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Job 28:3

New Century Version

Miners bring lights and search deep into the mines for ore in thick darkness.

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He uncovers the deep things of darkness and brings dark shadows into the light.

Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is melted out of rocks.

Miners dig a tunnel far from where people live, where no one has ever walked; they work far from people, swinging and swaying from ropes.

Let darkness and gloom have that day. Let a cloud hide it. Let thick darkness cover its light.

Search for it like silver, and hunt for it like hidden treasure.

I decided to use my wisdom to learn about everything that happens on earth. I learned that God has given us terrible things to face.

The Lord All-Powerful will send fire to destroy what those people have built; all the nations’ work will be for nothing.

Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.

So, the master praised the dishonest manager for being clever. Yes, worldly people are more clever with their own kind than spiritual people are.