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

¹Sølvet har jo sit Leje, som renses, sit sted

²Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.

²Jern hentes op af Jorden, og Sten smeltes om til Kobber.

³Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

³På Mørket gør man en Ende og ransager indtil de dybeste Kroge Mørkets og Mulmets Sten;

⁴He 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.

⁴man bryder en Skakt under Foden, og glemte, foruden Fodfæste, hænger de svævende fjernt fra Mennesker.

⁵As for the earth, out of it comes bread; Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.

⁵Af Jorden fremvokser Brød, imedens dens Indre omvæltes som af Ild;

⁶Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

⁶i Stenen der sidder Safiren, og der er Guldstøv i den.

⁷That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.

⁷Stien derhen er Rovfuglen ukendt, Falkens Øje udspejder den ikke;

⁸The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.

⁸den trædes ikke af stolte Vilddyr, Løven skrider ej frem ad den.

⁹He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.

⁹På Flinten lægger man Hånd og omvælter Bjerge fra Roden;

¹⁰He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

¹⁰i Klipperne hugger man Gange, alskens Klenodier skuer Øjet;

¹¹He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light.

¹¹man tilstopper Strømmenes Kilder og bringer det skjulte for Lyset.

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

¹²Men Visdommen - hvor mon den findes, og hvor er Indsigtens Sted?

¹³Man doesn’t know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

¹³Mennesket kender ikke dens Vej, den findes ej i de levendes Land;

¹⁴The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’

¹⁴Dybet siger: "I mig er den ikke!" Havet: "Ej heller hos mig!"

¹⁵It can’t be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.

¹⁵Man får den ej for det fineste Guld, for Sølv kan den ikke købes,

¹⁶It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire or, lapis lazuli .

¹⁶den opvejes ikke med Ofirguld, med kostelig Sjoham eller Safir;

¹⁷Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

¹⁷Guld og Glar kan ej måle sig med den, den fås ej i Bytte for gyldne Kar,

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

¹⁸Krystal og Koraller ikke at nævne. At eje Visdom er mere end Perler,

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

¹⁹Ætiopiens Topas kan ej måle sig med den, den opvejes ej med det rene Guld.

²⁰Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

²⁰Men Visdommen - hvor mon den kommer fra, og hvor er Indsigtens Sted?

²¹Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.

²¹Den er dulgt for alt levendes Øje og skjult for Himmelens Fugle;

²²Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’

²²Afgrund og Død må sige: "Vi hørte kun tale derom."

²³“God understands its way, and he knows its place.

²³Gud er kendt med dens Vej, han ved, hvor den har sit Sted;

²⁴For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.

²⁴thi han skuer til Jordens Ender, alt under Himmelen ser han.

²⁵He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.

²⁵Dengang han fastsatte Vindens Vægt og målte Vandet med Mål,

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

²⁶da han satte en Lov for Regnen, afmærked Tordenskyen dens Vej,

²⁷then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

²⁷da skued og mønstred han den, han stilled den op og ransaged den.

²⁸To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” , that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

²⁸Men til Mennesket sagde han: "Se, HERRENs Frygt, det er Visdom, at sky det onde er Indsigt."