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Though there is, for silver, a vein, and a place for the gold they refine;
CIERTAMENTE la plata tiene sus veneros, y el oro lugar donde se forma.
Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
Iron, out of the ore, is taken, and, stone, poureth out copper;
El hierro se saca del polvo, y de la piedra es fundido el metal.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
An end, hath one set to the darkness, and, into every extremity, is, he, making search, for the stone of darkness and death-shade;
A las tinieblas puso término, y examina todo á la perfección, las piedras que hay en la oscuridad y en la sombra de muerte.
He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
He hath sunken a shaft, away from the inhabitants; Places forsaken by the foot, they hang down, away from men, sway to and fro;
Brota el torrente de junto al morador, aguas que el pie había olvidado: sécanse luego, vanse del hombre.
The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
As for the earth, out of it, cometh forth bread, and, under it, is upturned, as it were fire;
De la tierra nace el pan, y debajo de ella estará como convertida en fuego.
As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
The place of sapphires, are the stones thereof, and it hath, nuggets of gold:—
Lugar hay cuyas piedras son zafiro, y sus polvos de oro.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;
Senda que nunca la conoció ave, ni ojo de buitre la vió:
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
Ravenous beasts have not made a track thereof, neither hath the lion marched thereon:
Nunca la pisaron animales fieros, ni león pasó por ella.
The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
Upon the flint, hath he thrust forth his hand, He hath turned up mountains by the roots;
En el pedernal puso su mano, y trastornó los montes de raíz.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:
De los peñascos cortó ríos, y sus ojos vieron todo lo preciado.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
From trickling, he restraineth, rivers, and, some hidden thing, is he bringing out to light.
Detuvo los ríos en su nacimiento, é hizo salir á luz lo escondido.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?
Empero ¿dónde se hallará la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la prudencia?
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
“But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;
No conoce su valor el hombre, ni se halla en la tierra de los vivientes.
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
El abismo dice: No está en mí: y la mar dijo: Ni conmigo.
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;
No se dará por oro, ni su precio será á peso de plata.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.
It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
No puede ser apreciada con oro de Ophir, ni con onique precioso, ni con zafiro.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,
El oro no se le igualará, ni el diamante; ni se trocará por vaso de oro fino.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
De coral ni de perlas no se hará mención: la sabiduría es mejor que piedras preciosas.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.
No se igualará con ella esmeralda de Ethiopía; no se podrá apreciar con oro fino.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
¿De dónde pues vendrá la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la inteligencia?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
Porque encubierta está á los ojos de todo viviente, y á toda ave del cielo es oculta.
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!
El infierno y la muerte dijeron: Su fama hemos oído con nuestros oídos.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;
Dios entiende el camino de ella, y él conoce su lugar.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
“God understands its way, and he knows its place.
For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;
Porque él mira hasta los fines de la tierra, y ve debajo de todo el cielo.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
Making, for the wind, a weight, and, the waters, he proved by measure,
Al dar peso al viento, y poner las aguas por medida;
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
When he made, for the rain, a decree, and a way for the lightning of thunders,
Cuando él hizo ley á la lluvia, y camino al relámpago de los truenos;
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
Then, saw he it, and declared it, He settled it, yea also he searched it out;
Entonces la veía él, y la manifestaba; preparóla y descubrióla también.
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
And said to the son of earth, Lo! the reverence of the Lord, that, is wisdom, and, to avoid evil, is understanding.
Y dijo al hombre: He aquí que el temor del Señor es la sabiduría, y el apartarse del mal la inteligencia.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”