OLD TESTAMENT

Job 28:1

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

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Verse 1. Silver. Hebrew “Surely there is a vein, or mine, for silver.” Bible.—The sagacity of man has discovered all these things. Wonderful also is the instinct of animals, verse 7. Yet wisdom comes from God alone; and those act rashly, who pretend to dive into his counsels in punishing his creatures and ruling the world. Calmet.

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