Job 28:3-5

The Voice

³     Humans put an end to darkness,
        and search in every last corner
    For the ore that is in gloom and darkness.
⁴     In the earth they cut a shaft
        in a place forgotten, far from the beaten path;
    They descend on ropes,
        swinging dangerously back and forth.
⁵     The ground above yields food;
        the earth below is turned as if fire has destroyed it