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17 Neither gold nor beautiful glass is as valuable as wisdom.
    A whole pot full of gold could not buy it.
18 As for coral and jasper,
    they are not nearly as valuable as wisdom.[a]
Its price is more than the price of rubies.
19 Topaz from Ethiopia is not as valuable as wisdom.
No one can buy it,
    not even with pure gold.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:18 Coral is found in the sea and people use it as a beautiful jewel.
  2. 28:19 Onyx, sapphires, jasper, rubies and topaz are all valuable jewels.