| | 1 | 银子有矿，炼金有方。
"There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
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| | 2 | 铁从地里挖出，铜从石中熔化。
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
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| | 3 | 人为黑暗定界限，查究幽暗阴翳的石头，直到极处。
Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
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| | 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。
Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways.
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| | 5 | 至于地，能出粮食，地内好像被火翻起来。
The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
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| | 6 | 地中的石头有蓝宝石，并有金沙。
sapphires come from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
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| | 7 | 矿中的路鸷鸟不得知道，鹰眼也未见过。
No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it.
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| | 8 | 狂傲的野兽未曾行过。猛烈的狮子也未曾经过。
Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
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| | 9 | 人伸手凿开坚石，倾倒山根。
Man's hand assaults the flinty rock and lays bare the roots of the mountains.
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| | 10 | 在磐石中凿出水道，亲眼看见各样宝物。
He tunnels through the rock; his eyes see all its treasures.
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| | 11 | 他封闭水不得滴流，使隐藏的物显露出来。
He searches the sources of the rivers and brings hidden things to light.
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| | 12 | 然而，智慧有何处可寻？聪明之处在哪里呢？
"But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
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| | 13 | 智慧的价值无人能知，在活人之地也无处可寻。
Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
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| | 14 | 深渊说，不在我内。沧海说，不在我中。
The deep says, 'It is not in me'; the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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| | 15 | 智慧非用黄金可得，也不能平白银为它的价值。
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.
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| | 16 | 俄斐金，和贵重的红玛瑙，并蓝宝石，不足与较量。
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
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| | 17 | 黄金，和玻璃，不足与比较。精金的器皿，不足与兑换。
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.
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| | 18 | 珊瑚，水晶都不足论。智慧的价值胜过珍珠（或作红宝石）。
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
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| | 19 | 古实的红璧玺，不足与比较。精金，也不足与较量。
The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
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| | 20 | 智慧从何处来呢？聪明之处在哪里呢？
"Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
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| | 21 | 是向一切有生命的眼目隐藏，向空中的飞鸟掩蔽。
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds of the air.
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| | 22 | 灭没和死亡说，我们风闻其名。
Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.'
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| | 23 | 神明白智慧的道路，晓得智慧的所在。
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
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| | 24 | 因他鉴察直到地极，遍观普天之下。
for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
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| | 25 | 要为风定轻重，又度量诸水。
When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
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| | 26 | 他为雨露定命令，为雷电定道路。
when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
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| | 27 | 那时他看见智慧，而且述说。他坚定，并且查究。
then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
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| | 28 | 他对人说，敬畏主就是智慧。远离恶便是聪明。
And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.'"
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