约伯记 Job 28

1 "Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where they refine gold.
1 银子有矿，炼金有方。

2 Iron is taken from the dust, and copper is smelted from rock.
2 铁从地里挖出，铜从石中熔化。

3 Man puts an end to darkness, and to the farthest limit he searches out the rock in gloom and deep shadow.
3 人为黑暗定界限，查究幽暗阴翳的石头，直到极处。

4 He sinks a shaft far from habitation, forgotten by the foot; they hang and swing to and fro far from men.
4 在无人居住之处刨开矿穴，过路的人也想不到他们。又与人远离，悬在空中摇来摇去。

5 The earth, from it comes food, and underneath it is turned up as fire.
5 至于地，能出粮食，地内好像被火翻起来。

6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, and the dust of it contains gold.
6 地中的石头有蓝宝石，并有金沙。

7 The path no bird of prey knows, nor has the falcon's eye caught sight of it.
7 矿中的路鸷鸟不得知道，鹰眼也未见过。

8 The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
8 狂傲的野兽未曾行过。猛烈的狮子也未曾经过。

9 He puts his hand on the flint; he overturns the mountains at the base.
9 人伸手凿开坚石，倾倒山根。

10 He hews out channels through the rocks, and his eye sees anything precious.
10 在磐石中凿出水道，亲眼看见各样宝物。

11 He dams up the streams from flowing, and what is hidden he brings out to the light.
11 他封闭水不得滴流，使隐藏的物显露出来。

12 "But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
12 然而，智慧有何处可寻。聪明之处在哪里呢。

13 Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
13 智慧的价值无人能知，在活人之地也无处可寻。

14 The deep says, 'It is not in me'; and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
14 深渊说，不在我内。沧海说，不在我中。

15 Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can silver be weighed as its price.
15 智慧非用黄金可得，也不能平白银为它的价值。

16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
16 俄斐金和贵重的红玛瑙，并蓝宝石，不足与较量。

17 Gold or glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
17 黄金和玻璃不足与比较。精金的器皿不足与兑换。

18 Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; and the possession of wisdom is above pearls.
18 珊瑚、水晶都不足论。智慧的价值胜过珍珠。

19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
19 古实的红璧玺不足与比较。精金也不足与较量。

20 "From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
20 智慧从何处来呢。聪明之处在哪里呢。

21 Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the sky.
21 是向一切有生命的眼目隐藏，向空中的飞鸟掩蔽。

22 Abaddon and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a report of it.'
22 灭没和死亡说，我们风闻其名。

23 "God understands its way, and He knows its place.
23 神明白智慧的道路，晓得智慧的所在。

24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
24 因他鉴察直到地极，遍观普天之下。

25 When He imparted weight to the wind and meted out the waters by measure,
25 要为风定轻重，又度量诸水。

26 When He made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
26 他为雨露定命令，为雷电定道路。

27 Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out.
27 那时他看见智慧，而且述说。他坚定，并且查究。

28 And to man He said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'"
28 他对人说，敬畏主就是智慧。远离恶便是聪明。