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16 It is not valued with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Gold and crystal cannot equal it, or is its exchange a vessel of fine gold. 18 Coral and quartz are not to be mentioned; and the acquisition of wisdom is more than rubies. 19 The topaz of Cush cannot equal it, nor it is valued in pure gold. 20 And the wisdom, from where does it come? And where is this place of understanding? 21 And is it hidden from the eyes of every living thing; even from the birds of the heavens it is concealed. 22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a report of it with our ears.’ 23 God has understood its way, and He has known its place. 24 For He looks to the ends of the earth, and He sees under all the heavens, 25 to make for the wind a weight, and He portioned out the waters by measure, 26 in His making a limit for the rain, and a path for the flash of the thunders— 27 then He saw and recounted it; He established it and also searched it out. 28 And He said to the man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and the turning aside from evil is understanding.’” Job 28:16-28, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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