2 Iron is taken out of the earth,and copper is smelted from the ore.
3 Man puts an end to darknessand searches out to the farthest limitthe ore in gloom and deep darkness.
4 He opens shafts in a valley away from where anyone lives;they are forgotten by travelers;they hang in the air, far away from mankind; they swing to and fro.
5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread,but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
6 Its stones are the place of sapphires,and it has dust of gold.
7 “That path no bird of prey knows,and the falcon’s eye has not seen it.
8 The proud beasts have not trodden it; the lion has not passed over it.