- "Surely there is a mine for silver And a place where they refine gold.
- "Iron is taken from the dust, And copper is smelted from rock.
- "Man puts an end to darkness, And to the farthest limit he searches out The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
- "He sinks a shaft far from habitation, Forgotten by the foot; They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
- "The earth, from it comes food, And underneath it is turned up as fire.
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- "There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
- Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
- Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
- Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft, in places forgotten by the foot of man; far from men he dangles and sways.
- The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
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