Brace Yourself!

1 "There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

2 Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

3 Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.

4 Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways.

5 The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;

6 sapphires come from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.

7 No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it.