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Job 28:17-19
Contemporary English Version
Job 28:17-19
Contemporary English Version
17 Nothing is its equal—
not gold or costly glass.[a]
18 Wisdom is worth much more than
coral, jasper,[b] or rubies.
19 All the topaz[c] of Ethiopia[d]
and the finest gold
cannot compare with it.
Footnotes
- 28.17 costly glass: In the ancient world, objects made of glass were costly.
- 28.18 jasper: A valuable stone, usually green or clear.
- 28.19 topaz: A valuable, yellow stone.
- 28.19 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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