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He opens his eyes, For the price of wisdom is above
And he is no more. rubies.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
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A tempest steals him away in the night. Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
The east wind carries him away, and he 20 “From where then does wisdom come?
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is gone; And where is the place of
It sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls against him and does not spare; 21 understanding?
He flees desperately from its power. It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
Men shall clap their hands at him, the air.
23 And concealed from the birds of
And shall hiss him out of his place. 22 Destruction and Death say,
28 “Surely there is a mine forsilver, ‘We have heard a report about it with
And a place where gold is refined.
our ears.’
2 Iron is taken from the earth, 23 God understands its way,
And copper is smelted from ore. And He knows its place.
3 Man puts an end to darkness, 24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And searches every recess And sees under the whole heavens,
For ore in the darkness and the 25 To establish a weight for the wind,
shadow of death. And apportion the waters
He breaks open a shaft away from
4 by measure.
people; 26 When He made a law for the rain,
In places forgotten by feet And a path for the thunderbolt,
They hang far away from men; 27 Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
They swing to and fro. He prepared it, indeed, He searched
As for the earth, from it comes bread,
5 it out.
But underneath it is turned up as 28 And to man He said,
by fire; ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is
6 wisdom,
Its stones are the source of sapphires,
And it contains gold dust. And to depart from evil is
7 That path no bird knows, understanding.’ ”
Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it. Psalm 97:1–6
8 The proud lions have not trodden it,
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it. T he LORD reigns;
9 He puts his hand on the flint; Let the earth rejoice;
He overturns the mountains at Let the multitude of isles be glad!
the roots. 2 Clouds and darkness surround Him;
10 He cuts out channels in the rocks, Righteousness and justice are the
And his eye sees every precious thing. foundation of His throne.
11 He dams up the streams from trickling; 3 A fire goes before Him,
What is hidden he brings forth to light.
12 “But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of
understanding? 97:1 multitude of isles. Refers to all the con-
Man does not know its value, tinents as well as islands of the world (Is.42:10;
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Nor is it found in the land of the living. Dan.2:34,35,44; Zech.14:9).
The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
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And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ 97:2 Clouds and darkness. Such a descrip-
15 It cannot be purchased for gold, tion emphasizes the terrifying effect of the
Nor can silver be weighed for its price. Lord’s presence,both in the past (Ex.19:16–18)
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It cannot be valued in the gold of and in the future Day of the Lord (Joel 2:2;
Ophir, Zeph. 1:15; Matt. 24:29,30).
In precious onyx or sapphire.
17 97:3 burns up His enemies. The Lord will
Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of utterly destroy His enemies in the future Day
fine gold. of the Lord (Zech. 14:12).
No mention shall be made of coral or
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quartz,
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