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16 No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onix stones, no Saphires may be valued with her. 17 No, neither golde nor christall shall be equall vnto it, nor her exchaunge shalbe for the plate of fine golde. 18 No mention shalbe made of Corall nor of the Gabis: for wisdome is more precious then pearles. 19 The Topas of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure golde. 20 Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding? 21 She is hid from the eyes of all men liuing, yea & from the foules of the ayre. 22 Destruction and death say, We haue hearde the fame therof with our eares. 23 But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place. 24 For he beholdeth the endes of the worlde, and loketh vpon all that is vnder heauen. 25 When he wayed the windes and measured the waters: 26 When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightninges of the thunder: 27 Then dyd he see her, then declared he her, prepared her, and knewe her. 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding. Job 28:16-28, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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