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

¹ Daahir, nzarfu guusu go no, Wura kaŋ i ga hanse mo, a nango go no.

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

² Ganda laabo ra no i ga guuru fansi, Tondi ra mo no i ga guuru-say mannandi.

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

³ Boro ga hirri daŋ kubay se, A ga koy tondi ceeciyaŋ hala kubay da kubay bi tik ra, Hala hirro me gaa.

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.

⁴ A ga guusu fansi mo kaŋ ga mooru naŋ kaŋ borey ga goro. Nango dinya boro ce taamey gaa, Borey se nangu mooro i ga taŋ ka sooli.

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

⁵ Zama laabo wo, a ra no ŋwaari ga fun, A cira mo i g'a bare, danga mate kaŋ danji ga te.

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

⁶ Laabo tondey ra no i ga safir* gudey kaa, I ga du wura a gudey ra.

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

⁷ Curo kaŋ ga ham ŋwa si fonda din bay, Gabu moy mana di a ce fo.

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

⁸ Ganji hamey kaŋ ga zankam mana noodin taamu, Muusu beeri futo mana bisa noodin.

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

⁹ A ga nga kambe salle captu tondi boŋ, A ga tondi kuukey sambu mo hala i tiksey gaa, K'i ganandi.

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

¹⁰ A na hari zuray fondo fansi tondey ra, A moy goono ga di hay kulu kaŋ gonda darza.

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

¹¹ A ga goorey lutu hal i ma si zuru, Haŋ kaŋ go tugante mo, a g'a kaa taray kaari ra.

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

¹² Amma man gaa no i ga laakal gar? Fahamay mo, man no a go?

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

¹³ Boro s'a hay bay, I s'a gar mo fundikooney laabo ra.

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

¹⁴ Guusuyaŋ ne: ‹A si ay ra.› Teeku ne: ‹Manti ay banda no a go.›

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

¹⁵ Wura si naŋ boro ma hin ka du a, I si nzarfu mo neesi ka ne i g'a hay bana.

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

¹⁶ I s'a nooru kosu nda Ofir wura, Wala nda oniks* kaŋ nooro ga baa, wala safir tondi.

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

¹⁷ Wura wala diji sinda hina ka ciya a wadde, I s'a barmay te mo da wura hanno jinay.

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

¹⁸ I si koral* wala kristal* ciine te, Oho, laakal nooru bisa tondi hiir'ize caadante.

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

¹⁹ Etiyopi laabo topaz*, i s'a kar a gaa, I si nga nda wura zalla deedandi care gaa ka neesi mo.

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

²⁰ To, mana gaa binde no laakal wo ga fun? Mana gaa no fahamay nango go?

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

²¹ Za kaŋ tugante no a go fundikooni kulu se, Daabante mo no a go beene curey se.

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

²² Halaciyaŋ nda buuyaŋ ne: ‹Iri maa a baaru nda hanga maayaŋ.›

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

²³ Irikoy hinne no ga faham d'a fonda, Nga mo no g'a nango bay.

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

²⁴ Zama a ga guna hala ndunnya me, A ga di hay kulu kaŋ go beena cire.

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

²⁵ Saaya kaŋ a na tiŋay daŋ haw se, Oho, hal a na harey neesi nda deedandiyaŋ hari,

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

²⁶ Saaya kaŋ a na lordi te beene hari se, Da fondo mo koyne maliyaŋ kaatiyaŋey se,

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

²⁷ Waato din no a di laakal, a n'a baaru dede mo. A n'a sinji, oho, a n'a gundu kaa taray.

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.’”

²⁸ Boro mo se a ne: ‹Guna, boro ma humburu Koy Beero, nga no ga ti laakal. Boro ma fay da goy laaley mo, nga no ga ti fahamay.› »