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11 He dams up rivers from their sources,
and he brings secret things to the light.
12 “But[a] from where will wisdom be found?
And where in the world[b] is the place of understanding?
13 A human being does not know its proper value,
and it is not found in the land of the living.

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  1. Job 28:12 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 28:12 Literally “where this”

11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(A)
    and bring hidden things(B) to light.

12 But where can wisdom be found?(C)
    Where does understanding dwell?(D)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(E)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(F)

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  1. Job 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up