¹Tõesti, hõbedal on leiukoht ja kullal pesemispaik,

¹Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold which they refine;

²raud võetakse mullast ja kivist valatakse vask.

²Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper is molten out of the stone.

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

³[Man] putteth an end to the darkness, and exploreth to the utmost limit, the stones of darkness and of the shadow of death.

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

⁴He openeth a shaft far from the inhabitants [of the earth]: forgotten of the foot, they hang suspended; away below men they hover.

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

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

⁶Selle kivimid on safiiride asukohaks ja seal on kullatolmu.

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

⁷Teed sinna ei tea kotkaski ega märka kulli silm.

⁷It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;

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

⁸The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed over it.

⁹Ränikivi külge pistetakse käsi, mäed pööratakse juurteni ümber.

⁹[Man] putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.

¹⁰Kaljudesse lõhutakse käike ja silm saab näha kõiksugu aardeid.

¹⁰He cutteth out channels in the rocks, and his eye seeth every precious thing.

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

¹¹He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.

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

¹²But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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

¹³Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.

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

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

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

¹⁵Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price.

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

¹⁶It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.

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

¹⁷Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.

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

¹⁸Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

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

¹⁹The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.

²⁰Kust tuleb siis tarkus ja kus on arukuse asupaik?

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

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

²¹For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.

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

²²Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.

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

²³God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:

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

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

²⁵Kui ta andis tuulele kaalu ja määras mõõduga veed,

²⁵In making a weight for the wind, and meting out the waters by measure,

²⁶kui ta andis vihmale seaduse ja kõuepilvele tee,

²⁶In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash:

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

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

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

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