2 We dig iron out of the groundAnd melt copper out of the stones.
3 Miners explore the deepest darkness.They search the depths of the earthAnd dig for rocks in the darkness.
4 Far from where anyone livesOr human feet ever travel,They dig the shafts of mines.There they work in loneliness,Clinging to ropes in the pits.
5 Food grows out of the earth,But underneath the same earthAll is torn up and crushed.
6 The stones of the earth contain sapphires,And its dust contains gold.
7 No hawk sees the roads to the mines,And no vulture ever flies over them.
8 No lion or other fierce beastEver travels those lonely roads.