Job 28

¹ E get land wey dem dey dig silver; e get place where dem dey purify gold.

² People dey dig iron commot from ground and melt copper commot from the stone

³ Dem dey search the darkness wey deep pass. Dem dey search depth of earth and dig rock for darkness.

⁴ Far from where anybody dey live or where human leg don ever travel, dem dig pit. Dem dey alone when dem dey work, and dey use rope hang inside pit.

⁵ Food dey grow out on top earth, but wetin dey under am dey different, e be like say fire don melt everything.

⁶ Na sapphire and dust of pure gold dey there.

⁷ No hawk dey see the road to where the treasure dey. And no vulture dey ever fly on top them.

⁸ No lion or other terrible animal don ever travel that road.

⁹ Digger dey dig the rock wey hard pass, dem dey dig mountain and make way for their bottom.

¹⁰ As dem dig through the rock, dem dey see precious stone.

¹¹ Dem dig reach where river water dey come from and bring light to wetin dey hide.

¹² But where we fit find wisdom? Where we fit learn how to understand?

¹³ Dem no suppose see wisdom among human being; nobody know the true value of am.

¹⁴ Ocean depth and sea talk say dem no fit find wisdom there.

¹⁵ Nobody fit buy wisdom with silver or gold.

¹⁶ The gold wey fine pass and jewel no fit dey equal to the value.

¹⁷ E get value pass gold, pass jewel wey dem use gold decorate or glass wey fine pass.

¹⁸ Wisdom get value pass coral or crystal or rubies.

¹⁹ Topaz wey fine pass and gold wey pure pass no fit compare with the value of wisdom.

²⁰ Where con be the source of wisdom? Where we fit learn to dey understand?

²¹ No living creature fit see am, no be even bird wey dey fly.

²² Even death and destruction gree say na only rumor dem hear.

²³ Na only God know the way, and the place where wisdom dey,

²⁴ Because he dey see the end of the earth, and he dey see everything wey dey under the sky.

²⁵ When God give wind power and decide the size of sea;

²⁶ When God decide where rain go fall, and the way wey the thundercloud go travel;

²⁷ Na that time him see wisdom and test the value - he con give am approval.

²⁸ God tell human being say, “For una to dey wise, una must show respect for the LORD. For una to understand, una must turn from evil.”