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Its stones are the source of sapphires, And it contains gold dust.
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That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon's eye seen it.
8
The proud lions have not trodden it, Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
9
He puts his hand on the flint; He overturns the mountains at the roots.
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He cuts out channels in the rocks, And his eye sees every precious thing.
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He dams up the streams from trickling; What is hidden he brings forth to light.
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"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
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Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
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The deep says, 'It is not in me'; And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
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It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
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It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.