1	Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine# it . [vein: or, mine]
			2	Iron is taken# out of the earth, and brass is molten# out of the stone. [earth: or, dust]
			3	He setteth# an end to darkness, and searcheth out# all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
			4	The flood breaketh out# from the inhabitant# ; even the waters forgotten# of the foot: they are dried up# , they are gone away# from men.
			5	As for the earth, out of it cometh# bread: and under it is turned up# as it were fire.
			6	The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. [dust...: or, gold ore]
			7	There is a path which no fowl knoweth# , and which the vulture's eye hath not seen# :
			8	The lion's whelps have not trodden# it, nor the fierce lion passed# by it.
			9	He putteth forth# his hand upon the rock; he overturneth# the mountains by the roots. [rock: or, flint]
			10	He cutteth out# rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth# every precious thing.
			11	He bindeth# the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth# to light. [overflowing: Heb. weeping]
			12	But where shall wisdom be found# ? and where is the place of understanding?
			13	Man knoweth# not the price thereof; neither is it found# in the land of the living.
			14	The depth saith# , It is not in me: and the sea saith# , It is not with me.
			15	It cannot be gotten# for gold, neither shall silver be weighed# for the price thereof. [It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it]
			16	It cannot be valued# with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
			17	The gold and the crystal cannot equal# it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. [jewels...: or, vessels of]
			18	No mention# shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. [coral: or, Ramoth]
			19	The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal# it, neither shall it be valued# with pure gold.
			20	Whence then cometh# wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
			21	Seeing it is hid# from the eyes of all living, and kept close# from the fowls of the air. [air: or, heaven]
			22	Destruction and death say# , We have heard# the fame thereof with our ears.
			23	God understandeth# the way thereof, and he knoweth# the place thereof.
			24	For he looketh# to the ends of the earth, and seeth# under the whole heaven;
			25	To make# the weight for the winds; and he weigheth# the waters by measure.
			26	When he made# a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
			27	Then did he see# it, and declare# it; he prepared# it, yea, and searched it out# . [declare...: or, number it]
			28	And unto man he said# , Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart# from evil is understanding.