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19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia[a] cannot be exchanged for it.
    It’s worth more than the purest gold.

20 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
    Where can they find understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity.
    Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:19 Hebrew from Cush.

19 The topaz(A) of Cush(B) cannot compare with it;
    it cannot be bought with pure gold.(C)

20 Where then does wisdom come from?
    Where does understanding dwell?(D)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
    concealed even from the birds in the sky.(E)

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