Human beings light up the darkness. They search for ore in the deepest pits. They look for it in the blackest darkness.

人为黑暗定界限，查究幽暗阴翳的石头，直到极处，

人探索黑暗的尽头，查究矿石直到极处，那是幽暗和死荫；

人探索黑暗的尽头，查究矿石直到极处，那是幽暗和死荫；

世人探寻黑暗的尽头，搜索幽暗的深处，要得隐藏的矿石。

人探求黑暗的尽头，查明在阴暗中的石矿，直到极处。

人為黑暗定界限，查究幽暗陰翳的石頭，直到極處，

人探索黑暗的盡頭，查究礦石直到極處，那是幽暗和死蔭；

人探索黑暗的盡頭，查究礦石直到極處，那是幽暗和死蔭；

世人探尋黑暗的盡頭，搜索幽暗的深處，要得隱藏的礦石。

人探求黑暗的盡頭，查明在陰暗中的石礦，直到極處。

人探求到黑暗盡邊，將幽暗漆黑中的石頭，都勘查透到極處。

人立限於晦冥、究幽暗陰翳之礦石、至乎其極、

窮極奧妙、格物致知、陰翳暗邃之穴、皆能遍察、

人以妙法洞鑒晦冥、原文作人使晦冥不復晦冥詳察窮究暗中礦石、

Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.

Man puts an end to darkness and searches out to the farthest limit the ore in gloom and deep darkness.

They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.

A miner puts an end to the darkness; he probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness.

Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.

Man puts an end to darkness, And searches every recess For ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.

Man setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

A miner puts an end to the darkness; he probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness.

He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness.

Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!

Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.

But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all those things will also be given to you.

He tells people the secrets of darkness. He brings total darkness out into the light.

Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from. It’s the land of gloom and total darkness.It’s the land of darkest night and total darkness and disorder. There even the light is like darkness.’ ”

I am the Lord who rules over all. Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire. So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.

“ The manager had not been honest. But the master praised him for being clever. The people of this world are clever in dealing with those who are like themselves. They are more clever than God’s people.

“ Have you traveled to the springs at the bottom of the ocean? Have you walked in its deepest parts?Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?