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11 The sources of the rivers they probe;[a]
    hidden things they bring to light.

12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
    And where is the place of understanding?(A)
13 Mortals do not know the way to it,[b]
    and it is not found in the land of the living.(B)

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  1. 28.11 Gk Vg: Heb bind
  2. 28.13 Gk: Heb its price

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

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

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