5 Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. 6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. 7 No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
Job 28:5–7
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Job 28:20–22
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? 21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. 22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
Book of Enoch 65:6–8
6 And a command has gone forth from the presence of the Lord concerning those who dwell on the earth that their ruin is accomplished because they have learnt all the secrets of the angels, and all the violence of the Satans, and all their powers—the most secret… (ENO)
Job 28:12–14
12 But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? 13 No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. 14 The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
Baruch 3:30–32
30 Who has gone over the sea, found her, and will bring her for choice gold? (WEB) 31 There is no one who knows her way, nor any who comprehend her path. (WEB) 32 But he that knows all things knows her, he found her out with his understanding. He who prepared the earth for all time… (WEB)
2 Enoch 8:3–5
3 And in the midst of the trees that of life, in that place whereon the Lord rests, when he goes up into paradise; and this tree is of ineffable goodness and fragrance, and adorned more than every existing thing; and on all sides it is in form gold-looking and… (2EN) 4 … (2EN)
Job 26:4–6
4 To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you? 5 The dead tremble— those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them. 6 Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
Job 28:16–18
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it. 18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
Sirach 16:20–22
20 No heart will think about these things. Who could comprehend his ways? (WEB) 21 Like a tempest which no man can see, so, the majority of his works are hidden. (WEB) 22 Who will declare his works of righteousness? Who will wait for them? For his covenant is afar off. (WEB)
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