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What does Job 28:5 mean?

Above ground, food grows from the soil, but underneath, the earth is turned up as if by fire. Job 28:5 - Modern Text Bible

(While the surface gives life and crops, beneath it, people dig and disrupt the earth, almost violently, to find what’s hidden.)