ayyoob 28:1-28
28 chaandi ki khoj mein khadan khodi jaati hainaur aisi jagah hoti hain jahaan sona* milta hai,
2 loha zameen se nikaala jaata haiaur taamba chattanein pighlakar.+
3 keemti dhaatu* ki khoj mein,insan andhere ko cheerta huazameen ki gehraiyon mein, ghor andhkar mein khodta jaata hai.
4 woh insan ki bastiyon se door surang banata hai,aisi sunsan jagah jahaan koi aata-jaata nahin.surang mein utaarkar woh rassiyon par latakte huye kaam karta hai.
5 oopar dharti par to anaj ugta hai,magar neeche uthal-puthal machi hoti hai, maano aag lagi ho.*
6 vahaan chattanon mein neelam paaya jaata hai,dhool mein sone ke kan milte hain.
7 shikari pakshi is jagah ka pata tak nahin jaante,kaali cheel ki paini nazar bhi vahaan ka raasta nahin dhoondh paati.
8 khoonkhar jaanvar vahaan nazar nahin aate,javan sher vahaan shikar dhoondhta nazar nahin aata.
9 insan kadi chattanein* todta hai,pahadon ko uski ninv se ukhaad deta hai.
10 chattanon mein paani ki surang+ banata hai,uski nazar har keemti cheez dhoondh nikaalti hai.
11 woh nadi ka paani aane ka har raasta band kar deta hai,dharti mein dafan cheezon ko baahar ujale mein laata hai.
12 lekin buddhi kahaan milegi?+samajh ka sota kahaan paaya jaa sakta hai?+
13 koi bhi insan iska mol nahin jaanta,+na hi yah duniya* mein kahin paayi jaati hai.
14 gehra saagar kehta hai, ‘woh mere paas nahin!’
samundar kehta hai, ‘woh mere paas bhi nahin!’+
15 khara sona dekar bhi use nahin khareeda jaa sakta,chaandi taulkar dene par bhi use nahin paaya jaa sakta.+
16 opeer ka sona+ to kya,beshkeemti sulemani patthar aur neelam dekar bhi use nahin khareeda jaa sakta.
17 sona aur kaanch bhi uski barbari nahin kar sakte,tapaye huye sone ka bartan dekar bhi use haasil nahin kiya jaa sakta.+
18 moonga aur billaur to uske saamne feeke pad jaate hain,+buddhi ka mol motiyon se bhari thaili se kahin badhkar hai.
19 koosh* ka pukhraj+ bhi iske saamne kuch nahin,khare sone se bhi ise nahin khareeda jaa sakta.
20 to fir buddhi kaise paayi jaa sakti hai?samajh ka sota kahaan paaya jaa sakta hai?+
21 yah to dharti ke sabhi jeevon se chhipi hui hai,+aakash ke parinde ise nahin dekh sakte.
22 maut aur vinash kehte hain,‘hamne sirf uske charche sune hain.’
23 magar parmeshvar ko pata hai buddhi kaise paayi jaa sakti hai,sirf vahi uska thikana jaanta hai.+
24 woh to dharti ke kone-kone tak dekh sakta hai,ambaar ke neeche sab cheezon par uski nazar hai.+
25 usne hava ko tez chalna sikhaya,*+paani ko naapkar bhara,+
26 baarish padne ke niyam thehraye,+garajte baadlon ke liye barasne ka raasta khola,+
27 usne buddhi dekhi aur uske baare mein samjhaya,uski ninv daali aur use parkha.
28 isliye parmeshvar ne insan se kaha,‘dekh! yahova ka dar maanna hi buddhi hai,+burai se munh fer lena hi samajhdari hai.’”+
kai footnote
^ ya “kachcha sona.”
^ shaa., “patthar.”
^ zahir hai ki yahaan khadan mein honevale kaam ki baat ki gayi hai.
^ shaa., “chakmak patthar.”
^ shaa., “jeeviton ke desh mein.”
^ ya “ithiyopiya.”
^ shaa., “hava ka vazan thehraya.”
