2 Iron is taken from the earth,And copper is smelted from ore.
3 Man puts an end to darkness,And searches every recessFor ore in the darkness and the shadow of death.
4 He breaks open a shaft away from people;In places forgotten by feetThey hang far away from men;They swing to and fro.
5 As for the earth, from it comes bread,But underneath it is turned up as by fire;
6 Its stones are the source of sapphires,And it contains gold dust.
7 That path no bird knows,Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it.
8 The proud lions have not trodden it,Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.