¹Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

¹Tõesti, hõbedal on leiukoht ja kullal pesemispaik,

²Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.

²raud võetakse mullast ja kivist valatakse vask.

³[Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

³Piir pannakse pimedusele ning viimseni otsitakse üles pimeduse ja sünguse kivi.

⁴He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; They are forgotten of the foot; They hang afar from men, they swing to and fro.

⁴Kaevandusi murtakse eluasemeist eemal, paigus, mille on unustanud jalad; nad kõlguvad kõikudes, inimestest kaugel.

⁵As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

⁵Maast kasvab leib, aga maa sügavused pööratakse tulega pahupidi.

⁶The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.

⁶Selle kivimid on safiiride asukohaks ja seal on kullatolmu.

⁷That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:

⁷Teed sinna ei tea kotkaski ega märka kulli silm.

⁸The proud beasts have not trodden it, Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.

⁸Seda ei talla uhked metsloomad, seal ei kõnni noor lõvigi.

⁹He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

⁹Ränikivi külge pistetakse käsi, mäed pööratakse juurteni ümber.

¹⁰He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

¹⁰Kaljudesse lõhutakse käike ja silm saab näha kõiksugu aardeid.

¹¹He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

¹¹Vooluste nõrgumiskohad tõkestatakse, ja mis peidetud on, tuuakse valguse kätte.

¹²But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

¹²Aga tarkus - kust seda leitakse? ja kus on arukuse asupaik?

¹³Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

¹³Ei tunne inimene selle hinda ja seda ei leidu elavate maal.

¹⁴The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.

¹⁴Sügavus ütleb: 'Minu sees seda pole.' Ja meri ütleb: 'Ei ole minu juures.'

¹⁵It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

¹⁵Puhta kulla eestki ei saa seda osta ega hõbedaga selle hinda vaagida.

¹⁶It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

¹⁶See pole makstav Oofiri kullaga, ei kalli oonüksi ega safiiriga.

¹⁷Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

¹⁷Sellega pole võrreldav ei kuld ega klaas, ka pole see vahetatav kuldriista vastu.

¹⁸No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

¹⁸Koralle ja mägikristalli ei maksa mainidagi - omandatud tarkus on enam väärt kui pärlid.

¹⁹The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

¹⁹Sellega pole võrreldav Etioopia krüsoliit, puhta kullagagi ei saa selle eest maksta.

²⁰Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

²⁰Kust tuleb siis tarkus ja kus on arukuse asupaik?

²¹Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

²¹See on varjul kõigi elavate silmade eest, peidetud taeva lindudegi eest.

²²Destruction and Death say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.

²²Kadupaik ja surm ütlevad: 'Meie kõrvus on sellest ainult kuuldus.'

²³God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

²³Jumal, tema tunneb teed sinna ja tema teab selle asupaika.

²⁴For he looketh to the ends of the earth, And seeth under the whole heaven;

²⁴Sest tema ulatub vaatama maa äärteni, tema näeb kõike, mis taeva all on.

²⁵To make a weight for the wind: Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

²⁵Kui ta andis tuulele kaalu ja määras mõõduga veed,

²⁶When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

²⁶kui ta andis vihmale seaduse ja kõuepilvele tee,

²⁷Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

²⁷siis ta nägi seda ja seletas, valmistas ta ja uuris läbi.

²⁸And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

²⁸Ja ta ütles inimesele: 'Vaata, Issanda kartus - see on tarkus, ja hoidumine kurjast on arukus!''