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Verses 9-11 But the man is not gentle when he enters this special place. He is like a thief. He breaks the rocks. He takes away everything that is precious. He destroys everything so that he may become rich. v12 But the man does not discover wisdom. He does not know how to be intelligent. v13 He does not even realise that wisdom is valuable. He cannot discover wisdom among the living things of the earth. v14 He cannot discover wisdom in the sea. Even if he went to the deepest places, he would not become wise. v15 Nobody can buy wisdom. Even the best gold and silver cannot make someone wise. v16 Wisdom is more precious than the beautiful things from the rocks. Wisdom is more precious than gold. Wisdom is more precious than precious stones, for example onyx and sapphires. v17 Wisdom is better than the purest things. Wisdom is even more valuable than gold or glass. v18 Wisdom is much better than the beautiful things that come from the sea, for example coral and pearls. Wisdom is more valuable than the most expensive precious stones. Verse 12 This man has many skills. But he is still a fool. He may discover gold and silver. He may become rich. But wisdom is better than gold or silver. If the man does not learn to be wise, that man is stupid. Verse 13 This man does not appreciate wisdom. And he does not care about wisdom. He only thinks about his own wealth. Verse 14 The man will not discover wisdom underground. Other men dive into the sea to find precious things (verse 18). But they will not find wisdom there, either. Verse 15 Some things matter more than money. A wealthy man cannot buy wisdom. And a poor man may be very wise. Verses 16-18 Wisdom is precious. Wisdom is perfect. And wisdom is valuable. In other words, wisdom is much better than anything else. Job was emphasising the importance of wisdom. v19 In the distant country called Ethiopia, there is a precious stone called topaz. But topaz is not as good as wisdom. Even the richest person cannot buy wisdom. Verse 19 The country called Ethiopia was a long way from where Job lived. And the precious stone called topaz was very, very rare. And so it was very expensive. But it is better to be wise, than to own much topaz. v20 But people need to discover wisdom. They have to know how to be intelligent. v21 But no living thing can find wisdom.
Even the birds do not know where to look for it. v22 You will not even become wise when you die. In hell, people can only whisper about wisdom. Verse 20 Topaz (verse 19) may be beautiful. But it is not useful. God and silver (verse 15) are valuable. But money cannot teach us how to trust God. So wisdom is better than all these things. But wisdom is not something that you can just discover. In fact, wisdom does not even belong in this world. Verses 21-22 In verse 21, Job spoke about things that are alive. In verse 22, he spoke about people who are dead. Neither life nor death can teach you how to be wise. v23 Only God understands wisdom. He alone can teach you to be wise. v24 Only God sees the whole earth. Only God knows everything. v25 He established the strength of the wind. He measured the waters in the clouds. v26 He decided how the rain would fall. He chose a route for the storm and the lightning. Verse 23 You may think that it is impossible to learn such wisdom. But wisdom is Gods gift to people (James 1:5). God wants everyone to learn to be wise (Proverbs 1:5). Verses 24-26 These verses are similar to Proverbs 8:22-31. God himself used wisdom when he created the world. v27 God saw wisdom! God declared wisdom! God prepared wisdom! God tested wisdom! Verse 27 Wisdom is not merely the thoughts of human minds. And wisdom is not clever ideas, like the ideas of Jobs friends. God chose wisdom as a quality that people need. God recognised that wisdom is important. God made sure that wisdom is good. Then, God recommended wisdom to us. So God used a careful process when he recommended wisdom. This process is like the workmans process to make metal in verses 1-11. But God achieved more than the workman did. God showed us how to be wise. Wisdom will benefit our whole lives. And wisdom will bring us to heaven when we die. v28 So, God said to people: If you respect God, then you will be wise. If you refuse to do evil things, then you will be intelligent. Verse 28 This is a very important verse. It explains how we can be wise. Like Job, (Job 1:1) we must:
respect God, and refuse to do evil things. See also Proverbs 1:7 and Proverbs 3:5-6. This was also Jesus message in Mark 1:15. He told the people to believe Gods message. In other words, he told them to respect Gods words. And Jesus told them to stop their evil behaviour. If we respect God, he will teach us. He will show us how to please him. Then, we shall learn to be his people. But, in order to respect God, we need to obey his commands. So, we should refuse to do evil deeds. We shall make many mistakes. But if we confess our errors to God, he will forgive us (1 John 1:9).