4 He cuts a shaft far from human habitation,in places unknown to those who walk above ground. Suspended far away from people,the miners swing back and forth.
5 Food may come from the earth,but below the surface the earth is transformed as by fire.
6 Its rocks are a source of sapphire, containing flecks of gold.
7 No bird of prey knows that path;no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8 Proud beasts have never walked on it;no lion has ever prowled over it.
9 The miner strikes the flintand transforms the mountains at their foundations.
10 He cuts out channels in the rocks,and his eyes spot every treasure.