18 珊瑚和碧玉不能与她相提并论， 红宝石的价值远不如她；

19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

19 古实的黄玉无法与她相比， 纯金不能与她等量齐观。

20 From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

20 “然而，智慧何处寻？ 聪明之道在哪里？

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

21 众生的眼睛看不见她， 空中的飞鸟找不到她。

22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’

22 毁灭和死亡说， ‘我们只风闻其名。’

23 But God understands its way, and He knows its place.

23 上帝认识通往智慧的路， 祂知道智慧在哪里，

24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

24 因祂纵览地极， 遍察天下万物。

25 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,

25 祂定下风的重量， 量出水的规模；

26 when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,

26 祂颁布雨露的规律， 划定雷电的路线。

27 then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.

27 那时祂已看见智慧，并评估她， 坚立她，探察她。

28 And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

28 祂对世人说，‘敬畏主就是智慧， 远离恶便是聪明。’”