Job 28
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28:1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, a and a place for gold [where] they fine [it]. (a) His purpose is to declare that man may attain in this world to various secrets of nature, but man is never able to comprehend the wisdom of God.
28:3 He setteth an end to darkness, b and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. (b) There is nothing but it is compassed within certain limits, and has an end, but Gods wisdom.
28:4 The flood breaketh out from the c inhabitant; [even the waters] d forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. (c) Meaning, him that dwells by it.
28:5 [As for] the earth, out of it cometh e bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. (e) That is, come and underneath is brimstone or coal, which easily conceives fire.
28:6 The stones of it [are] the place f of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. (f) He alludes to the mines and secrets of nature, which are under the earth, into which neither souls nor beasts can enter.
28:9 He putteth forth his hand upon the g rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. (g) After he has declared the wisdom of God in the secrets of nature he describes his power.
28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? h and where [is] the place of understanding? (h) Though Gods power and wisdom may be understood in earthly things, yet his heavenly wisdom cannot be attained to.
28:13 Man knoweth not i the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. (i) It is too high a thing for man to attain to in this world.
28:15 It cannot be gotten for k gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof. (k) It can neither be bought for gold nor precious stones, but is only the gift of God.
28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of l pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies. (l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.
28:21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the m fowls of the air. (m) Meaning that there is no natural means by which man can attain heavenly wisdom: which he means by the souls, that fly high.
28:23 God understandeth the n way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. (n) He makes God the only author of this wisdom, and the giver of it.
28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the o fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding. (o) He declares that man has as much of this heavenly wisdom as he shows by fearing God and departing from evil.