1 Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.
2 Iron is taken from the earth, and ore, unbound by heat, is turned into brass.
3 He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death.
4 The burning separates a pilgrim people from those who have been forgotten by the feet of the destitute man and from the unapproachable.
5 The land, where bread appeared in its place, has been destroyed by fire.